Tools for Prepping Walls
 

• Safety glasses or goggles
• Respirator or face mask
• Ear protectors
• Rubber gloves
• Pry bar
• Paint scraper
• Wallpaper steamer (rent if needed)
• Can opener or widening tool
• Fan
• Hand sanding block
• Orbital sander
• Screwdriver
• Putty knife
• Sponge
• Old clothes

Materials for Prepping Walls

• Spackle (compound)
• Fine-grit sandpaper
• (100-120-grit Aluminum Oxide or Production)
• Detergent and ammonia or tri-sodium phosphate (TSP)
• Self-adhesive drywall tape
• Primer or adhesive pad
• Sizing or vinyl preparation liquid (for wallpapering)

Tools for Wallpapering

• Steel tape measure
• Plumb Bob or 48" Level
• Water tray
• Seam roller
• Wallpaper smoothing brush
• Razor knife with lots of blades
• Broad knife
• Large sponge
• Bucket
• Pencil
• Ladders

Materials for Wallpapering

• Wallpaper
• Wallpaper paste (if needed)
• Rags