The Wallpaper Beat Us, and We're Not Happy About it...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- Hey Gang. what an interesting past couple of days. Battling Wallpaper, Meeting New Neighbors, and Underestimating Concrete. Everything that we're doing right now in this phase of the project, is going to effect our future selves and more importantly the end result! Replacing the drywall offers huge benefits, as well as save us tons of time. And taking the time we saved and spending extra time setting the drain properly is really the first brick to installing a beautiful and functional shower. We hope you enjoyed this video and if you learned something let us know what it was down in the comments! Of course drop your tips and tricks for us down below so we can learn from you as well. Thanks for watching and we'll see ya in the next one!
Watching Stud Pack-take care of business in their part of the world-just puts me in good spirits. Your personalities, big hearts, and positivity shine thru. Knocking it out of park as always. 👍
You're hitting the nail on its head! Stud Pack puts me in good spirits too, and it's awesome how they always manage to be so creative and make things work till it's beautifully finished.
Glad to see y’all showing good ol South Louisiana hospitality, neighbors helping neighbors. 👍
you were short on mud, why didn't you just put the old concrete pieces you had lying on the floor to raise (concrete level) by pushing a few into the concrete to displace the wet concrete raising the overall level?
@@markc2371 My thoughts exactly! They had a pile of rubble there, ready to be put to use.
Wallpaper manufacturers now recommend using a special primer paint which makes removal much easier. Ýears ago, when the use of wallpaper was extremely popular, nobody gave much thought to removal issues or difficulties.
Great video I am 83 years and I have all this kind of work to do in our new house in Cornwall.all your videos are spot on thanx so much,,,,,,,my son in law worked in Germany and one of the locals proudly said to him “we work to 1000thof an inch “so son inlaw replied “well we in Cornwall work to SPOT ON” I luv that reply almost as much as your videos,great stuff,keep it up keep safe ,Brian in the UK
I’m from Louisiana and when you help a neighbor and they offer you supper they really appreciate you. I love it. Happy I found y’all’s channel. ❤
I wish I could have had a father/son relationship like you two. I really enjoy your connection in the video more than the remodeling. GOD BLESS BOTH OF YOU…I miss my father even though I didn’t have a bond like you two…but I still LOVED him.
Ive been down so many of the same obstacle filled roads as you guys and I usually get a great tip or trick from Paul. I'll throw you one of mine this time. When you're chipping out that old concrete toss the medium and small sized pieces in a spare 5 gal pail and then when your ready fill the hole you use a lot of those old pieces to increase the volume of a single bag. The old concrete chunks make excellent aggregate!
EXACTLY the project I’m tackling this fall. After hours of looking for articles online I find not only this, but an intelligent and thorough description and demonstration. Pure gold, fellas. Can’t tell you how helpful Paul’s lectures are. Just keep squeezing the jokes in around the edges and you won’t lose anyone!
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I had wallpaper on a ceiling once. Like this, it wasn't coming off easily. I covered it with 1/4" drywall. Saved me from dealing with all the insulation above, and you'd never know.
Genius!
@@LinauLee Thanks! Pro tip to anybody in the future who wants to do this:
Find the joists on the ceiling before you begin and snap them with a chalk line. You need to hit the joists, so you'll need to use longer than normal screws to get a good bite. You also need to screw more frequently than normal drywall, otherwise it may want to sag.
@@evan-edstrom Also know where your wires run... use a tester avoid drilling into wire or vent.
I ran across this channel months ago when I was installing a range hood and have been subbed since. This is secretly one of the best how-to/research channels on YT.
Expertise from years of experience is invaluable. You can tell Paul is totally pro-tier and that's why I keep coming back. 🏆
I am really impressed with Paul's knowledge of construction! It takes knowledge and talent to renovate old work!
He seriously knows EVERYTHING! It is quite impressive. Wish I was as handy but im not made out for hard labor :p
True that. Renovating so much tougher than new construction.
