Advice needed for repairing portion of Wallpapered wall
#1
10-07-12, 03:26 PM
Advice needed for repairing portion of Wallpapered wall
The PO of my home put Wallpaper in the Master Bath of my home. Not the best idea IMO but that is besides the point. Anyhow, I had to replace a portion of one of a couple walls in the batherrom. I cut out the damaged drywall, sistered 2x4s to the existing studs, cut new drywall to fit, installed drywall and did all the drywall finishing. One of the replaced portions ran the entire floor to ceiling in a corner. Due to this, I have new drywall in various spots bordering papered drywall.
Luckily, I have some old stock of wallpaper to replace the old. To keep the pattern consistient, I will need to go over the joint and overlap the existing wallpaper when rehanging to reach the old paper edge for that section. Most of the replacement wallpaper will be on newly primered drywall but the seams will be over existing wallpaper.
The Wallpaper is pretty much flat paper like in design, no texture or gloss coating on it so it should stick.
Question- Any tips or special glue I should use when adhering new paper over the old in some spots? I need this to hold up for a few years because eventually I will gut this bathroom anyway, just not in the budget right now.
Thanks
Jason
Luckily, I have some old stock of wallpaper to replace the old. To keep the pattern consistient, I will need to go over the joint and overlap the existing wallpaper when rehanging to reach the old paper edge for that section. Most of the replacement wallpaper will be on newly primered drywall but the seams will be over existing wallpaper.
The Wallpaper is pretty much flat paper like in design, no texture or gloss coating on it so it should stick.
Question- Any tips or special glue I should use when adhering new paper over the old in some spots? I need this to hold up for a few years because eventually I will gut this bathroom anyway, just not in the budget right now.
Thanks
Jason
#2
10-07-12, 09:18 PM
"Bulls Eye 1-2-3 is a whole house, universal interior and exterior, water-base stain-killing primer-sealer." The word "universal" makes it sound like it would work for you. It's not a glue though. Read the full specs.
#3
10-08-12, 05:23 AM
I've hung very little wallpaper so I can't help you with glue but Borad is correct you need to use a good primer! Failure to use a good primer will make removal of the paper a nightmare. While using an oil base primer is best 
a good coat of most any quality latex primer will do ok 
a good coat of most any quality latex primer will do ok 
#5
10-08-12, 07:16 AM
Thanks for the advice so far. My concern is not really ease of removing the wallpaper later because I will be completely gutting this bathroom and doing a full remodel in the next couple years anyway. My main concern is ensuring the wallpaper will adhere to the existing wallpaper in the spots I need it to, where the new joints border the existing paper. I didn't know if there was a special glue or paste that could be used in this situation.
And if I could remove the rest of the wallpaper and paint right now, I would, trust me. The problem is that the way the current wallpaper is hung, I cant just take it down. Whatever kind of glue they used prevents the paper from coming off without runining the drywall. Just spent 8K to gut and remodel another bathroom so it is just not in the budget right now.
And if I could remove the rest of the wallpaper and paint right now, I would, trust me. The problem is that the way the current wallpaper is hung, I cant just take it down. Whatever kind of glue they used prevents the paper from coming off without runining the drywall. Just spent 8K to gut and remodel another bathroom so it is just not in the budget right now.
#6
10-08-12, 07:42 AM
Group Moderator
Yep, just one of many reasons to hate wallpaper. That said, you can fix drywall that gets damaged when removing wallpaper, it doesn't have to be replaced.
We're here when you're ready for that project.
We're here when you're ready for that project.
#8
10-08-12, 02:09 PM
Member
I would use wallpaper border paste. Its used to adhere wallpaper border to vinyl wallpaper as the sheen on the wallpaper prevents a good bond. It actually remindes me of elmers glue when you look at it.
They also make a wallpaper seam sealer glue that may work in your situation.
Test on some scrap wallpaper and see which works best. Neither are that expensive.
The way things are these days, these are probably the same product just packaged differently.
They also make a wallpaper seam sealer glue that may work in your situation.
Test on some scrap wallpaper and see which works best. Neither are that expensive.
The way things are these days, these are probably the same product just packaged differently.
#9
10-11-12, 05:46 PM
Wallpaper isn't overlapped when the pros install it - it's butted. That said, doing that requires removing two narrow strips of paper from the wall, something that's a lot easier to do when the paste is fresh.
The technique is to hang the new panel so that it overlaps the last one by about 1" - 2". Using a long level and a very sharp knife (the ones with the blades that snap off to give you a new point are great for this), slice from top to bottom down the center of the overlap. Peel off the cutoff from the new panel. Then turn that edge back and peel off the cutoff from the one underneath. Turn the edge of the top panel back onto the wall and adjust the butt seam, if needed.
How easy is it to peel any of the existing wallpaper off? Is it even possible? If not, go with the paste made for applying the borders. Wipe and smooth with a big natural sponge, kept clean and wet.
The best "primer" for a wall that's to be wallpapered is sanding sealer, IMX.
The technique is to hang the new panel so that it overlaps the last one by about 1" - 2". Using a long level and a very sharp knife (the ones with the blades that snap off to give you a new point are great for this), slice from top to bottom down the center of the overlap. Peel off the cutoff from the new panel. Then turn that edge back and peel off the cutoff from the one underneath. Turn the edge of the top panel back onto the wall and adjust the butt seam, if needed.
How easy is it to peel any of the existing wallpaper off? Is it even possible? If not, go with the paste made for applying the borders. Wipe and smooth with a big natural sponge, kept clean and wet.
The best "primer" for a wall that's to be wallpapered is sanding sealer, IMX.
