Wallpaper Removal Service in Franklin Park, IL
We strip old paper, steam off the stubborn layers, skim the wall smooth, and paint. Furniture moved, floors covered, and a written price before we start. Licensed and insured.
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Quick Answer
Wallpaper removal in Franklin Park starts at $399 per room including paint, and a whole home runs around $1,600 on average. That price comes from Vanguard Painting, a licensed and insured company based eight minutes away in Melrose Park. Every job includes steam removal of all layers, wall repair and skimming, one coat of primer, two coats of paint, and a full cleanup. We remove wallpaper from living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms across Franklin Park and the rest of Cook County.
What You Get When We Remove Your Wallpaper
Book wallpaper removal in Franklin Park and this is the package. Nothing gets added on later.
Everything shifted to the center and sheeted. Floors protected too.
Old paper softened and peeled off clean, including vinyl and fabric.
All glue residue scrubbed off the wall surface completely.
Holes, gouges and torn drywall paper patched and skimmed flat.
Every wall sanded so it feels like new drywall.
Sealer primer so the paint bonds evenly across the whole surface.
Full paint job on the stripped walls in your color of choice.
All dust cleaned up, furniture returned, then we walk with you.
Wallpaper Removal Prices in Franklin Park
Here's where our pricing starts on wallpaper removal in Franklin Park. How many layers, the size of the room, and how much repair is needed move the final number. You get that in writing first.
Not sure which fits your Franklin Park home? Call (708) 815-7720. Most wallpaper jobs get priced over the phone in about five minutes.
Franklin Park Wallpaper Comes in All Kinds of Trouble
Mid-century Franklin Park ranches and 1920s bungalows come with wallpaper that's been on the walls for thirty years. Some layers are fabric. Some are vinyl. All of them take patience to get off clean.
Thirty years of layers
Many homes have three or four layers of paper on the walls. Steam and patience are the only ways to get it all off without destroying the drywall underneath.
Vinyl wallpaper that doesn't absorb
Shiny vinyl paper won't soak up stripper or steam. We score it first so the moisture can get through to the adhesive behind it.
Old adhesive that stains
White glue residue can look clean but will bleed through paint if we don't wash it all off. We scrub every wall before primer goes on. See drywall repair for fix-ups.
Wallpaper removal isn't about speed. It's about getting every scrap off so the wall looks like new drywall. That's the only way the paint job looks right.
How We Remove Wallpaper in a Franklin Park Home
Eight steps, same order every time, whether it's one bedroom or a whole ranch house.
Inspect and quote
We check every wall, count the layers, and write the price down first.
Move and protect
Furniture centered and draped. Floors and trim taped off.
Score vinyl paper
Vinyl layers get scored so steam can reach the glue.
Steam and strip
Every layer peeled away with steam, section by section.
Wash off adhesive
All glue residue scrubbed off the wall completely.
Patch and skim
Holes, tears and gouges filled. The whole wall skimmed smooth.
Prime and paint
Sealer primer then two coats of paint in your color.
Clean and walk
All dust removed, furniture back, and we walk with you.
The Franklin Park Rooms Where We Strip Most Paper
Franklin Park homeowners call us for wallpaper removal in these three spaces most often. Same careful stripping on all of them.
Living rooms and dining rooms
Formal rooms with 1970s paper that's peeling at the seams. Part of our house painting service and a very common Franklin Park job.
Kitchens and bathrooms
Grease and humidity make kitchen and bath paper harder to remove. We take extra care around cabinets and fixtures. See kitchen painting.
Bedrooms and hallways
Old floral patterns and border papers in bedrooms. We strip them all and paint the rooms fresh.
A Crew That Handles Wallpaper Without Damaging the Walls
Our shop is at 541 Winston Dr in Melrose Park. Franklin Park is eight minutes away, so we can usually get out for an estimate within a few days. The person who writes your quote is the person who shows up with the steamer and the scrapers.
We work the near west suburbs every week and we know how to handle old wallpaper. Same crew, same careful stripping, same price sheet whether you're on Grand Avenue or down by the Metra tracks. If a spot needs extra repair after the paper comes off, we handle it on site.
Wallpaper removal often leads to more work too. Plenty of Franklin Park customers add exterior painting or cabinet painting once the walls are fresh.
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Wallpaper Problems Franklin Park Homeowners Have
Here's what people tell us about their wallpaper, and here's what the wall looks like when we finish.
The problem
Old vinyl and fabric paper resists peeling. Takes hours of steam and scraping to budge.
Adhesive stains bleed through paint if not washed off completely.
Paper that's been stuck for decades tears the drywall surface when you try to remove it.
What you get
Steam and patience get every layer off without damaging the wall underneath.
We scrub every inch so the adhesive is gone before primer goes on.
Any damage from removal is patched and skimmed so the wall feels like new.
True on every Franklin Park wallpaper job we take:
Franklin Park Walls After Wallpaper Removal
All the old paper gone. Walls flat, primed, painted and ready to stay that way.
What Franklin Park Homeowners Say About Wallpaper Removal
We get most of our Franklin Park wallpaper jobs from word of mouth. Here's what people said after we stripped their old paper.
Other Franklin Park Painting Work We Do
Wallpaper removal is a specialty, but the same crew handles most of what a house needs.
Popcorn ceilings
Textured ceilings painted. See popcorn ceiling painting.
Basement painting
Full basements including block walls. See basement painting.
Drywall repair
Walls fixed before or after removal. See drywall repair.
Kitchen painting
Kitchens painted after removal. See kitchen painting.
Painting more than one space? We cover the whole Cook County service area, and everything we do in town sits on the Franklin Park painting page.
Wallpaper Removal in Franklin Park, IL: Common Questions
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Get Your Franklin Park Wallpaper Removed Right
Free estimate, a real written price, licensed and insured, and a crew eight minutes away. Book online and take $50 off.