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Decorating behind radiator
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.13 PM
What's the best way to go about removing wallpaper behind a radiator? Is removing the radiator an option? Would a tradesmen realistically come out and do this sort of job?
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Timothy David Interiors
Rating: 5 out of 5
A plumber would call, take the rad off, return and refit, fill etc and charge accordingly. Its a case of weighing up the cost involved.
Its a possible comprimise to strip the paper off as far behind the radiator as you can ( not leaving any paper loose or stuck between rad and wall) . A tricky and time consuming job but do-able. Then if youre re-papering the wall paper down as far as you can behind the rad (dont go any lower than you can reach) a mini roller(rad roller)with a sponge sleeve can be used to smooth and flatten the paper to the wall behind the rad.
Done neatly this can look fine
Answered5 November 2017
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Anonymous user
Always remove radiators and paper behind.
Most decorators can remove a radiator and replace and bleed.
Answered7 November 2017
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DW maintenance
Rating: 5 out of 5
I always remove the radiators before decorating the room and put it back at the end and test it before leaving
Answered9 January 2019
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