Removing multiple layers of wallcovering
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Is there a trick when you have 2 layers of wallpaper, then 2 layers of paint and then another layer of wall paper to remove from bedroom walls? The house is over 50 years old. This is the first time I have removed wallpaper and it took 2 of us 1.5 hours to do a linear foot of the wall. We used a scoring tool and enzyme-based water solution on the wall. It seemed to take a lot of effort--the paint seemed to really inhibit the moisture from getting to the lower layer. Any way to make this easier? Thanks!
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Stripping wallpaper is seldom easy and a layer of paint always makes the job harder. The only easy way is to have someone else do it You may want to explore the feasability of tearing out the walls and replacing - NO SMALL JOB - but it would give a chance to update electrical and insulation.