The Wallpaper Beat Us, and We're Not Happy About it...

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!

[@rgonz63ful]

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. 👍

[@AquaPeet]

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.

[@focusedelectronics]

Glad to see y’all showing good ol South Louisiana hospitality, neighbors helping neighbors. 👍

[@markc2371]

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?

[@northernlightsrenovations1710]

@@markc2371 My thoughts exactly! They had a pile of rubble there, ready to be put to use.

[@pj1234p]

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.

[@matteberry58]

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!

[@spartacus2775]

I really think it's awesome how Father and Son work together so well

[@5thg5]

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.

[@nnamrehck]

I am really impressed with Paul's knowledge of construction! It takes knowledge and talent to renovate old work!

[@watermouse9296]

He seriously knows EVERYTHING! It is quite impressive. Wish I was as handy but im not made out for hard labor :p

[@dizastro5437]

True that. Renovating so much tougher than new construction.

[@evan-edstrom]

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.

[@Visible.Friend]

Genius!

[@evan-edstrom]

@@Visible.Friend 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.

[@micahhawcroft1938]

@@evan-edstrom Also know where your wires run... use a tester avoid drilling into wire or vent.

[@stuartsherwood2904]

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!

[@user-zr7bl4pe2r]

Lovel

[@brianspencer2379]

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

[@kakelili3970]

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. ❤

[@malayaleeking]

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. 🏆

[@rogermccaslin5963]

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.

[@rbilardo47]

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.

[@Aepek]

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.

[@michaellapointe2137]

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.

[@carloscardona8238]

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!!!!

[@stephan7084]

This video and your previous one are, by a mile, the best tutorials on KZbin 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!

[@jarettcreason2691]

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.

[@haroonsiddique6369]

Loving these videos. Its great to see the father and son bond too.

[@alexknight7191]

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!

[@justinherman9443]

Putting good into the world helping that lady. Here's your up-vote! You guys rock!

[@y00h0011]

Yep! Still hate wallpaper removal. Thanks for reminding me.

[@TenmaFN]

Helping neighbors and refusing payment.... its called southern hospitality and just helping others who need it. The world needs more of that.

[@durkus]

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.

[@rickbarber6758]

Ya, I've done that many times.

[@keithbartlett6708]

Thank you men!

[@sunnystar3321]

Thanks for helping your neighbor!! I wish more people would help instead of judge or complain.

[@brianwood5220]

great job guys. Gave a great weekend.

[@marshsees1532]

Just found your channel. Awesome father/son relationship. Like the down to earth tips. Great help for a diy guy like me!

[@sama1732]

You are just awesome. I've learned so much watching your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@jessicahites871]

Awesome job guys!

[@bigneilh]

awesome! great job as always!

[@AquaPeet]

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!

[@dominicdoyle2895]

You guys are awesome. Great technical insights. You’re also a very good technical drawer too.

[@michaelmclaughlin5748]

Awesome.Seeing up dated materials.

[@user-sp3ng5es1y]

Great videos.

[@rico1319]

Y’all are so jacked up (motivated) it’s great to see you work together with such gusto! Plus good karma in the neighborhood!! 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱

[@abdal-haqq1688]

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!

[@firemanj35]

You guys are making great content and i love your attention to the details. Thanks.

[@jmaxim80]

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.

[@cancelchannel3394]

Amen to helping neighbors, God Bless you and your family and friends ")

[@drewcama5481]

Helping the neighbors, when you can, as much as you can. Smashing that like button!

[@cdurkinz]

Excellent as always good sirs.

[@kellyx57]

I like the music playing during demo!

[@b.powell3480]

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 😀

[@joewhite917]

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.

[@milesharlan1]

Studpack!! Thank You: for another enjoyable, entertaining, & educational video!! Keep up the good work!!

[@Visible.Friend]

Another great video! Luv y’all, Lee

[@TheAlvinHuang]

Excellent video and tutorial. You guys are very informative and detailed on the explanation. Keep it coming brothers!

[@matthewrick]

Another great production!

