polystyrene wallpaper backing
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svetty said:Was wondering about tools and technique for quick and effective removal of large sheets. Potentially messier than work just with tiles. Thanks.
Large sheets of what?....inch thick insulating polysterene or the thin stuff used for treating cols walls?
No wall paper has a polysterene backing.
The next thing is: would you want to remove it anyway? justification for it would seem to be thermal rather than cosmetic, as condition of underlying plaster looks pretty good, judging from the small area I've exposed behind the sofa, and I dare say these high-up end-of-terrace external walls can feel seriously cold in winter. So, it's probably best left, changing just the wallpaper if you don't like what you've got. Or are there thermal paints around now that are just as effective as polystyrene?
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When I moved in to my previous place, it had polystyrene sheet under all the bedroom wall wallpaper. Not sure why one would need to ask, why remove. Can understand the question, why put up though. Every slight knock marked the wall.
Just scrape it off, that's what I did. And you may find your walls are ok. I think mine were covered to hide the patches of damp / mildew !
Just scrape it off, that's what I did. And you may find your walls are ok. I think mine were covered to hide the patches of damp / mildew !
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Used to be called KOTINA. was all the rage in the 80s bloody stuff. supposed to be cure all for condensation, damp. cold rooms, used to put it in built in wardrobes against outside wall. Whenever I see it nowadays I usually find it hanging off and its hiding fungus/ mildew (like garyo said). I did ask someone clever once what thermal properties this stuff had and he said do you really think that a 1/8th thickness of polystyrene will insulate a cold wall? I'd get it off and have a bottle of bleach ready.
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