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Sayers Painting
4.9(
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Wallcovering or Wallpaper - Removal

Serving Middletown, DE and surrounding areas

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In business since 2000

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Jim and his crew did excellent work removing old wallpaper from our two-story foyer and dining room, and then painting our foyer, upstairs hallway, living room, and dining room. Removing the wallpaper was a tough job and required many hours of prep work to ensure the walls were smooth and ready for painting afterwards. Sayers paid great attention to detail, making sure all seams and nail pops where hidden, and all molding was caulked to perfection. Sayers also made sure that dust and dirt stayed within the work area, and they vacuumed at the end of each day. In addition to their excellent work, they had the lowest bid out of the four contractors that bid on the project. I will hire Sayers for my future painting projects."
Sayers Painting
Silver Maple Farms
Silver Maple Farms
Silver Maple Farms
Dickey's  BBQ

+12

Response time6 hrs
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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HHI Painting Services
4.9(
17
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Wallcovering or Wallpaper - Removal

Serving Middletown, DE and surrounding areas

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

HHI Painting Services is a quality, full service painting company. We offer interior and exterior painting as well and drywall repair, staining and refinishing. Our clients receive a unique and pleasant customer experience as we bring the visions they have for their home or business to life! Let our team of elite painters wow you today!

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Recommended by100%of homeowners
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IMA Painting
5.0(
20
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Wallcovering or Wallpaper - Removal

Serving Middletown, DE and surrounding areas

In business since 2019

Free estimates

IMA Painting is specialized in residential interior and exterior painting. We offer our services in DE and PA. We offer a wide range of services for homeowners and local contractors.we deliver grade A materials and quality work .We do a pre and post inspections of our work to make sure that you are satisfied with our work. IMA Painting is set to meet your requirements.

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Doyle Drywall Co
4.7(
137
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Wallcovering or Wallpaper - Removal

Serving Middletown, DE and surrounding areas

In business since 1995

Free estimates

"From my first email and phone contacts to his visit for an estimate, Larry was professional and very helpful. We received an original estimate that was very competitive with other contractors but the difference with Larry, is that he did not try to get us to do other unnecessary work in order to jack up the price. Even with the addition of cutting and installing trim around the doors and windows, his estimate was the best one out there. Larry and Raphael arrived right on time Monday morning, prepped the room by putting down heavy duty paper on the floor, removed the old drywall, installed insulation to three walls, and then cut and hung new drywall to four walls. Larry and Raphael returned early Tuesday morning to finish with the drywall as well as to cut and install trim to two doors, two windows and floor trim. They even did some touch-up work to problem areas in our ceiling that was not covered in the estimate. Larry and Raphael removed all of the trash from the room and then cleaned the floors in the bedroom as well as the hallway and the entryway. They did such an awesome job with the room that we will definitely have them back to work on our kitchen and our bathroom. I cannot express just how happy we are with the work that Larry and Raphael did, they do excellent work and even tolerated our jumping and yapping puppy.
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Recommended by95%of homeowners
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Dominic's Painting
4.6(
129
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Wallcovering or Wallpaper - Removal

Serving Middletown, DE and surrounding areas

In business since 2004

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I hired Dominic's Painting to paint the entire exterior of my old (1700's) colonial home in the Summer of 2017. This was a very big project and they did such a fantastic job that I hired them once again to paint (and wallpaper) the interior of my house in late 2017. I was totally satisfied with all the work that they did. They were punctual, hardworking and very professional at all times. I had gotten several other job estimates before hiring them and their price was the most reasonable for the work. John is a pleasure to work with and I have no hesitation in recommending this company to anyone who needs either interior or exterior paining done. I particularly recommend them for the difficult job of painting an old home. My home needed a lot of plastering and special care and nothing was a problem for them. They went above and beyond my expectations-always ready to do anything that was needed. Check this company out before you hire anyone else!"
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Recommended by95%of homeowners
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Fine Painters Inc
4.4(
281
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Wallcovering or Wallpaper - Removal