I have to say, I'd have figured out a way to replace as much of that old cast iron as possible, especially the underground stuff. I know Paul said it wasn't in the budget but I would sacrifice something else if I had to to get that old stuff out of there. The owners are already spending a ton of money to gut and remodel, another day's labor (if that) to gain 50+ years is a no brainer for me.
And helping the neighbor - class act!!! We need more of that in this world.
What I learned most watching this video: At almost 75 yrs old, I can no longer do that type of work, you guys are definitely in great shape. I love all of your videos, you guys are an inspiration to all of us. God Bless.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE how you pay attention to the details! Really makes a remodel/project and ppl DO NOTICE!
Always see you guys cleaning, making sure to cleanup why demoing and at end of each day! Use proper ventilation when needed to keep interior of a jobsite “clean” and dust controlled and that’s so awesome.
You both do awesome work and have a great attitude and it’s what makes your vids a joy to watch.
trying to understand why you didn't throw concrete rubble in with loose mix. You would have had enough to get level and the rubble didn't need to be carried out.
Ya, I've done that many times.
You guys making time to go and help a neighbor with the hurricane damage is absolute top notch. I originally watched and subscribed for the great remodeling tips and the Paul/Jordon dynamic. You guys being stand up gentlemen who help those who need it is why I watch every single video you put out, and wear your shirt and hat with pride. Love it.
Another great video gentleman, and I'm glad to see you are the type of men that lead by example by help that kind feminine woman in need. She was kind, pleasant and thankful take notice gentleman those are the type of women you go above and beyond for and ask nothing in return for if they need help.
Hey guy's. Love the show. You could get a construction trash bag and put the cement in it add water. Seal the bag by twisting it. Roll the cement around a minute or so and its mixed perfectly every time.
This video and your previous one are, by a mile, the best tutorials on TH-cam on how to move a drain. But I had no clue that it was in this video because the title only mentions wallpaper. I bet you could double, triple, or more the views on this video if you update the title to reflect the drain work.
All of your videos are amazing. I can’t thank you enough for the confidence I have gained as I embark on my very first bathroom demo and remodel. You guys are awesome!
Helping neighbors and refusing payment.... its called southern hospitality and just helping others who need it. The world needs more of that.
Amen to helping neighbors, God Bless you and your family and friends ")
I love the real world s**t!
This is how a job usually goes...not see the before and a little work, then all of a sudden the after...they leave all the real work, headaches and issues you always run into out... ever so often a job flows straight through from start to finish... nicely done guys!
You nailed it. Paper on raw rock. The adhesive soaks into the sheet rock. Good to think about if you plan on papering new work. Get a finish on it before you paper. Great work!
Yes, if only I had known that earlier. Now having to remove some plasterboard in the hall as it is completely bu@reed!
@JJ Willywinkle, that makes good sense. I’m not a paper hanger myself. I’ve only installed it when I’ve had to. But I have done plenty of finishing and there’s a fairly substantial difference in the coverage we get and the amount of material needed on new work as opposed to old work. Obviously Sheetrock and joint compound are formulated for good paint adhesion . The more porous the surface is, the more paint is needed to obtain a beautiful, even and crisp result. When I do my prep work properly on previously painted surfaces I can usually get a beautiful finish within two coats depending much upon the colors I’m painting over. I am imagining how tight wallpaper must adhere to the dry porous surface of unpainted rock as the wet adhesive soaks in to thirsty drywall and joints. No wonder it would be virtually impossible to effectively remove wallpaper without exposing the gypsum, especially when dealing with a finer quality paper that’s been there for ten to fifteen years. It seems to me that the common practice would be the typical properly finished rock with a good coat of primer / sealer and a top coat or two of wall paint.
I removed LOTs of old stubborn wallpaper in my house. I did not ever use the scoring tool, just the steamer tool. The scoring tool always made the paper peel up with the wallpaper.
I love you and your son’s relationship!!! I wish I had that kind of relationship with my dad. If the dad has a single sister, I’m ready to marry into your family. And thank you for your videos. I’m not a professional, but I can tell when a job is done right vs. wrong; and you guys do great work!!!
