Paint Over Wallpaper? Yes You Can!

Stripping wallpaper is a tedious job, and sometimes it's not merely tedious, it’s almost near impossible! If there are numerous layers, or it has been pasted to an unpainted, unsized wall, you simply cannot remove it without doing major damage to the underlying sheetrock.

There is an easier way! It is possible to paint over wallpaper and if done by a professional you can have a great looking PAINTED room in no time.

Some ask "What is involved in painting over wallpaper?" Below are a few of the steps we follow:

1. We start out by covering the floors and any furniture and taping up the trim and door handles.

2. The next step would be to remove all the loose paper, and we take special care around the seams. Then we paste down any remaining loose edges.

3. Then we skim over all seams and joints with sheetrock mud.

4. Using a large sanding sponge, we sand the mud edges smooth to get a smooth, flush finish.

5. We then prime the walls with one coat of oil-based primer. (As a side note, we don’t like to use waterbased primer as they can start to loosen your wallpaper).

6. Using clear or white caulking, we caulk along the ceiling, baseboard and trim.

7. Now we paint but not with just any paint, we use Sherwin Williams Paint in an eggshell finish.

Does this sound like a lot of work? It certainly is, but you can save some time and frustration by calling SPPI.

With Southern Perfection Painting, Inc., nobody will ever know there's wallpaper under your gorgeous new paint job.

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