wallpaper stripping

hughm

Hi there, i have removed the wallpaper from every room in our houses over the last 5 years EXCEPT the hall stairs and landing. I just can't face it.

How much would you expect to pay a decorator to remove wallpaper form HS&L?

Any Ball park figuresfor large enough HS&L (1,880 Sqft house)?????

Thanks

mad m

hughm wrote:

Hi there, i have removed the wallpaper from every room in our houses over the last 5 years EXCEPT the hall stairs and landing. I just can't face it.

How much would you expect to pay a decorator to remove wallpaper form HS&L?

Any Ball park figuresfor large enough HS&L (1,880 Sqft house)?????

Thanks

Well who says it has to be a decorator stripping it unless he is doing the painting afterwards. I know some who charge the same for stripping as putting it up. It all depends on if the wallpaper was wallpapered over and if there is layers and layers of the stuff. Personally stripping wallpaper is the only thing I hate about my trade. What type of wallpaper is up on your walls? Oh and how many levels is HSL.

hughm

Hi,

there is one layer of wallpaper which has at least 3 coats of paint over it.

We do plan to get it professionally painted afterwards so would like to use the same person.

mad m

Well I reckon for stripping and painting a HSL would be around the 1000 euro mark,but especially if yours is larger than most it might be more.It also depends on what falls off when stripping, like plaster work or how bad the condition of walls are after stripping. You would save yourself a lot of money if you did strip it yourself (But I feel your pain),the thoughts of stripping.

It would really need someone to have a look at it all to give you a more accurate quote to be honest.If I was back in ireland(currently in LA) I could of had a look for you as I'm living not to far from you. Maybe get out the yellow pages and get a couple of quotes.

Goodluck.

joebhoy1916

1000 Euro bloody hell man.

Get some hot soapy water put it on really wet it should come off no problem let it soak into paper!

nikolaitr

Just buy a steam wall paper striper for 70E...

hughm

I can rent one again for about €50 but bloody hell I hate that job sooooooo much. It is one of the worst decorating jobs around.

Anyway i think it will cost too much to pay someone else to do my dirty work. Looks like it's off to the hire shop AGAIN:eek:

Wertz

joebhoy1916 wrote:

1000 Euro bloody hell man.

Get some hot soapy water put it on really wet it should come off no problem let it soak into paper!

That would depend on what type of paint has been applied over the top, what type of paper it is and how old the walls are behind the paper.

Painted wallpaper is a potential nightmare, especially if it's the like of fresco or anaglypta that has perhaps been painted with a sheen or acrylic.
If the plaster behind hasn't been sized properly or if it's old, you could end up taking chunks of it off.
If it's raw gyproc or similar timberframe-house fare, then >.<
Steamers can add to the trouble sometimes, it all depends on the substrate.

IMO any decorator that goes in and gives a straight up price for the job most likely hasn't done it before; it's the one job where you can get caught by the balls timewise and end up making a loss.
If I were doing this, I'd be charging a time rate just for the stripping (if this is offered to you, make sure you can trust said person) and then a price for the re-paint.

There are chemical stripping products available, but I'm not sure if painted paper is within their reach. The use of a paper tiger or similar scoring tool is usually necessary.

hughm

Okay, I bought a Black & Decker stripper in B&Q for €41. At least i can do a tackle this job now over the next 2 weeks - 30 mins here and 30 mins there. Still cheaper than weekend hire rate for stripper (wallpaper that is:D )

Reyman

nikolaitr wrote:

Just buy a steam wall paper striper for 70E...

Those steam wall paper strippers have a nasty habit of stripping the plaster from the wall too. So be careful!

hughm

thanks Reyman, unfortunately I am well experienced at this. I have stripped wallpaper from.

4 bedrooms,
1 toilet
1 kitchen
1 living room
1 dining room

It is a very very different experience in each room depending on the paper used.

mad m

Wertz wrote:

That would depend on what type of paint has been applied over the top, what type of paper it is and how old the walls are behind the paper.

Painted wallpaper is a potential nightmare, especially if it's the like of fresco or anaglypta that has perhaps been painted with a sheen or acrylic.
If the plaster behind hasn't been sized properly or if it's old, you could end up taking chunks of it off.
If it's raw gyproc or similar timberframe-house fare, then >.<
Steamers can add to the trouble sometimes, it all depends on the substrate.

IMO any decorator that goes in and gives a straight up price for the job most likely hasn't done it before; it's the one job where you can get caught by the balls timewise and end up making a loss.
If I were doing this, I'd be charging a time rate just for the stripping (if this is offered to you, make sure you can trust said person) and then a price for the re-paint.

There are chemical stripping products available, but I'm not sure if painted paper is within their reach. The use of a paper tiger or similar scoring tool is usually necessary.

What he said!:)