Wallpaper
Strip, skim, and hang. Most 'wallpaper jobs' are a drywall job in disguise. We do this across Monmouth and Ocean County from Ocean Township. Call and we come look before we write the scope.
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Wallpaper, on one written scope.
Strip, skim, and hang. Most 'wallpaper jobs' are a drywall job in disguise.
What’s included on a wallpaper visit.
We inspect the cause, check what else it touched, and leave a written scope with materials and timing. The visit is free and there is no obligation to book the work.
What to know before the visit.
Have ready
Clear the room and move what you can out, because the walls need to be open to the floor. Take switch plates and outlet covers off, or let us. If you bought the paper, have it all on site with the dye lot matching and enough for the pattern repeat. The first three checks are whether the existing wall is painted, papered, or bare drywall, whether there is a moisture problem at the baseboard, and how the wall reads under a light held flat against it. A wavy wall will show through.
- Removal
- Skim
- Prime
- Hang on a flat wall
The visit
Removal is a drywall job in disguise. We score, soften, and scrape, then skim what the paper takes with it. The wall gets primed before anything new goes up. New paper goes on a flat wall. Liner is for walls that will not skim smooth enough.
Paint over wallpaper is the wall we get called to fix. The seams telegraph, and stripping it later takes the paint and the paper and the facing of the drywall. We will not add another layer.
Permit
Hanging or stripping wallpaper is a finish trade and normally needs no permit in New Jersey. No inspection is involved. A permit would only come up if the work grows into something else, such as replacing drywall as part of a permitted renovation, adding a receptacle or a light, or a repair where a wall or a header is opened. Skim coating, priming, and hanging are not permitted work. We tell you if the scope crosses that line rather than assume.
On the Shore
Wallpaper fails early on the Shore because the wall behind it moves with the humidity. Paper and adhesive take on moisture, the seams lift, and vinyl traps damp against the drywall until the facing softens. A shore house that sits closed for weeks is the worst case. That is why the wall gets a primer or a size that seals, why we avoid paper in a bathroom or a laundry, and why we look at the baseboard and the rim for a moisture source before hanging anything.
When we leave
We walk the wall under a raking light and press every seam with a seam roller while the adhesive is still workable. Any bubble gets worked out or injected and rolled. Trim and baseboard get wiped, and the floor gets swept. We tell you the cure time before you wash the wall, and we say how long to keep the room from getting cold or damp. Furniture and pictures go back after the adhesive sets, usually the next day.
Built with
We use a gel stripper or a perforator with warm water for removal, a setting-type or lightweight joint compound for the skim, and a wall primer or size that seals the surface before hanging. Adhesive is a clear or a vinyl-over-vinyl type matched to the paper, with a paper-backed or non-woven product where the wall is imperfect. Seams get rolled, and a liner is used only where the wall will not skim flat. A sharp blade and a seam roller are the tools that decide how the job looks.
Can you remove vinyl paper?
Yes. It comes off in sheets and leaves the glue. The glue is the slow part, and it has to go or the skim will not stick.
Plaster underneath?
We go slower. Plaster keys let go if you rush the scraper. Loose keys get repaired before primer.
Will you hang paper I bought?
If there is enough, including waste for the pattern match. A bolt short of a match is a stop, not a seam in the middle of the wall.
Bathrooms?
Only paper made for a bath, on a wall that is not the inside of a wet shower. A shower is tile.
How long before we can lean a chair against it?
After the adhesive has set, usually the next day. We leave that on the note.
Do you size the wall?
Primer or size, yes. Raw drywall drinks the adhesive and the seam opens.
How many rolls do I need?
Measure the wall area and divide by the usable coverage on the roll, then add for the repeat. A large pattern can waste a third of a roll. We check your number against the wall before you buy more or open the last one.
Can you match a paper that was discontinued?
Sometimes, by cross-matching the pattern and the color, but the lot will not be exact. We can paper one wall as a feature so a slight shift reads as intentional. If the paper is gone, paint is often the cleaner answer.
Do you paper ceilings?
We can, and it is slower work with more waste. A ceiling shows every seam and every wrinkle under a light. On a shore house we check for moisture and stains first. Many ceilings look better skimmed and painted.
Will the seams show?
On a good wall with a tight match, no. On a wall that is not flat, the seam is where the defect telegraphs. That is why the skim and the primer come before the paper, not after. We would rather do the prep than hang paper over a defect.
Other painting jobs we handle
Interior Wall and Ceiling Painting
Rooms painted after patching, caulking, and priming, with the floors covered and the furniture moved.
Interior Trim and Door Painting
Base, casing, doors, and shutters painted with the hardware off and the brush marks gone.
Cabinet Refinishing
Kitchens and vanities cleaned, scuffed, primed, and sprayed so the finish holds on a door that gets opened daily.
Exterior Painting and Siding Prep
Wash, scrape to a sound edge, spot-prime, and paint on the days the weather allows it.
Tell us what is wrong. We will tell you what it takes.
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