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Q: I wallpapered one bathroom 20 years ago when our house was first built. I put wallpaper directly over unfinished wallboard. This was "removable" wallpaper, though my experience with that in other places tells me that it isn't very removable.

Q: I wallpapered one bathroom 20 years ago when our house was first built. I put wallpaper directly over unfinished wallboard.

This was "removable" wallpaper, though my experience with that in other places tells me that it isn't very removable.

This bathroom does not have a shower and there has been little steam in the room. I would like to get rid of the wallpaper, but I'm concerned about what kind of mess I'm going to find.

A: Probably a lot of mess. It pays to do it right the first time.