Internet Service Awards | Wallpaper Stripping Tips
When it comes to stripping wallpaper off of walls, all these sites agree on one thing: It’s messy. Some say that is also easy, but others would argue that point. If this is not a project you’ve done before, you definitely will want to read the helpful instructions and tips posted on these sites.
- ThisOldHouse.com – The website of the well-known television show with the same name, provides step-by-step instructions on how to strip wallpaper off your walls. Each step of instructions is illustrated with a photo so that they are clearly understood. Since it is such a popular internet provider of information on home restoration, there are plenty of user comments, that give good tips as well.
- eHow.com – eHow articles often provide practical advice very similar to what you would get from any experienced do-it-yourselfer. That probably is due to the fact that it is just those kinds of people who write these articles. You will find several different articles on stripping wallpaper on their site, many of them telling you the same thing in different ways.
- HGTV.com – This is another website that has connections to television. The Home and Garden Network is known for its dependence on field experts for the information it shares with the public, and you will find this true when it comes to its advice regarding the stripping of wallpaper from your walls. Their experts address the fact that not all wallpaper is applied the same and therefore, does not all come off the walls in the same fashion.
- HowStuffWorks.com – The instructions on this site are laid out very well. Each stage is clearly illustrated and described with numbered steps. It covers all the basic problems that you might encounter is wallpaper stripping project.
- wikiHow.com – This site contains some of the best information to be found among these Top 10 Sites for Stripping Wallpaper. Following the very thorough instructions, there are additional lists of tips regarding specific issues that you may encounter. The site also has several videos on how to strip wallpaper, that you can watch as well.
- Life123.com – There are several articles on this site that give instructions on stripping wallpaper off of your walls. Each article may have something included that the others don’t, so it can be helpful to browse through more than one. The information included is basic and often shows the evidence of the writer having accomplished the task themselves prior to writing the article.
- WallpaperInstaller.com – This is the website of a professional wallpaper installer and remover. She provides you with a good overview and then step-by-step directions of how the process should work. The site also provides a link to a printable version so that you can have the instructions available to you in a very readable form.
- TheFrugalLife.com – This site works in the opposite way of most of the article sites. Instead of finding an article about stripping your wallpaper off the wall, you will find someone posting the question about how to do it. Following the posted question, you will find all the answers that other users have posted in response to the question. The site provides a great internet service for people who are all trying to live sparingly.
- RenovateYourWorld.com – This site provides you with the standard written instructions and a step-by-step instructional video of those same instructions, being performed. Its instructions do take you a step further than some of the others, since it also discusses preparation of the wall for painting or new wallpaper, after the removal is done.
- RemoveWallpaperPaste.com – This is a website that is all about and only about the removal of wallpaper and wall paper paste. Obviously, it is a great resource for this topic. It also takes you through the additional steps of repairing the walls afterwards and installing new wallpaper.
