First step to stripping wallpaper – get out a hammer!
Before you even start, it pays to get an idea of what to expect when the paper is removed.
(Often, things get covered up for a reason, so a little homework could save you a lot of disappointment / aggravation!)
Go around gently tapping the walls with a hammer. This is a good test to see if the plaster underneath is solid. If it makes a dull thud, good, if it sounds hollow, it has “blown”.
How to deal with blown plaster »
This is part of a series on How to tackle re- wallpapering jobs
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