Wallpaper and Wallcoverings - removing wallpaper

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Stretch
07-19-03, 07:54 AM
i am trying to remove wallpaper in an old house and i got through the first 3 layers ok, but, the last 2 are really hard to get off. the last or should i say the first layer of paper was put on cement walls. what is the best and fastest way to get the last 2 layers off.

Wallpaper
07-19-03, 08:41 PM
Click Me! (http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=116896) This will lead you to my wallpaper stripping advice. Since the walls are cement, you get really brutal with them and relieve a lot of stress! :p
Stretch
07-20-03, 06:37 AM
neither one of you have answered my question, but thanks anyway, i guess i'll ask someplace else.

Wallpaper
07-21-03, 06:53 AM
Well, if you can find something better and faster than the wallpaper stripping advice posted, please let me know. This advice has been culled from many professionals that do nothing but stripping for a living. You can also visit www.safeandsimple.com and ask the #1 wallpaper stripper in the nation.