How To Strip Wallpaper Above Stairs

Wear a respirator mask if youre using a.

How to strip wallpaper above stairs. Scrape the wallpaper off with a putty knife. Get up on the ladder and line the end of the wallpaper roll up with the top of the wall. Spray the wallpaper with chemical stripper.

Now run your hand over it so that it sticks to the wall. It is normally a plank and a ladder that is required not sure if your stepladder has the strength if it is propped up against the stairs leaning again the landing wall. You should start by hanging the longest sheet first down the stairwell and working along one way until a corner.

Turn on the machine and wait for the water to boil. Brush the wall down with a long handled stiff broom and scrape off any small leftover pieces of wallpaper with the stripping knife. Step down from the ladder and unroll the wallpaper until the roll is sitting on the floor.

If you have drywall be careful not to oversteam. Also line the edge of the wallpaper with the straight line that runs down the wall. Answered 16th Oct 2011.

Remove the planks and straight ladder and re-position the stepladder underneath the head wall at the bottom of the stairs. Hang the top half of the wallpaper brushing out any air bubbles with a wallpaper brush but leaving the lower half folded over. Hold the steamer to the wallpaper to loosen the adhesive.

Remove these to ensure that your wall is smooth making it ready for decorating. Wear protective goggles and rubber gloves. You got to be looking at around 5 days.