[@Richardcardiel-xs2yl]

Great videos

[@luisamezcua1504]

Love your work and videos keep them coming thank you

[@michaelquillen2679]

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!

[@joebinion1]

Loving these videos on your new remodel

[@JJE2010MO]

Keep up the super job guys!

[@thedalillama]

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.

[@ssbmeleefan31]

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.

[@whoopsydoosy3179]

Nice job guys

[@patrickboeing8521]

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!!!

[@lordginger636]

Man y'all helping the neighbor lady out is super wholesome good job guys

[@78consecratedcardsofart78]

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!

[@CarriefourRouge]

Yes, if only I had known that earlier. Now having to remove some plasterboard in the hall as it is completely bu@reed!

[@78consecratedcardsofart78]

@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.

[@user-fg6eb2hn9x]

Nice job

[@thatBMWill]

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.

[@dandexinventor]

nice work guys!

[@danfrancis1984]

Hi guys. Im a kitchen and bathroom specialist in the UK. Your videos are great, its so interesting to see how differently things are done in the states. Keep up the good work 💪🏻

[@user-cp8gn8di6d]

Awesome! Studpack is the best! You are interesting and informative.

[@jpack61108]

love the m12 line of tools

[@mfielding007]

Great video really enjoyed it

[@bumlifestyle1199]

I learned yall are awesome!!

[@MrNeilypops]

Nice work Guys! Greetings from Luxembourg!

[@lewisworkshop]

Great video as usual. Love the Snake Oil Salesman music!

[@jpdreamsPWS]

Love the way you work together. Would have loved working with you. Love your attention to detail. Keep up the good work.

[@doug6131]

you guys are true professionals!

[@kevinintheusa8984]

We have removed wallpaper in two of our homes and we will never use it in our new remodel, ever. We are also working to make the wall to ceiling transitions as straight as possible so we can also not use crown in any of our rooms. We have a home now that took out the crown in all the bedrooms and living spaces and we love the look. The only crown in the entire home is hallways and in the formal dining room. Great video.

[@reubenruby27]

another great video guys. really enjoy your content. i think i learn something new every time i watch.

[@therealdojj]

Wall paper review So be interesting to see what works 👍

[@customizedtrainingservices2079]

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!!!

[@dwoodog]

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.

[@mackjeez]

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.

[@htownblue11]

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.

[@dennismicelli515]

Awesome

[@nephewsque6751]

Great job fellas... I'm actually reconstructing our whole house now due to hurricane ida. But I see progress every day. Keep up the good work

[@scoobtoober2975]

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

[@theXtraThick]

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 👍

[@talontooner]

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

[@AshOnTop23]

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.

[@joshuawilson1989]

i have the makita 18v saw like that and it's awesome for smaller work like this

[@garbelfunkle]

Helping people is great to see, brings good karma.

[@iamnolegend483]

Absolutely!

[@carlitocarlo4463]

If you put wallpaper on drywall or any wall use a primer. Also tend to grind off the first layer of wallpaper with my drywall sander and course sandpaper. Something like 60 grid. Anyway great job guys!

[@denisegaylord382]

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.

[@zznet2]

For smaller pours, I prefer the bucket and drill mixer approach. Easier to carry a bucket indoors and super quick.

[@richardbennett22]

I hate wallpaper and it's forbidden in any home I have. You guys made the right decision removing that drywall. I'm watching closely how your doing the new shower/drain install as I plan on doing a remodel this winter in our bathroom. 👍👍

[@sharondymond]

Nice exchange with your neighbor, dawlin'.

[@adriancarey7848]

It's nice to be nice, well done lads.

[@rogerweaver7686]

Had same paper issue in a house I bought and also had ceiling tiles that were suspect of having asbestos. I just covered the whole place with 1/4" sheetrock.

[@dncndan1]

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.

[@treeguyable]

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.

[@marjoriejudge5348]

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 -

[@joshuawilson1989]

Lol... I have that same exact blue pull bar...

[@BrianBoudreau12]

I love the intro. You guys crack me up. 😂

[@amoszook3775]

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.