Man y'all helping the neighbor lady out is super wholesome good job guys
Helping people is great to see, brings good karma.
Absolutely!
Worked in painting, our company had this gunk stripper for wallpaper, we would apply it with a paint brush over the wallpaper and you would see the wallpaper turn into mush after a few minutes, it smelled awful but it did the job, all we had to do is just use a scrapper and it would just come out leaving a perfect drywall surface to prime.
If the wallpaper is put on unsealed (unprimed, unpainted) drywall. It will bond to that paper facing and the game is over. If the wallpaper is tight to the wall, sometimes you can paint kilz over it to hide the colors, then skim over it with drywall mud to smooth the wall out. It just depends on what type of paper was used, glues, and drywall or plaster & lathe. You may have to try a bunch of techniques to get if off the wall. But sometimes its just so much faster to pull the drywall down.
This is a good channel because it is realistic. Construction is a money and time pit. Short cuts taken by prior contractors are shown to be haunting.
Awesome! Studpack is the best! You are interesting and informative.
It's probably too late for this but what we do with stubborn wallpaper is we just prime it with a really good moisture barrier primer. like bullseye 1-2-3 and it always looks really good. the only thing you have to watch for is blisters in places where the paper wasn't glued properly. (just cut them out and smooth with drywall mud)
It'll save days worth of work
LOL!!! I love how you integrate the main tool used in to smashing the like button. Great info, great camera work, music is perfect for the scene.
I really think it's awesome how Father and Son work together so well
Something funny I noticed. On the shower head riser the plumber went through the effort to tape the copper where their galvanized strap. Since it’s copper with a galvanized strap I assume this is to provide a dielectric break to be prevent electrolysis but then they just screwed a galvanized 90 on the top.
There’s several plumbing oddities. The house is old enough to have cast iron pipe, lathe and mortar for their tile backing and a lead shower pan. These are all old school methods but then the cast iron in the wall had a tie seal. I would think that by the time they started using tie seals instead of caulked joints it would have been to a point where pvc would have been an option. Maybe it was an old school plumber (this is how I am today about pro press and shark bites vs solder) who said “I don’t want none of that plastic junk” and still used cast iron but updated his methods to save time.
As for the no hub, be careful using the corrugated ones underground or slab. I’m not sure if it’s in the code or if it’s a local thing. I know Austin has their own requirements. They make a version called a shielded coupling that you’re supposed to use. The reason is that corrugated no hub sleeve will rust but a shielded coupling has a thicker stainless steel sleeve. However that’s just code, from a practical point of view the one you used will work fine. It’s surrounded by concrete and right below a sealed shower so it shouldn’t get that much moisture.
I like the music playing during demo!
As far as wallpaper removal- by accident I found that after a score and steam and scraping off what I could, letting it dry completely then going after it again made a big difference. You might not have time on a jobsite but for me a couple days between sessions made a huge difference.
Helping the neighbors, when you can, as much as you can. Smashing that like button!
You guys always give me the warm fuzzies. A father and his son, doing an awesome job making things fit and work out solutions to leave high quality work that's not only beautifully finished but also structurally sound!
Excellent video and tutorial. You guys are very informative and detailed on the explanation. Keep it coming brothers!
I took on the wallpaper at my grandma's home for about 2 hours. I'd removed an area about 10 inches by 18 inches during that time. i decided it was time to hire someone...best money every spent! They had all the tricks and tools...had two bathrooms stripped, drywall patched and sanded and ready for paint in just a few hours... and $125. Never again will I try old wallpaper.
Man, huge props for attempting to remove that wall-paper. Im telling ya, I would have took a sledge hammer to those walls after 2 minutes of trying. Great work guys and y'all have a huge heart for helping those around you. God bless y'all
Absolutely!.... wallpaper in my book is a no-no...you can't charge someone enough for that headache!
