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I agree. Plus, if it was a model home, the builder was probably trying to get it done as quickly as possible.
My parents bought a house a few years back with a good amount of paper. They just papered over everything. Just so risky to take it off, as you have no clue what you might be getting yourself into.
In addition my husband & myself work full time. I do not want to spend my evenings and weekends taking down tacky wallpaper and then priming & painting walls....my leisure time is way to valuble to me..of course there are people that do ENJOY this, not us.
Ifthe deal was sweet enough where I had money left to hire someone then maybe yes otherwise I would just turn on my heel and exit...fast
Well It depends how big the rooms are or how much time you are willing to put into it, but it can be done. If you really like the house and have the time to do it, I'd say go for it!
YESSSSS! I'd LOVE to buy a home with ugly wallpaper thank you very much. Usually they cannot sell because everyone is afaid of it....so the price is usually lower than other homes with the exact same layout & sans the paper...do not be afraid young home buyer....may the gods of home improvement shine upon you this day....LOL. I have tackled the wallpaper issue myself & yes it stinks but well worth it when you see your home value increase as each piece falls to the ground!! Good luck!!
Has anyone ever purchased a home with ugly wallpaper and then took it all down? I am looking at a home that was the "model" home. The interior designers must have gone crazy with the wallpaper (in one bedroom it is on the ceiling also). I am very handy around the house (have painted, installed moldings, etc), but I was wondering what would I be getting myself into if I had to remove about wallpaper from five rooms (kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms).
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LOL, this reminds me of when my parents bought their home when I was a kid. The kitchen had hideous brown wallpaper (full of vegetables, pots, kettles, and eating utensils). Most of the other walls had that ugly 1970's faux-wood paneling and/or plaster.
This didn't really matter since all of the walls came down and were replaced by drywall anyway!
Haven't read the previous posts, but my answer would be it depends...
mostly on the age of the home and the wallpaper. i had an 80 year old house, with ancient wallpaper (that had been painted over - ugh - in several rooms). the wallboard itself was different back then, and there was no way, no how that wallpaper was coming off. i tried myself several times, and tried to get professional quotes - no one would bother touching it. it was paint it again or replace all the walls. if it were a 70s/80s kinda bad, then I'd be up for it...mine was a 30s-40s kinda bad and there was no satisfactory solution.
I passed on a gorgeous house that had wallpaper in almost every room. It was not the type of wallpaper that you can steam off. It was a tin foil base with green flowers printed on it. Water probably would not penetrate it.
I would have had to sheetrock most of the interior.
Depending on the wallpaper job you can paint over it. We did this in our kitchen with a primer that 'seals' the wallpaper. We sanded down the walls, primed and painted; you can't tell they were ever wall papered, its lasted ten years!
If they didn't use sizing, there's no way in hell it will come down without destroying the drywall. I bought an older home with tons of ugly wallpaper, but it was plaster.
Have a wall paper ripping party. Invite friends over, give them food and beverages and rip away!! The wall paper will certainly come down quickly. Invite their little ones to do the lower half anf then no one has to bend too much =)
I like that idea!!
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