Favorite products for wallpaper/border removal?

[brittone2]

We have 80's style border applied directly to our drywall. I was able to pull the front of the paper off pretty easily and then applied a rag that was wet with hot water to the glue part and it easily came off with a straight edge. It didn't damage the drywall at all and it was not messy. I just pressed the hot rag on the wall in about two foot sections for about 30 seconds. We tried the scoring and chemical method in other rooms and it didn't work. Of course, a steamer would probably work best if you have it.

Sounds promising! MIL might have a steamer, or my BIL/SIL who inherited a house with wallpaper in every single room, closet, and some ceilings! They finally finished all of the removal a few months ago.

[Clarity]

Beth, you definitely want to be very careful about how wet you get the walls if you have drywall on them. Too wet and it will ruin your drywall. Our new (old) house has plaster walls, so we can soak them a bit more than if they were drywall. In your case, a steamer might be a great idea, especially if you can borrow one.

[brittone2]

Beth, you definitely want to be very careful about how wet you get the walls if you have drywall on them. To wet and it will ruin your drywall. Our new (old) house has plaster walls, so we can soak them a bit more than if they were drywall. In your case, a steamer might be a great idea, especially if you can borrow one.

Good tip! Thanks! I'm totally new to this. I've never had the pleasure of removing border/wallpaper before