Before now I’ve removed artex from walls with a steamer (an Earlex home steamer) it reacts like hard bubble gum thats painted and backed in plaster.
For smaller pours, I prefer the bucket and drill mixer approach. Easier to carry a bucket indoors and super quick.
I love the intro. You guys crack me up. 😂
Jordan sure knows how to work a camera. Love these video angles and edits. Also never noticed the music in other videos.but I did in this one, love it. Inspiring work guys 👍
I had a 6ft x 12ft wallpaper on drywall area years ago - 1987. I scraped it down through the drywall facepaper and then skim coated it. What a time consuming nightmare.
My 1950's house has the same framing stamps. weyerhauser. Good stuff back then. Doug fir old growth more than half of ours are. Very straight too
Next time try skimming the wallpaper with a thin layer of compound and let it sit for a couple min and it will start bubbling. Then you can scrap it off in sheets!!! Hope that helps!!!
Awesome.Seeing up dated materials.
Didn't have to strip outer interior walls on my remodel, but did tear off outer home siding, to replace with faux log cabin siding, glad I did , roto zipped the sheathing off, enough to fill empty wall cavities with insulation. Fuel was cheap in 63, when the house was built, insulation in the south, not needed.
Just bought a house ... and it's lathe / plaster walls. Electrical is wired dorky as hell ( switched neutrals all over the place ) extremely short tails in the boxes so changing switches and outlets is hard. Kitchen has only 1 20a circuit with 3 outlets on it. Lights flicker everytime stove elements go on.
Hallway with no outlet and only 1 switch for the light. All lights are on 1 circuit. So trying to think ahead to my needs and desires. Bathroom will be the first remodel. Thinking that I'm going to simply rip out all lathe plaster walls ( except internal closet walls ) and ceilings. it will allow me to upgrade wiring and I know how to patch drywalls. But that information of unpainted drywall with wall paper on it .... is a great thing to remember. Paint the wall before you paper.
Putting good into the world helping that lady. Here's your up-vote! You guys rock!
My plumbing tool box has my torque wrench in it. Use it every time. Turn till it clicked and then add a quarter turn.
There was a time in the late 80's where they sold a contact wallpaper. The glue wasn't water soluble. Nightmare to pull down. I hate wallpaper.
Thanks Paul and Jordan as always you guys do great work. I’ve commented before on your knowledge and the super high quality and attention to detail on all of your work but quite honestly all that takes a back seat to your character as a man!! To see you and your son help this woman out with something so trivial as that reminds me of the type of honest hard working man my father was and the many times I witnessed him help others not for any reason other than being kind to another human being. Your life will always be blessed and filled with successes bc you and your son are truly the salt of the earth!! I hope one day to meet you both and convey to you in person how rewarding your channel has been to someone like myself who has worked in construction for over 3 decades!!! Please continue video-ing these type of interactions bc more young people need to be reminded of how we all should aspire to be!!! You guys rock!!!!
Thanks for helping your neighbor!! I wish more people would help instead of judge or complain.
Wall paper that is hard to remove ,is just a rough surface, to skim coat with mud . People will spend way more hours and money trying to remove wallpaper, than a drywall replacement would be. " Oh, but we can handle wall paper, but not a proper drywall job". Then, just let someone that can do both. Not knocking your work, always a pleasure to watch.
the absolute guru of wall paper is Spencer Colgan - he's in Florida and answers questions fairly quickly - his channel is Spencer Colgan wallpaper and painting -
I love watching you guys. Grace, humor, and solid craftsmanship make a great combo. And there's something soothing about how Paul explains everything as he works. I just bought my first house and it will need some work. Your videos have showed me how to do a lot of it myself and given me a solid foundation (no pun intended) to contract out the things that are beyond my abilities. Keep it up!
