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   calvin | Feb 10, 2011 06:30am | #1

   Trims and finishes

   If they want new trim, perhaps new doors, more electric or insulation..............

   Remember, the walls get taped to the ceilings.

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   hammagic9 | Feb 11, 2011 06:41pm | #4

   I know the person that built the house original and he was not known for his quality work, so my guess is that once i get all the wallpaper off that the walls they are going to have to be finished anyway.  I am installing crown moldings in both of the bathrooms and landing area.  The extra expense of recasing the doors is not going to be that  much since i will already be setup for crown.  The extra expense will be the dump fees for sheetrock and pulling out the cabinets.  I will already have the toilet removed for new floors and painting.  I had someone that was a wallpaper hanger, but now his business is mostly removing wallpaper.  He gave me a price for all 3 areas to remove the wallpaper and it was around 500.00 then I will still have the expense of fixing the walls.  I can probably hang new sheetrock and finish in these 3 area for around 600.00, but will still have the demo expenses and extra expense to reinstall the cabinets and door trim.

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   calvin | Feb 11, 2011 06:50pm | #5

   ham

   If this guy is good at removal and that paper was prep'd properly, the minor dings are more of a case of hitting them all.  The missed ones show up like a roadsign.  If cost is the deciding factor, let the customer decide.  If it was a pristine trim job, then I would automatically go for repair.  I all that is bogus and you can make it better, I'd yank it and replace.  If both can yield a good and perfect job, pick one.

   Best of luck.

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   hammagic9 | Feb 11, 2011 10:23pm | #8

   Yes, if all goes well, it would be cheaper to tear off the wallpaper and do the repairs.  I have done these jobs before and had to tear off the wallpaper and it has came off well, on the other hand i have done them and the wallpaper has came off in very small pieces and just totally tore the walls up.  It would have been cheaper to just tear them out and start over and you know what you get when you are done. 

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   Clewless1 | Feb 10, 2011 08:17am | #2

   Maybe instead of tearing out all the drywall, install a thin layer e.g. 1/8 or 1/4 inch over what you have. Saves some tearout.

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   DanH | Feb 10, 2011 08:18am | #3

   Too many variables.

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   DanH | Feb 11, 2011 07:30pm | #6

   Well, you didn't say originally what kind of walls they were and what condition they were in.  Old plaster walls in good condition would hold up well to wallpaper removal and be expensive to rip out and replace.  Crumbly plaster needs to come out regardless.  Drywall that was properly sized before papering will hold up pretty well to removal.

   The type of paper makes a big difference too.

   Too many variables.

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   hammagic9 | Feb 11, 2011 10:15pm | #7

   Yes, I agree with you about the plaster walls.  I would not even think about tearing them out unless they were in bad condition.  This house is all sheetrock.  I guess i should have made that clear, but it was built around 1989 and I would bet money that these walls were not prepared properly before the wallpaper was installed.  There was alot of contractors that built these spec houses that did not care who would have to deal with this problem at a later time.  They were just looking for the cheapest way out.