Hi all,
Major DIY newbie here. I have just attempted removing wallpaper, but it is removing small patches of plaster as I'm peeling it off. Now I don't know if I should carry on peeling it off, or stop until I can get a steamer... or some other solution that I haven't thought of yet.
It's a rented property so I'm reluctant to spend hundreds of pounds having the full room re-plastered, but I suspect I can't just put lining paper on a wall with patches of plaster missing! The eventual plan is to paint the room, not new wallpaper.
I should probably add that apart from the patches that have come off with the wallpaper, the plaster seems to be in fairly good condition. It's not a particularly old property (maybe 1960s at a guess).
Any hints or tips would be very gratefully received!
Thanks.
Major DIY newbie here. I have just attempted removing wallpaper, but it is removing small patches of plaster as I'm peeling it off. Now I don't know if I should carry on peeling it off, or stop until I can get a steamer... or some other solution that I haven't thought of yet.
It's a rented property so I'm reluctant to spend hundreds of pounds having the full room re-plastered, but I suspect I can't just put lining paper on a wall with patches of plaster missing! The eventual plan is to paint the room, not new wallpaper.
I should probably add that apart from the patches that have come off with the wallpaper, the plaster seems to be in fairly good condition. It's not a particularly old property (maybe 1960s at a guess).
Any hints or tips would be very gratefully received!
Thanks.