Can you just go on ahead and remove the wallpaper on your own? Yes, we are not going to lie to you. At times it is not going to be that difficult to get this job done. Especially on those occasions when the wallpaper is just basically coming off on its own. The reason why we offer this service is that wallpaper is not always as easy to tear down as most people would think. Not doing so correctly could end up costing you in wall repairs down the line. We can do it as part of a painting job.

What Is The Best Way To Remove Wallpaper? 

If you do a relatively quick Google search you are going to find a lot of sites that will give you their best tips on how to do this. Some are actually pretty accurate others are just flat out wrong. The best answer that we could give to the question that we posted above is that there is no one way that is always going to work. Some people are going to be quick to point out that using a knife will be the best idea. Other people will want to get the wallpaper wet before removing it. It all really depends on how firm the wallpaper is at the time that you are looking to remove it. 

The Consequences of Improper Removal

The problem with removing your own wallpaper is that there are potentially quite a few things that could go wrong. Even if the result is just some nips and scratches on the wall and some glue residue. These are things that you are going to have to deal with before putting in new wallpaper or repainting. If you already have us on board for this part we are going to be able to get through the whole process for you without charging extra cash.

We Won’t Paint Over It   

One of the common mistakes that people make with wallpaper is wanting to paint over it. This is just a bad idea all across the board. There is really no positive that you are going to be able to obtain from this. Let’s walk through what it would be like. Ideally, the wallpaper would be smooth as it can be on the wall. As you are painting over it though there are just a lot of things that can go wrong. If you chip or remove some as you are painting the whole idea just goes down the toilet. Remove then paint.

Would You Have To Repair The Wall To Add New Wallpaper?

Usually yes, the hope is that when you remove the wallpaper the wall itself is not all that banged up. It can be true that if you are going to add new wallpaper you should not really worry too much about paint. What we are usually going to want to do is make sure that we smoothen everything out though. Just so that the wallpaper sticks to the wall properly.