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Easy answer is don't walls work just the same with or without paper or paint on them!

But if you must, hire a good steamer and keep the paper damp. The OH insisted that some wallpaper was removed and it was a bitch (the paper) I had to soak it for a couple of days before it would let go of the wall!

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31 minutes ago, mgsontour said:

Hi all, got some old wallpaper which seems to have been done with an old fashioned industrial strength paste. . . . any ideas to remove it with hacking the wall underneath and how to prepare for new stuff? Cheers 

Scratch and score it with a knife/scraper, them apply warm soapy water with a brush. Give it multiple coats  until hopefully it starts to lift. A steam stripper would be a massive help but I'm afraid whatever way you do it it is going to require some good old fashioned elbow grease to get it off.

Alternatively if it's in good condition just paint over it.

And God help you if it's woodchip.

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Carefully scratch the wall surface, then soak it with size ( very thin wallpaper paste ).  The paste allows it stay on the paper for longer than just soapy water, giving more chance of soaking in.

Steamers are good, but you must be careful the wall surface doesn't come away. A decent scraper does help too.

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steamstrippers are bad ...........they can lift the skim or plaster..........buy a 3 wheeled hardened steeled scratcher....give it a good scratching....then sparay it with water constantly ...leave it overnight...spray some more and it should scrape off nice and easy........

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Take the carpet up, 

Get a thing called a paper tiger, if you are re wallpapering,  5L pump sprayer fill with water and fairy liquid stir to mix so it doesn't bubble in sprayer, a good wooden handle scraper 3"

And away you go 

If painting do a small section without paper tiger and see what quality the walls are as your plans may change. 

 

I'm no decorator but rip out council properties 4 days a week for refurbishment so have delt with various situations and this method deals with the majority. 

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Buy a wallpaper spiker, it will put loads of little holes this will let the water and steam in.

As others have said, wet the walls with warm nearly hot water let it soak in and keep wetting it. Get the steamer up and running and it should steam.off easily.

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On 17/10/2019 at 22:20, ninjaferret said:

Warm Water in a hand held spray bottle and the magic ingredient       Fabric conditioner about  1/4 conditioner to 3/4 water soak a small area give it 10-15minutes and it scrapes off really easy

Scour the wallpaper first

 

thats interesting ...............why so ??

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On 17/10/2019 at 22:20, ninjaferret said:

Warm Water in a hand held spray bottle and the magic ingredient       Fabric conditioner about  1/4 conditioner to 3/4 water soak a small area give it 10-15minutes and it scrapes off really easy

Scour the wallpaper first

Heard that one does work too, also wallpaper paste softens artex so you can just scrape it off, makes one hell of a mess though.

 

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On 17/10/2019 at 18:14, ditchman said:

steamstrippers are bad ...........they can lift the skim or plaster..........buy a 3 wheeled hardened steeled scratcher....give it a good scratching....then sparay it with water constantly ...leave it overnight...spray some more and it should scrape off nice and easy........

Agree with Ditchman from experience. Steam stripper took the skim coat off in places and had to re plaster. Fortunately plasterer was booked anyway.

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