TromboneAl
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Pictures, please.
Pictures, please.
More joint compound. If the corner is a really big gaping tear in the tape-- like a foot long-- then you could consider reinforcing the corner with adhesive drywall tape (yellow mesh or some other bright color). But you'll probably be fine with just the joint compound, and it's better than spackle for patching & texturing the wall dings.I think I just removed the drywall tape at the corner.
By this time the drywall has a lot of dings in it, so I suppose I will refer to Brat's earlier post about that and try to make do.
Spouse spent nearly five years doing four rooms. Just take it one small step at a time and quit when you've had enough.This is harder than I thought it would be. My boudoir looks like h*ll and I am beginning to doubt my own sanity in attempting such a foolhardy project.
Oh yes, we repaired the hole in the wall.
My recollection of husband's process for filling holes in walls: Cut a piece of drywall as a back patch in a shape that could be slipped through the hole (attached a long screw in it as a handle), goop-ed some glue on the back side of the hole, then held the back patch tight until the glue held. Let it sit overnight, removed screw. Fill hole with drywall mud (Spackle), a multi-step process as it drys. Sand the surface, finish to match adjoining surface.
Sounds like an opportunity for a time capsule.
soak soak soak. get some dig wallpaper remover, and spray it down GOOD after scoring with the tiger or somethign similar. then let it dry,. then soa. then dry etc as often as you can handle it
saturate it one more time when youre ready to peel, and use a 1ft handled bladed scraper. fingernails work well too!
good luck
if this doesnt work, a steamer might.
My house had wallpaper in the dining room, all the bathrooms, and the master bedroom when I moved in. It was vinyl-backed stuff which is very hard to get off. I have re-done all the room s except the master, and learned a LOT from my mistakes. Here's the best way I found:
1)Paper Tiger the heck out of the wall paper.
2)Buy a small (64 oz) pressurized sprayer. Fill it with DIF concentrate and HOT water, and pressurize it.
3)Spray liberally over the surface, wait 10 minutes, then spray again. Wait 10 minutes.
4)Use a PLASTIC large putty knife to loosen the wallpaper. It should peel off in large chunks.
5)Continue spraying tough areas as needed.
6)Have an occasional adult beverage to make the time go faster.........
Good luck.........
This morning, I really do think I see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe.
Either that, or maybe you were scraping at a stuck piece of wallpaper a bit too vigorously and poked a hole clear through the drywall?
If you are going to sell in a couple of years, I wouldn't do paneling, unless you are talking about doing some really nice wainscoting. A lot of people just don't like the look of paneling.
I would go with the paint, with some nice modern colors. Don't be afraid of color. The green sounds nice so long as it isn't "hospital green."
Have fun. I have used Dif with hot water and removed paper from nearly every room of our place, including the kitchen.
Using paper towels or plastic to hold the moisture in is a very good idea. Repair dings and holes with joint compound, prime and paint and it should be beautiful when you are done.
Looking forward to the progress pictures.