Or that there was any immediate gratification? Liars. If I or anybody else tells you it was fun. It was actually fun seeing the changes in patterns through a hundred years or so. I worked on antique houses sometimes with layers upon layers of paper. The reall stuff, hung by a pro, can be magical. Sadly, we seemed to have swung totally away from the idea of patterned paper on walls. And who in their right mind would pick any of those paper patterns out of a bin for a home in the first place? And the wallpaer border craze was and is the absolute worst interior design idea on the planet. No problemo but the DIY craze when there were dedicated stores selling stuff with foolproof paste/glue/adhesives was a near criminal disaster in my opinion. Taking down wallpaper is one of the most lackluster and least fun jobs I have ever had to do, too many times. If you run into problems come back and ask and we will try to help you.GOOD LUCKĬompletely forgot about all the trim issues! Obviously all your trim is going to look ghetto-silly if you do not bring it out to the new wall thickness. Since you didn't mention them I didn't say anything about stuff like built-ins or fire place, or any stone work as this would open up another can of worms.ĭon't get me wrong there is nothing fun about removing wall paper it is a hard messy job but with the tips you have gotten here it makes it doable. Now fill in the nail holes and paint the trim. now go back and reinstall all your trim, window and door casings. When you have this so you like it put on 2 coats of paint. After the touch up sanding go back and reprime where you sanded. Then prime, then go back and touch up the marks and imperfections that you can see now that it is primed. Now after at least 2 coats of mud you get to sand everything. You must tape and mud all inside corners and if you have any walk thrus to other rooms or any outside corners they will need corner bead. Now you hang the new rock, you must tape and mud the seams, including where the wall meets the ceiling. Now around the window if you have the wooden window frame that comes out to the trim after you put up the rock there will be a 1/4" gap between the frame and the trim to deal with. This includes baseboard, door trim, and window trim, and crown mould if you have it. A few things to consider with another layer of drywall even 1/4" as stated all plugs and switches must be extended, all trim removed, even though it's only 1/4" most trim is 1/2" so to take half of that away won't look right.
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