How to easily re-stick old wallpapers

With the help of updating only the wallpaper, the appearance of the room will become completely different, it is used by many who want any changes in the interior. But first you need to remove the old wallpaper, and this is not always easy. What are the ways?

Why you need to remove the old coating

Gluing new wallpapers onto old ones is a bad idea, since the previous layer is not always held tight to the wall. Mumps or flaws may appear, the new coating will not look aesthetically pleasing. The glue will surely soften the old wallpaper, as a result of which both coatings will begin to lag behind the wall.

Therefore, there is nothing left but to remove the previous cladding from the walls first.

How to take off old wallpaper

Some coatings are so dilapidated that with your hand you can remove the entire canvas effortlessly. Usually for this, one of the edges is pulled off with a spatula and stretched down. If it was not possible to remove with a single sheet, then the remains are removed with a spatula.

If the wallpaper sits firmly on the wall, then water will help. You can wet the old coating with a foam roller, sponge or spray bottle. It is better to use a combination of roller and spray. Before processing the walls, the room is de-energized to avoid electrical injuries.

Wallpaper should be well wetted and left for 5 minutes to absorb water. After this, the canvas is removed manually, wet shreds that are poorly removed are removed with a spatula.

To speed up the process using hot water. If you plan to shoot vinyl or fesilinovye wallpaper, then first the upper waterproof layer is cleaned with an abrasive sponge. Or you can cut the wallpaper in several places.

There are more effective ways - using a special liquid to remove wallpaper. It is purchased in construction stores, it is inexpensive. It is applied with a roller or sponge, it waits for several minutes and is removed after the coating is completely impregnated.

Also, instead of water, you can use steam, with which the wallpaper will peel off more quickly. For example, if you have a steam generator or an iron with a vertical steam function at home, the process of unsticking old wallpapers will go faster.

Sometimes it is necessary to wet particularly difficult areas several times and only after that the wallpaper moves away from the wall. Sometimes, along with the old layer of wallpaper, part of the plaster is removed.