Serving Middletown, DE and surrounding areas

In business since 1996

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Although he ran late for our initial appointment, when I met Luis to get an estimate for the work involved I was impressed by his thoroughness, product knowledge and his detailed note taking about the job. Previous painters who had come by had been abrupt and lacked the detailed focus. I had made up a pretty detailed questionnaire so I could thoroughly assess each painters input about the job. When I asked Luis about the nail pops showing in some ceiling areas he assured me that they would fix them with 2 screws on either side removing the offending nail. Right answer. I was impressed. He also reviewed the steps taken in prep--plastic over the cabinets, paper covering floors, patching, sanding, priming, taping, chaulking etc. Because I had wallpaper glue issues from a previously poorly done paint job he assured me walls would be sanded, patched and then primed with an oil based primer to seal in the glue. That is what paint experts had recommended. Again I was impressed. The written up estimate detailing the job arrived a few days later via email. We communicated and revised the proposal back and forth until I was pleased that it incorporated all the details of the job including paint brands to be used. Although English is not Luis' first language we communicated fairly well via phone and email. He assured me that at least someone on the job would be able to communicate as well as he. I liked Luis, was impressed by the high ratings on Angie's List and found him to be more respectful and customer satisfaction oriented than other painters I had spoken to for an estimate. He also gave me the best price to do the job, particularly with the Angie's List discount. So I decided to go with his firm of which he is the principal owner. Scheduling the job went pretty smoothly working to accommodate my desire to get the job done in October before the holidays. On the first day two painters arrived more than 2.5 hours later than I had been told to expect them. Only one spoke a reasonable amount of English, the other very little. Both were very nice guys, for the most part diligent workers, with no attitude, but communication would end up being a real problem. They spent the first day prepping the kitchen area and other two rooms. Next 3 days they arrived on time around 9am and worked until about 6pm. They didn't take long lunches or breaks. The job was taking longer than Luis had calculated based on the prep required. My husband and I at the end of each day found issues in their prep--mostly careless patching, sanding or lack of. Their lack of attention to detail was disappointing, but they kept a positive attitude. During the job I received follow-up phone calls and emails from Luis asking for feedback. Twice a "supervisor" stopped by, but I didn't see much value. He first showed up midafternoon on the second day. His English was not good, so my communication with him was poor. I couldn't understand what he was saying to the painters, but it did not seem to me that he was insuring that a protocol of company standards or that the details of our written estimate were being followed. During the last couple days of the job, the painter who was doing the outside painting job spent alot of time on his handheld cell phone apparently having personal conversations while propped up on a ladder. I also discovered that he wasn't waiting the 4 hours between coats required by the manufacturer and had to point it out to him and Luis. Luis had assured me during the estimate that they followed the manufacturer reco. (I had previously experienced this problem with another painter resulting in a poor job.) Although I was home working, I had decided to be mostly hands-off on the job relying on the detailed written proposal to insure that the job was done according to specifications. The only thing I checked on was that they were using the right paint, finish and color for each element to be painted. Big mistake. When the job was done and they had left, the next day I found the remaining paint cans in the garage where I'd asked them to leave them. I discovered that they had used a latex primer rather than the specified oil-based primer on the walls. Then it hit me, I had never heard the power drill going to screw down the areas where there had been nail pops. I couldn't believe it. I was very upset. Took me several days to reach out to Luis with a detailed email expressing my grievances. Luis had told me the day they finished not to pay them, but to take a day or two to check out the work. I was glad I had that leverage. We found some spots bleeding through, a wall area missing it's second coat of paint, places where patches were not sanded enough or primed before painting so their finish was different calling attention to the patch, areas on the kitchen walls were there was still alligatored patches from previous wallpaper glue that was suppose to have been removed, and areas of trim where the paint was reflecting lack of a second coat of paint. I told Luis I wanted him to come by and see the work for himself and discuss the possible remedies. About a week later Luis met with me to review the job. He was very apologetic. For 3 weeks we lived with the main floor of our house in disarray. He brought the same painters with him and they worked through the remedies that day. He offered to completely redo the kitchen with the oil-based primer, but I agreed that fixing the areas pointed out and extending my warranty would suffice. I couldn't go another couple of days. I think Luis needs to provide better training and supervision of his workers. The workers should have gone over the details of the signed proposal with me when they arrived to make it clear they understood the requirements of the job. I also think they need to improve their English and communication skills."
Recommended by89%of homeowners
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Frank's Wallcovering Painting Contracting Services
4.5(
11
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Wallcovering or Wallpaper - Removal

Serving Middletown, DE and surrounding areas

In business since 1985

Free estimates

".He came one day after i called for an estimate and gave a lower estimate in case we wanted to try to finish removing the paper and buy the paint. we said no give us an estimate with all the work done by him the second estimate was $460 and still was well worth it for the work it involved. He had a couple of days work because of the skimcoating needing drying time. from beginning to end, he was here 3 times and each time at exactly 8:30 AM. he worked diligently and was an extremely competent painter. i decided to call him the wall doctor because i didn't think anybody could fix our horrible wall that nice for so little. i recommend him to anybody.
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Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Joseph Sullivan Professional Painting
4.7(
299
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Wallcovering or Wallpaper - Removal

