Woodchip

[Super-Shiny]

AT present i am decorating the kitchen and the walls have the imo dreaded woodchip wallpaper all over the walls.

The walls are made out of plasterboard!!

Anyone know of a tried and tested way of removing woodchip wallpaper that has also been painted without damaging the plasterboard?

I read you can scour the wallpaper and then soak it with water but surely that will also scour the plasterboard aswell

Any thoughts?

[sammy13]

A wallpaper stripper ( steam ) will work wonders.

Otherwise bloody hard work to get painted twelve million times woodchip off.

[Super-Shiny]

Nov 9, 2014 19:22:58 GMT sammy13 said:

A wallpaper stripper ( steam ) will work wonders.

Read bad reports with steam wallpaper strippers, i.e takes the top layer of plaster with it

[sammy13]

Nov 9, 2014 19:25:29 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Nov 9, 2014 19:22:58 GMT sammy13 said:

A wallpaper stripper ( steam ) will work wonders.

Read bad reports with steam wallpaper strippers, i.e takes the top layer of plaster with it

They can't be using them right, I used one on plasterboard walls and was the best thing ever, the trick is you get it steamed up, not hold it in one place for 10 mins.

I scored it, held the steamer on a minute or so moved to next spot etc, no problems at all.

[VE Jason]

Steam stripper is the one Super-Shiny - if it takes the top layer of plaster away - the plaster wasn't good enough in the first place, otherwise should be fine.

[andy01424]

Could always use a thick lining paper and paper over it if you dont want to steam it,if you do steam it and thinking of papering,give walls a quick swish down with some vinyl silk watered down a bit,will help removal of paper later on

[igual]

Hammer strip the whole lot out and re plaster board.
If your really care full use a spiked roller to prick holes in wood chip paper, then steam off but be prepared to mix a bug batch of Polly filler up.

[Super-Shiny]

Thanks sammy13 VE Jason andy01424 igual

Do you think these bits will do the job nicely: 240v Steam Wallpaper Stripper and Wallpaper Perforator and then once the paper is off fill any bad marks with polyfilla and then cover the walls with some good quality lining paper?

[Greg]

That's looks quite industrial Super-Shiny

I have one like this www.tradetoolshop.com/earlex-ss-77-premier-wallpaper-stripper-240-volt.html?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=COC1sqSv7sECFTLMtAodQBAAMw

Doddle to use and very effective, it's also lightweight to easy to move around.

[spaniel]

Super-Shiny been there, woodchip is the worst ever 
You need steam stripper and patience but it is likely that some parts will need a skim, especially if it has been painted over numerous times.
My first house someone had glossed the woodchip on stairs and landing    i moved rather than deal with it 

[sammy13]

Nov 9, 2014 20:31:00 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Thanks sammy13 VE Jason andy01424 igual

Do you think these bits will do the job nicely: 240v Steam Wallpaper Stripper and Wallpaper Perforator and then once the paper is off fill any bad marks with polyfilla and then cover the walls with some good quality lining paper?

Something like this, mine wasn't this model so google the cheapest -

black n decker wallpaper stripper -

www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Decker-KX3300T-Wallpaper-Stripper/dp/B0001GRW0O

[sammy13]

Nov 9, 2014 20:36:50 GMT spaniel said:

Super-Shiny been there, woodchip is the worst ever 
You need steam stripper and patience but it is likely that some parts will need a skim, especially if it has been painted over numerous times.
My first house someone had glossed the woodchip on stairs and landing    i moved rather than deal with it 

I had that scoring and patience dealt with it though, along with the black n deckker of course

[igual]

Tbh for the weekly hire price of steamer you may as well buy one lol.
And ye that is the type of pointy bdsm tool I mean perforator

[Super-Shiny]

I would buy one but it is a one of use and hopefully i will never see woodchip again, owning a steamer will only remind me of woodchip

[sammy13]

Nov 9, 2014 22:20:12 GMT Super-Shiny said:

I would buy one but it is a one of use and hopefully i will never see woodchip again, owning a steamer will only remind me of woodchip

Buy a basic household balck n decker one and then sell it on , simples