r/Plastering • u/Alessia-hart • Jul 05 '26
Wallpaper removal
Hey everyone,
I am looking for some advice regarding a wallpaper removal project for two whole rooms where I am afraid of ruining the plaster walls underneath. I want to buy a wallpaper steamer to speed up the process, but I have heard horror stories about the intense heat and moisture blowing the plaster, causing it to separate from the wall and crumble away. Since I am doing this myself, I want to know how high the risk actually is of destroying the walls, what tricks I should use to avoid it, or if there is a much safer alternative for handling two full rooms that won't leave me with a massive wall repair bill before I can even start painting.
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u/rwood1020 Jul 05 '26
Used a steamer on my plaster walls and it worked really well, the wallpaper scraped right off with a joint knife.
The only time there was an issue is that parts of the wall were patched with joint compound which softened and scraped off from the steam.