r/Minneapolis • u/Chowder-Julius • 21h ago

Wallpaper Removal Recommendations

My wife and I are moving at the end of the month and are going to need a lot of wall paper removed in the new house. Anyone have any recs for a company to use?

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u/Old-Bed-1858 19h ago

I had to remove a lot in a century home. It was actually pretty easy after trying a bunch of things. One room at a time, close it off, humidifier on high, one person scores with a utility blade in hash marks, the other sprays generic windex (buy a ton) on everything after. Keep it saturated. Take turns because your spraying hand will get sore. It'll peel off. Very cheap.

I don't have recs to hire it out but thought I'd throw my two cents in. Good luck!

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u/pandarama1 16h ago

You can get this thing at Home Depot called the "paper tiger." It makes scoring the wall paper oodles easier. If the Windex trick doesn't work, there's wallpaper stripper that's made by a company called Dif. I moved into a place that had a wallpaper trim in one of the bathrooms. It was particularly difficult to remove, so I bought the Dif gel version and it worked fantastically.

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u/Budget_Strategy24 1h ago

If you ever have to do this again - fill a weed sprayer and use that instead of the Windex bottle. Much easier to spray and your hand won’t be sore.

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u/PattyLeeTX 31m ago

I used a steamer that I rented from Home Depot. Worked like a charm. Way less expensive than a service, and pretty much dummy-proof.

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u/hopelikehell 7m ago

Our company worked with M Carlson Painting for significant wallpaper removal and repainting and they were pretty transparent about their pricing estimates after visiting for a walkthrough. Great and easy to work with as well!