Hanging / removal / preparation

The walls. The paper. The price.

Labor guide for standard-height residential walls. Wallpaper, specialty adhesives, repairs, and removal are separate unless listed in your written quote.

Hanging & preparation

Prices below assume walls up to 9 feet high and ordinary access. A room price covers its walls, not its floor area. We measure and confirm the scope before work.

Feature wall

Up to 100 square feet; one wall, standard paper, sound and prepared surface.

From $320hanging labor

Whole room

Up to 350 square feet of wall area; standard paper on prepared walls.

From $980hanging labor

Old paper removal

One strippable layer. Stubborn backing and extra layers are quoted after a test area.

From $2.50per square foot · $200 minimum

Wall preparation

Minor filling, light sanding, and wallpaper primer on a sound wall.

From $1.75per square foot · $175 minimum

Ceilings, stairwells, murals, grasscloth, heavy texture, and extensive repairs need an individual quote. We review peel-and-stick paper before accepting a job. Paper and paste are never assumed to be included.

Choose, then count

Order the right rolls.

  1. See a physical sample in the room’s daylight and evening light. Check that the paper suits the room’s moisture and wear.
  2. Send the wall width, ceiling height, roll width and length, and pattern repeat. We work out the full-length drops and matching waste before you order.
  3. Confirm whether the seller prices by a single roll but ships double rolls. Order the agreed quantity from one dye lot and keep the labels.
  4. Order only after we confirm the count. Keep any agreed spare roll unopened; delivery and inspection come before the work date.

Before the visit

Give the wall some room.

  • Remove pictures, shelves, and loose decorations from the work wall.
  • Move small furniture and valuables out; leave at least 4 feet clear in front of the wall.
  • Arrange help for heavy furniture before the appointment.
  • Keep pets and children outside the work area, and leave a clear path from the door.

Leave electrical plates and fixtures for the agreed preparation plan. We protect the floor and talk through any fixture work at the visit.

A few things to settle first

Can you hang over old wallpaper?

We remove loose or layered paper first. A small test area tells us how it releases and what preparation the wall needs; removal is quoted separately.

Can you fit us in during December?

Ask during November for December 2026 work. We confirm a date after the paper arrives and is checked; a quote request does not hold a place in the diary.

Start with one wall.

Measurements and a paper description help us price the right job.

Request a wallpaper quote