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Old 10-26-2011, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by aljetmet View Post
Have to take down the wall paper in master bathroom, powder room and kitchen.

Well I'll take down the kitchen because most of the seams are opening.

But the master bath is hugh (15 X 12). Think I'll paint over. Seams are fine and the paper is 16 years old (sames age as the house). I did get an estimate to take down the paper and re paint of over $2K

Anyone experienced in painting over wallpaper?
I just took the wallpaper off my kitchen walls at the suggestion of my realtor. Squirted the walls with warm water and took the first vinyl layer off; then squirted again to remove glue/paper (came off very easy) took about four hours. When I tried to paint over wallpaper in the past the seams opened. If you are going to paint over paper, do a small section first. Good luck selling your house!