Remove, cover or repaint - this is how old wallpapers simply
disappear.
Source: indecortrends.com
Down with it! This is often the first thought of ugly
wallpaper in the new home. But what to do with fiberglass wallpaper, which is
anything but easy to remove? And what alternatives are there to the laborious
scraping off of old-fashioned paper or woodchip wallpaper? We'll show you 7
tricks on how to get rid of ugly wallpapers.
1. Removing fleece and paper wallpaper
First the good news: Non- woven wallpapers can usually be
removed from the wall, path by rail, and without any further aids. Easy and
fast.
On the other hand, the removal of paper wallpaper, including
the now unloved woodchip, which in many apartments directly in several layers
one above the other sticks to the wall, is more elaborate. If you want to lend
a hand, only one thing helps: Soak the walls over a large area with wallpaper
remover and then remove the paper with a spatula or a steam wallpaper remover.
2. Special case fiberglass wallpaper
Another strategy requires fiberglass wallpaper, which can
also be found in many living rooms because of their anti-allergenic effect.
Because the particularly robust material made of woven glass threads is brought
to the wall with a non-water-soluble adhesive and can then hardly be removed
without damaging the plaster.
Variant 1: painting glass fiber wallpaper
If you can live with the structure of the glass fiber,
painting over is of course the simplest variant. The good thing about it: Unlike
other types of wallpaper, you do not have to worry about the wallpaper coming
off the wall with the new layer of paint - not even on the twentieth coat of
paint.
Variant 2: Re-plaster fiberglass wallpaper
If you do not like the structure of the glass fiber
wallpaper, only one thing helps: plaster. Since the plaster will suffer anyway
when removing the glass fiber wallpaper, you can easily save the removal and
instead use the fiberglass wallpaper as a stabilizing interlayer or stable base
for the new plaster.
3. Overpaint Wallpaper
Often a bucket of paint is enough to make ugly wallpaper
disappear, because not only glass fiber wallpaper, but also most patterned
wallpaper are suitable for painting with wall paint - with the exception of
plastic-coated non-woven wallpaper.
If you are unsure, it is best to test in an inconspicuous
place whether normal emulsion paint adheres to your wallpaper and how the
structure that may be present under the new color will work. If the paint does
not adhere or cover sufficiently, you can alternatively resort to latex paint
or prime the surface with a special primer.
Tip: You can test whether the wallpaper will stand up to a
new coat of paint with a damp sponge: moisten the wall with a little water in
an inconspicuous area. If bubbles are created or the wallpaper peels off, it
should always be removed or replaced.
4. Wallpaper over
Wallpaper on wallpaper? Even if the existing wallpaper is a
smooth, thin paper wallpaper, you should remove the old wallpaper as possible.
First of all, re-wallpapering also softens the old paste and, in the worst
case, removes entire strips of old wallpaper from the wall. Secondly, even a
previously barely visible structure of the wallpapered wallpaper appears
clearly on the new surface - including the old seams, which significantly
reduce the enjoyment of the new wall decoration.
5. Plastering up plastered walls
Rolling plaster, as the name implies, is applied with a
simple foam roller, a technique that can be easily mastered even by laymen.
Whether you can make your unloved Raspasertape or other, finely structured
paper models disappear under one or more layers of rolling plaster, depends
very much on whether the wallpaper background is glued stable enough.
To test this, proceed as described under point 3. If the
surface remains bubble-free after the sponge test, you should remove larger
unevenness in the next step and, if necessary, apply a primer as a primer.
Subsequently, the rolling plaster can be applied in coarse or fine grain.
6. Cover wallpapered walls with wall panels
Do you fancy a different material? With a wall cladding made
of wood you save yourself the annoying removal of the wallpaper. How about, for
example, plywood panels that are particularly suitable for Scandinavian-style
rooms?
But also wall panels made of other materials give rooms a
completely new look without much effort - while concealing the ugly wallpaper
underneath.
7. Wall Decorated Walls with Wood
Even the classic wood paneling can transform the ambience.
And maybe the old pattern wallpaper as a narrow strip suddenly looks very
stylish again ...
And what about your walls? Do you prefer smooth plastered
surfaces or do you also like to access the pattern wallpaper? Share with us
your best ideas.
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