What you can do is take the fiber mesh tape and just roll it out and float over with 30 or 45 min DWC. You will have little tiny threads sticking up from time to time I wouldn’t even sand. Just scrape off the high points reflate again with 30 or 45 min, before moving to a final all purpose mix. The thing about the tape is if you need to cut out sheetrock for the wall block, you can screw the sheet rock (general 1/2 is going to sink below the original layer because drywall crews just saturate the wall with compound way back before DWC was 10$ a bag. You can fill up with mesh tape the repair area and then once it’s reasonably level with the original surface you can fiber tape over it. I do this all the time.
The only reason I would _not_ do meshtape in a formal bathroom is because the original sheet rocking job may not have used moisture resistant sheetrock (like 90% of the time) and you want to do the job right from scratch. But I would take the wallboard out anyway if that was the case. Wet areas tend to have problems in the wall you really want to fix. There are other ho-hum ways like prefloating the wall and using oilbased primer on the wall then mesh tape or actually putting the mesh tape on the wet primer and quickly painting over it (you have to prime the tape on a dry area and Staple bulges) Theoretically that would create a more water-resistant surface. Then float over the whole thing when it dries as described above.
I love mesh tape, it’s a handy mans best friend
Great videos.
Great job guys ! Taking off old wallpaper is too much work ! Years ago, I found a wall repair material that I applied over the existing walls and it solved the problem of removing old wallpaper, and also helped with repair of drywall and plaster walls, don't know if you could still find this product or not, but thanks again for another wonderful video 😀
You could have thrown some concrete demo pieces back into the whole around the no-hub coupling which would make it easier for the next person who has to work on the drain system and you would have had enough concrete to finish off the shower floor.
Commenting for the TH-cam algorithm, but studpack rules💪🏻
Thank you men!
Awesome
Nice work Guys! Greetings from Luxembourg!
love the m12 line of tools
Just a little note on wallpaper removal. Next time use ammonia instead of fabric softener/Ammonia dissolves the latex in wallpaper adhesive., same as latex paint.
Un primed walls are the major cause for wallpaper not releasing from drywall. Wallpaper glue on bare drywall reacts as though additional layer of surface paper us being applied to the gypsum, as the paper is being applied,the glue soaks the regular surface paper and adheres to the gypsum core..
i have the makita 18v saw like that and it's awesome for smaller work like this
Loving these videos on your new remodel
I put a light coat of oil base primer, then a second coat. Skim and texture.
I was thinking the same thing. What are the cons to this?
@@marshallwilson8497 I will sometimes bubble if you get it to wet. That’s why I go with super light coats of fast dry oil base. If it bubbles I cut them out with a razor blade and reapply oil base. It skims out with the skim coat.
Yep! Still hate wallpaper removal. Thanks for reminding me.
When my family moved in to our current house, we removed all of the drywall. It all came off pretty easy. In one room, there was 'just' a border in the upper middle of the wall.. The border was attached to the wall using vinyl on vinyl paste (for attaching a border on top of wallpaper). I ended cutting through the drywall top paper on top and bottom and pulling the border and paper off. Went out and bought a 12 inch drywall knife and floated joint compound over the damaged area.
Keep up the super job guys!
awesome! great job as always!
I'm surprised you didn't elaborate on the 90° bends more. The short or tight 90 should not be used in drains at all and is intended more for pressure lines.
The wide 90 comes in two or three sizes and the wider 90 should be used in ground or under the sink in a trap depending on the diameter.
I wish there were more videos like yours, but then again, I'm glad there isn't!
Great demos!
The people who did my house also did wallpaper straight to drywall. That is why we also decided to just put on 1/4" sheet over top. Except for the door wall. We pulled that 1/2" off and redid that wall since we did not want to worry about fixing the door jambs. Those steamers work only on properly prepared walls before they wallpaper. I want to find the guy who invented wallpaper and have a "discussion" with him.
Y’all are so jacked up (motivated) it’s great to see you work together with such gusto! Plus good karma in the neighborhood!! 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱
Yep, I learned years ago as a DIYer, that wallpaper on bare drywall is a no-win situation....either take out the whole wall or put 1/4" drywall over it if possible. Wallpaper over latex enamel paint is always the easiest to remove. That little battery-operated hacksaw works like a charm! That Hope you are going to show the finishing of that shower. Thanks for the video!
