Things Ottawa Buyers May Notice #14 - Wallpaper

Posted on May 29, 2008
Filed Under Listing and Selling Your Home, Things Buyers May Notice, Valerie Zinger

WALLPAPER

As I go out with Buyers looking at houses and host Open Houses on Sundays, there are things buyers seem to repeatedly notice. This series looks at the good and the not-so-good things that buyers have noticed.

Not-So-Good - Wallpaper - The buyer was looking for a home built in the 60s. Yes, I know, the 60s!!!!! For the best list price, we were finding homes untouched for the past 40 years. Original owners (and there were a few) were just now selling. Do you know what is in those homes? Well, I am going to start by talking about the wallpaper. Holy Hannah! My buyer was not born in the 60s and thought that the paper might be kitchy. No - not so much. After 40 years it is permanently glued to the wall and removing paper like that will take time, effort and lots of patience. Do you think the seams were glued down with airplane glue (another part of the 60s)? My money was on the drywall / plaster coming away with the paper.

Here are some samples that I found on Flickr that are identical or close cousins of the colour, type and style we saw: