Steam wallpaper stripper?

[merckx]

I'm just wondering if these steam wallpaper stripper's are any good.

If they are , do you have to get a good one for say £150 or the cheaper ones good too.

I've been looking at the Earlex ones , you can buy them for home use and for the professional decorator.

Thanks

[Havard]

I got a new one form Argos for £20! Shit hot. Don't spend any more as they are all the same IMO. The one on mine could do with a slightly large water tank but when it gets low, it is an ideal time to stop for a brew!:p

H.

[Ark]

Yeah we got one and it was ace. Can't remember the brand, it might have been earlex, but it only cost about £40 from Homebase. Make sure you get one with a separate pan on a hose, rather than the all-in-one thing, because you'll be lifting loads of water around - that's hard work.

[dazla]

Don't get a dear one mate. Any cheap one will do. After all you'll only get to use it once and then it will be packed away for a couple of years.

[DaveK]

When I started decorating my house I did the first half of the lounge without one and it was a nightmare. Much much easier with a cheap one from Argos / Homebase etc.

[mk47]

or you could hire one :) we rented one from HSS hire shops i think and it was about £20.

[Havard]

or you could hire one :) we rented one from HSS hire shops i think and it was about £20.

You can buy one for that Maz:rolleyes: A sign of a guy with too much money!!:p

H.

[merckx]

Thanks everyone, nice to hear that the cheap ones work. :)

I thought you might say they're rubbish. :d

There's one at Argos reduced from £33 to £25 .


http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7110704.htm

[heartworm]

we got one at the mighty £25 from argos and it was fantastic looks like the same one actually

[merckx]

we got one at the mighty £25 from argos and it was fantastic looks like the same one actually
Great, I'll get one tomorrow. :thumbs:

[turbonut]

Suggestion: keep a window in the room slightly open or you will disappear in a cloud of steam...:rolleyes: ;) lol

[paul_y3k]

the only benefit with the bigger ones.. is a bigger footplate (?) so it covers more wall so it's quicker (well in theroy)

[Soonto"HAS"soop]

Watch out with the larger professional use ones, as my boss took half of his plaster off the wall as he wasn't used to using one.

[Pot]

For a moment then I thought you were on about a raunchy desktop feature...