How to clean painted or wallpapered walls!

Finish and maintain your new decor by cleaning your painted walls or wallpaper to perfection. During the decorating process and over time, walls become plagued with smudges, smears and fingerprints, which cause damage in the long run and produce a tired, unkempt appearance. 

You will need :

- Duster
- Cloths
- Natural sponge
- Bucket of cleaning solution (read on to find out how to mix cleaning solution)
- Bucket of clean water

Before you start the cleanup, protect your room. Cleaning your walls and wallpaper can be a very messy job, use a canvas drop cloth or dust sheet to
cover your floor and furniture. The cloth will absorb any soapy spillages. 

Now mix your cleaning solution – for light cleaning, mix warm water and some washing up liquid to create a cleaning solution. For heavily soiled walls, use a mixture of warm water, clear ammonia, white vinegar and Borax powder. This will provide a gentle yet powerful solution to tackle the most stubborn marks and stains.

 - How to remove tiles :

You will need :

- Dust sheet
- Dust mask
- Goggles
- Padded gloves
- Hammer
- Cold chisel (wide-bladed)
- Heavy duty refuse bag
- Scraper
- Plaster filler

To transform the look of your kitchen or bathroom it’s more than likely that you are going to have to remove a few old tiles. After all tiles are one item of home decor that is difficult to change the look of without removal. Prepare your room by removing as many items as you can and covering all work surfaces or sanitaryware with a dust sheet. 

It may be worth doubling up on dust sheet protection as small bits of tiles will be ground into the sheets and can often make their way to your floor, where they can cause considerable damage. Put on a dust mask, goggles and padded gloves before you begin to protect your eyes and hands during work and prevent inhalation of dust and debris.

 Use a hammer and cold chisel to remove tiles along the grout line. Hammer in the chisel underneath the tiles and lever to remove. Work your way around the room and collect all debris as you go to prevent damage to your floors and work surfaces, dispose of in a heavy duty refuse bag. 

Next scrape off any grout or adhesive that remains underneath the tiles, most will be loosened during tile removal. Use a scraper or cold chisel to remove grout and adhesive. If the plaster underneath becomes loose, then just chip it away and fill in with plaster filler later. If you have a stud wall, it may be easier to remove the entire plasterboard panel, adding new panels during redecoration.