wall paper removal over hardwood floors - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

citteee · 03-11-2009, 08:39 PM

I have been removing wall paper recently over carpet. Anyone have a good way to protect nice hardwood floors in a room where I am removing the paper.
My method is diff and hot water in a pumping jug. I am thinking of
covering the floor in plastic and then drop cloths. Any ideas?

activepainter · 04-06-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by citteee

I have been removing wall paper recently over carpet. Anyone have a good way to protect nice hardwood floors in a room where I am removing the paper.
My method is diff and hot water in a pumping jug. I am thinking of
covering the floor in plastic and then drop cloths. Any ideas?

First drop cloths, then plastic taped to the base board .

chris n · 04-07-2009, 04:35 AM

First drop cloths, then plastic taped to the base board

send_it_all · 04-07-2009, 10:34 AM

I say...1st masonite, then drop cloths, then plastic. I have seen ladders put dents and scratches in engineered wood flooring. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to believe it could happen to hard wood.

4thGeneration · 04-10-2009, 09:26 PM

I always lay paper, tape the paper to the shoe mold using blue tape, then lay down butyl backed drop cloth.