HO removed old wallpaper from sheetrock walls of bath undergoing renovation. They used a wallpaper removal fluid to loosen the glue and one of those devices comprised of small wheels with points on the end to punch holes in the wallpaper to allow the fluid to penetrate the wallpaper.
The wallboard has numerous small gouges where the putty knife’s edge caught and lines and lines of small holes/dents from the wheeled device.
Lots of glue along with a good deal of underlying paper from the wallpaper is left on the wall. Prior HO did not size the walls before applying paper.
I’m afraid to attempt to scrape any more of either off the walls. The HO isn’t anxious to increase the job to rip out wallboard to replace with new clean stuff.
HO will locate a pro wallpaper guy to apply new wallpaper. Is there some intermediate wallpaper he can put up to cover small dents and irregularities in a wall surface or must the entire wall be recovered in a new layer of rock or skim coat of plaster? I thought I remember hearing that a thicker layer of blank paper can be applied which will cover some of this so that final layer of wallpaper can be applied.
Anyone kow of anything?
Happy 4th to all!
Thanks.
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Wash the wall with warm water and a sponge to get the glue off. Spackle the dings. Sand patched areas and any other bumps. Apply sizing.
OK, thanks. I'll pass word onto them and see what turns up.