The short answer
We install wallpaper in West Park homes, covering bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms and more. Our work includes repairing plaster and drywall, priming, precise pattern matching and choosing materials that suit South Florida's humid climate.
West Park sits right at the border of Broward and Miami-Dade counties, about six miles northeast of our Miami Gardens base, and its neighborhoods are full of single-story homes, many built with concrete block walls and tile floors. Wallpaper is a natural way to give those rooms more warmth and personality. We hang wallpaper of all kinds in West Park, from classic patterned papers to modern non-wovens and tough vinyls. Every project starts with a close look at your walls, because in older homes the prep work often matters as much as the paper itself.
Working with older West Park homes
Homes with a few decades behind them tend to have walls that are slightly out of plumb, corners that are not quite square and plaster that has been patched more than once. None of that rules out wallpaper, but it shapes how we plan the job. We find the true vertical with a plumb line instead of trusting the corner, and we choose where the final seam should land so any pattern mismatch hides behind a door or in a corner nobody looks at.
We also look for signs of old water damage, especially near windows, since storms over the years may have left stains or soft spots that need attention before any covering goes up.
Wall prep we handle
Good wallpaper starts with a sound surface. Exterior walls in many local homes are concrete block with plaster on the inside, while interior walls are usually drywall. Each needs a slightly different approach.
On plaster, we repair hairline cracks and fill old anchor holes. On drywall, we fix nail pops, seal any torn paper face and sand rough patches. Every wall gets a wallcovering primer before paper goes up, which helps adhesion and makes future removal far easier.
- Remove old wallpaper and adhesive if present
- Repair cracks, holes and dents
- Skim heavily textured or uneven areas
- Apply wallcovering primer to every surface
Matching materials to each room
Living rooms and bedrooms suit almost any paper, though non-woven materials are especially practical because they stay stable and strip cleanly. Kitchens and bathrooms call for vinyl or vinyl-coated papers that resist humidity and can be wiped down. Laundry rooms and mudrooms benefit from the same durability.
Specialty materials like grasscloth, silk or flocked papers are beautiful but delicate. We suggest them for low-traffic, air-conditioned rooms where they will not face steam or splashes.
Pattern matching done right
Patterns come in straight matches, where the design lines up directly across strips, and drop matches, where every other strip shifts down by part of the repeat. Some papers also have random matches with no alignment needed. We read the roll labels, plan the layout to center the pattern on the most visible wall and cut strips in sequence to waste as little as possible.
Around windows, doors and built-ins, we keep the pattern aligned above and below the openings so the design flows naturally around the room.
Installing in a humid climate
In South Florida, May through October brings sticky heat and frequent afternoon thunderstorms, and the rest of the year is warmer and drier but never truly dry. Air conditioning runs most of the year, creating a big difference between outdoor and indoor humidity. Paper expands with moisture and shrinks as it dries, so we let rolls acclimate in the room, use adhesives suited to each material and press seams firmly.
Bathrooms need a working exhaust fan that vents outside. Without one, steam can loosen seams over time, even with vinyl paper.
Getting ready for installation
Clear small items and wall decor from the room, and let us know where furniture can be moved. Keep the rolls and their labels together. Plan for the room to stay closed to kids and pets during the work. When we finish, we reinstall cover plates, clean up and go over the results with you.
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