Serving Middletown, DE and surrounding areas

In business since 2008

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Let me start by saying that my husband is the one who did the walk-through estimate with Joe. I wasn't there and I can't verify that my husband explained exactly what we were looking for. But I was under the impression that the wallpaper would be sealed and the walls repaired so that when they were painted over, you wouldn't be able to tell there was wallpaper in the first place. We got an estimate from another company and they were planning on skimming the walls several times to create the smooth surface. I was under the impression that this was what Joe and his guys were doing, too.
I was wrong.
When the office was completed you could see the stripes where the pieces of wallpaper met. I was very unhappy with this and told Joe. To his credit, he immediately offered to fix the walls. His guys skimmed over the seams and repainted. The result, though was that now there are bands of a different texture, so it's still noticeable. 
If you're not looking too closely, the rooms look great. But when you pay attention to the details, you see things like where the guys painted over chips in the window sill, instead of sanding them out or filling them or whatever. There's a very noticeable wallpaper seam in the bedroom. Some of the edging is uneven. When they cleaned on the final day, the guys left drips of charcoal paint on the bathroom threshold. These are things I expect when WE paint our house, not when we pay someone a big ol' chunk of money to paint it.
That said, I would work with this company again. The paint crew guys were super professional and polite. We couldn't be there every day and we felt secure leaving them in our house. One of the guys even walked our dog one day because he was antsy. That goes above and beyond. We tipped them well.
Joe installed the molding himself, and he did a beautiful job. We had the ceiling painted charcoal and brought the color down about five inches on the wall. Then there's the molding, and then the lavender color we used on the walls. It's really quite stunning.
I'd love to give the company an A, but I do feel like there was some attention to detail lacking. I will make sure that the next time I hire them or any other painter I have every little thing spelled out in the estimate, so there's no room for interpretation.
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Installed wainscotting and tile floor.  Painted ceiling walls and woodwork
Installed Tile floor. Painted ceiling, walls and woodwork
Installed crown molding.  Painted ceiling, walls and woodwork.
Great detail in two story living room
Installed wainscotting. Painted ceiling, walls and woodwork

+5

Recommended by96%of homeowners
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G.S. Van Hekle Painting
4.5(
35
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Wallcovering or Wallpaper - Removal

Serving Middletown, DE and surrounding areas

In business since 2006

Free estimates

"The deal wasn't clear on what it included. He was only going to paint the walls, not the trim or door. He also wouldn't remove any face plates or anything; he wanted me to do the prep work before he came and painted the walls."
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Wallpaper Removal questions, answered by experts

Wallpaper steamers can be very helpful for removing large sections of wallpaper more easily, but they’re not always a good idea for DIYers. The drywall behind your wallpaper is meant to stay dry, and excessive moisture from improper technique with a wallpaper steamer can leave you with severe wall damage. Drywall also retains moisture, which could result in mold growth over time. It’s best to hire a professional to remove your wallpaper with a steamer to avoid wall damage and related moisture issues.

Removing a wallpaper border requires the same process to remove full walls of wallpaper. Clear the area, spray down the surface with your hot water and vinegar solution or store-bought spray, wait 10 to 15 minutes, then scrape it off with a putty knife. Sometimes, border wallpaper lifts easier than larger sheets, so you can just peel it right off the wall by hand.

In most cases, it is not recommended to wallpaper over existing wallpaper, as the success depends on the type of paper already on the wall. While you might be able to cover non-coated wallpaper, you should never apply new wallpaper over a vinyl-coated one, which is more common. Doing so can lead to poor adhesion, resulting in bubbles, imperfections, and peeling. It can also trap moisture, potentially causing hazardous mold growth between the layers.

Even if the existing wallpaper is suitable, experts recommend applying only one new layer. Adding multiple layers (more than two total) can cause significant adhesion problems, leading to warping and bubbling. For the best results, the recommended approach is to remove the old wallpaper and all paste residue before hanging the new paper. If you are unsure about your wallpaper type, consider consulting a professional.

It can take a professional anywhere between several hours and a full day to remove wallpaper in one room. How long wallpaper removal takes depends on the type of adhesive, the wallpaper’s age, the condition of the walls, and more.

The average cost to install or hang wallpaper is around $575 per room or project, with typical prices ranging from $200 to $1,500. Costs can be higher for custom or luxury products. Since project size varies, it's often helpful to estimate labor costs per square foot, which generally fall between $1 and $7, with an average of $4 per square foot. The total cost depends on several factors, including the quality and type of wallpaper, the size and type of the room, and whether old wallpaper must be removed first. Opting for less expensive materials like peel-and-stick wallpaper or choosing to do the installation yourself can lower the overall cost. For the most accurate estimate, it is best to have a professional inspect the space and provide a quote.

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