"ari" wrote in message
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My husband and I recently bought an old house just outside of
Philadelphia, and are currently learning the joys of such things as
wallpaper removal. After two treacherous weekends removing wallpaper
in the hall bathroom, we had a thought, that we thought we'd run by
online forums, before giving a whirl next weekend...

We KNOW that wallpaper removal steamers are completely different from
Scunci Steamers. However, my mother gave us a Scunci Steamer (two
actually, we're still trying to figure out why), for the holidays,
which are still boxed up. Since the bathroom wallpaper is removed, and
the only wallpaper requiring removal left are strips around the ceiling
in two rooms (roughly 9" tall, running the circumference of each of
the rooms, a border...quite hideous), we thought perhaps it would be
easier than the DIF process we just completed in the hall bathroom.

Our walls are plaster. There is paint under the border, which
doesn't appear to have been applied so expertly, by the previous
homeowner.

Any thoughts?


A sponge and bucket of water. Dampen a section of the wall paper and let sit
for awhile. Do not let it dry out. Scrape and pull. Repeat. A 4-6 inch
putty knife works when you need a little extra convincing

I used a wallpaper steamer on the parents home. Some areas had 8 layers of
paper. Steamer worked well for that application. If there is only one layer
I would do as I described.

Have fun. I am ripping out carpet this week on my home.