THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT PEEL & STICK - Don't Be FOOLED!

That is an incredible point! No one talks about what it takes to remove peel and stick wall paper or vinyl flooring or how long it can last or stay up if used in other ways. I didn't even consider thickness as a factor in addition to the adhesive. Thank you so much for sharing your experience - really appreciate it!

FYI everyone. If you stick a layer of contact paper down on your floor first and then put the peel and stick tiles on top of that itll come off clean everytime. Just make sure you cover your entire floor with contact paper first!

I installed click lock over the floors of my last house rental. The landlord liked them so much they paid me to not remove them. I charged what I paid for them plus labor and still got my full deposit back on move out. They were able to increase the rent on the next tenant due to the uograde!

Years ago we bought a house where someone previously had used those peel and stick carpet tiles in the living and dinning rooms. Then someone later had tried to remove it. We were stuck with two rooms with patchwork effect of tiles across part of each room, some clean hardwood flooring in areas and some floor covered in black goop from the glue residue. We were struggling with getting the mess up until by accident we found something that got the goop up fairly easier. One of our dogs had an accident and we used a cheap pet urine cleaner from a dollar store for the accident and noted that it loosened up the glue residue as well - better than the Goop Be Gone we were trying to use.

As a landlord, if I know if renter is capable, I will happily pay for some supplies. If it improves the house. I have been burned because everyone thinks they can paint! 😂

I hope ppl run across this video on their research for peel and stick. I enjoyed how honest and informative this is. Especially those who are renters and run the risk of learning the hard way.

Last year we did peel and stick vinyl tile marble in the basement bathroom. We tiled and grouted it. It’s definitely more permanent than people think!!

As a renter, you have to be careful about which peel and stick you use. 'Get permission' is always the best way to go about things. There is an easy stick shelf liner that DOES peel off with out any issues. It is for cabinet shelves, but I used on an old, beat up microwave cart (sides as well as shelves) and it works fine. But - I don't have kids so it isn't getting banged about. Peel and stick tiles can be wonderful if you take your time and install it correctly. It can be cheaper or it can be very expensive. But it isn't coming up easy peesey. It isn't really 'renter friendly'.

I respect you guys for your honesty, you don't get much of that on youtube.

What a beautiful, watchable couple❤

Thank you for this. I wish more people who do the "renter friendly" makeovers would be ethical enough to put the cons in their videos. Great video!

I used command poster strips to put my peel and stick up. Never removed the backing. It's in the kitchen covering back and side of wall near the stove. It looks like stainless steel. That makes it renter friendly. I haven't had to clean grease off my bare walls in 5 yrs. Easiest clean up ever!

Glad I saw this before we spent a few hundred dollars redoing the floors in my daughters 1st apartment! She’s sad to be stuck with the brown tile she hates, but glad she’s more likely to get her deposit back. Guess we will invest the floor tile money into a really lovely area rug instead.

This video just randomly came into my feed and I’m so glad it did, because not only am I obsessed with DIY and loved all the well thought out info you presented, but both of you have what may be the most pleasant voices I’ve ever heard in a YouTube video. I would honestly listen to you take turns reading random Wikipedia articles lol.

Don't forget the fumes that peelable wallpaper, flooring etc can give off and not ideal for small rooms for infants, children, animals such as birds that could be sensitive, or if you have respiratory issues or allergies. Adequate ventilation is needed to vent these fumes. The fumes come from the adhesives and plastic properties of the product. Also, to remove products a hairdryer on low may help soften the adhesive on sticky backed plastic. Wear a suitable respirator if using this method

Lots of experience here, get permission! Peel and stick put on correctly is next to permanent and can be harder to remove than simply cutting out the floor/wall and replacing it. It’s not easy to remove like say, wallpaper. It could cost you and your landlord big bucks to take out. Not renter friendly.

Thank you for this. As a lifelong renter, I'm always afraid of using stuff like peel & stick products because I don't want to mess up my apartment for the deposit, etc. I'm very conscientious about the places I live in, so hearing another opinion about these products is extremely helpful!

I will never forget the time I put peel-and-stick "wood" planks on a wall in our laundry room - only to find all of them on the floor the next morning. Yes, there may have been angry tears. I did proceed to nail every one of them down, but no, I would not do that again.

I know what I’m doing this weekend, binging your Peel & Stick playlist. I just got some for a backsplash in my guest bath, and just from this video I feel better about it. I’m not a renter, so I don’t need to pull it up, I’m happy to hear it will stay put. Thank you for this video, nobody ever talks about this.

This is so true! I've been saying this for a while. I think that speaking with the Landlord on a lon term rental about making these changes would be a smart choice. I'm renting temporarily and don't plan on being here next year so I definitely wouldn't invest $200 + on DIY projects. My kitchen is "Ugly" and I would love to transform it but I said why waste my money. So I just added some decor and it looks a little better. Lol