Nice exchange with your neighbor, dawlin'.
Loving these videos. Its great to see the father and son bond too.
Just found your channel.
Awesome father/son relationship.
Like the down to earth tips.
Great help for a diy guy like me!
Awesome job guys!
Go to sherwin williams and get some romans wall paper remover. Make sure you use a encapsulating primer after the paper is removed so the glue doesn't reactivate when finish coating.
This is why in my own house I bought a steamer and after about 20mins I called my builder friend and said if I demo it myself and buy the new gib and pick it up with my trailer and then helped him hang it. When you do it that way. It’s cheaper than paying a builder to remove the paper
I have had to remove drywall because of wallpaper, I have been able to get it removed to repaint and I have also painted over wallpaper after oil based primer was applied. I feel your pain.
My house has a bedroom that still shows the scars of a similar mess. My wife did the removal as well as it could be done, and we somewhat poorly skim
coated the wounds with joint compound, to just get done. I might panel that biatch, this fall.
@3:12 the blue wallpaper looks like it has a special waterproof coating on it. In a bathroom, I put up some wallpaper that had a foil base. I'm glad that I didn't need to remove it.
Ive never had much luck removing wall paper. The sheet rock paper can get wet too. I was saying to the tv, dont bother redo sheet rock. But you know........im just glad wallpaper is not too common here 🇦🇺
Congrats on 125k boys! I think I spotted Jordan’s hand on top of yours holding the pipe to set….touching if so….hahahahaa. Stay blessed and keep being a blessing boys.
Make pin holes with a tool and with fabric softener and warm water.
My favorite tool for cutting drywall or plaster is an oscillating multitool with a carbide blade. Bring a shop vac into the mix and you hardly make a mess.
I have my own business doing what you guys do and I have learned a lot watching these videos. Keep up the great work. Can't wait to watch the tile work.
Sometimes you just have to weigh the costs of labor and materials. Just did that with a faucet that refused to quit leaking. Replacing the parts didn't work. Too much time was being wasted. Gave up and did a full replacement.
When wall paper is hung on unprimed drywall it is not coming off. I just removed a boarder.The ceiling paint was done 1st and brought down 4 incinhes or so. The wall paper came off the ceiling paint much easier than the wall paint.
All of your videos are great,. Love to watch them. Regarding the wallpaper removal. Before installing paper, the walls must be primed and a wallpaper sizing applied. Probably not done. That's why it was so difficult to remove. Many times, when I run into this, we remove what we can and skim coat the walls. I regard to the paper that came off easily. It was probably "strippable" wallpaper designed to come off in one sheet. It could have also been vinyl fabric paper which is often comes off in whole sheets. We use diluted vinegar as wallpaper remover and to wash the paste off before painting; Keep fighting the good fight. Thanks for the videos!!!
Wallpapers 🤢 are the bane of my existence! We bought a 1972 house and every wall in every room is wallpapered. I tried removing some of it but in a fit of cursing started removing wallboard with it. In the end I did exactly what you did and just ripped off the sheetrock. Just like you I found black mold behind the sheetrock. Sometimes you just got to go with what your gut says in the first place and save yourself time.
My little mini-hacksaw is ;my favorite tool. Close second is their tubing cutter. Fast and and keeps your hands from nasty green coloring and nicks. You need one.
Big thumps up from DK (Denmark). It's cool to see the pride and hard work you put into your projects, wallpaper removal is a bitc...... Also, I remember the episode where you put a drain pipe through the clay soil and the foundation of a house.... a lot of hard work, you are lucky to have each other, but you know that already.. It's interesting to see the different building techniques that goes into the US house constructions compared to Nordic/European buildings. You should do a builders road trip to Europe at one point and make a "show of it". Cheers and all the best to the both of you.
Thx Daniel 👍💪. A road trip thru Europe fixing stuff would be amazing 👊