We Look Under the Paint
An older Jacksonville room can hold a previous owner's paper beneath its paint. Choose "Paper painted over" on the form and the estimate accounts for it. We strip and repair the wall as part of the job.
In-Town Wallpaper Installation in Jacksonville, NC
Wallpaper Installation in Jacksonville's Older Homes
The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the city's median build year at 1992, and 9,283 of its roughly 25,400 homes were built before 1980. Those older rooms are where a wallpaper job takes more than paste and a brush.
Two places show the range. The Mill Avenue Historic District, listed on the National Register in 1990, holds 31 contributing buildings developed after 1890, in Late Victorian and Craftsman bungalow styles. Brynn Marr has homes from the 1970s and 1980s.
A room of either era may still carry an earlier owner's paper, sometimes under a coat or two of paint, and the oldest houses may have plaster rather than drywall. Old paper comes down and the wall is repaired as part of every installation we do, since a seam can't hide a ridge left underneath.
Ownership shapes the job too. About 61 percent of occupied homes in the city are rented, so if you're a tenant, get your landlord's approval before ordering rolls. One home in five is a townhome or other attached unit, and in those we work inside your unit only.
The crew drives up from Wilmington. An average wallpaper job takes a day or less, so a typical room is finished in one visit.
What Our Wallpaper Installation Includes in Jacksonville
Most people who call us have already picked their paper, either their own find or a designer's specification. No paper ordered yet? We size the order from the pattern repeat, so one purchase covers the room. Every installer is on our W-2 payroll, part of a second-generation wallpaper company, and none of the work goes to a subcontractor. We don't hang peel-and-stick. Read the complete method on our wallpaper installation page.
What every installation includes
A roll count from the pattern repeat, if you haven't bought paper
Existing paper stripped and the wall repaired first
Primer or sizing matched to the surface
A plumb starting line set off a level, never off the corner
The pattern matched across every seam
Inside corners cut by hand, never wrapped
A walkthrough with you, then cleanup
What changes in Jacksonville's older homes
In a Craftsman-era house or a 1970s ranch, the first task is finding out what sits under the paint. Paper that was painted over can blister once it gets wet, so we test a small patch before deciding how it comes off. Plaster in the oldest houses gets checked for loose spots and patched before sizing. If you bought rolls before we saw the room, tell us the house's age; older walls are rarely square, and trimming to a leaning corner uses extra paper. Once the wall is sound, the hanging itself runs the same as in a new townhome.
Why Jacksonville Homeowners Hire Intracoastal Wallcovering for Wallpaper
10% Off for Military Households
Tell us you're a military household when you request the estimate and 10 percent comes off the installation. If orders brought you to an older house, the paper can change before the furniture comes off the truck.
Inside Corners Cut by Hand
Old walls seldom meet at a true right angle. Our installers cut each inside corner against a straight edge instead of wrapping it, so the pattern restarts level on the next wall. We belong to the Wallpaper Installers Association.
The Quote Survives the Drive
We answer the phone, and we call before we arrive, whatever the drive from Wilmington. Once you accept it, the quote is the quote we honor, and every installation carries our 1-year workmanship guarantee.
How Wallpaper Installation Works for a Jacksonville Home
From the first conversation to the finished room.
01Say What Covers the Wall
Open the instant estimate and choose paint, old paper or paper under paint. A close-up of a seam or a lifted corner helps us judge removal.
02Get a Price and Roll Count
Your number comes back right away. No paper yet? We count rolls from the pattern repeat and allow for a room that isn't square.
03Pick Your Date
We usually book two to three weeks out. Tell us a fixed closing or move-in date so the schedule works back from it.
04Strip, Repair, Hang
After a call that we're on the way, the installer strips old paper, repairs the wall, sets a plumb line and hangs your paper.
05Walk the Room Together
Check seams and corners with your installer before the tools are packed. Your 1-year workmanship guarantee starts then.
How Much Does Wallpaper Installation Cost in Jacksonville?
The instant estimate prices your room from the details you send, so you never pay off a rate card built for somebody else's walls. These set the number:
Wall area and ceiling height
The paper itself: grasscloth, vinyl and unpasted designer papers each hang differently
The size of the pattern repeat, which drives cuts and waste
What comes off first: nothing, one layer, or paper an earlier owner painted over
Wall repair after removal, which an older Jacksonville house can need more of
Removal is where a 1970s ranch and a 2015 townhome part ways on price, so choose what covers the wall on the form. Military households take 10% off the installation. Paper is billed separately unless you buy it through us. Once you accept the price, it stays put: the quote is the quote we honor.
More for Your Jacksonville Home
Interior Painting in Jacksonville
Papering one wall and repainting the rest of the room? One company handles both.
Designer Wallpaper Sourcing
Haven't settled on a pattern? We source trade papers, including one you spotted in a showroom or online.
Every Town We Serve
Onslow County, New Hanover County and the coastal towns between them.
Where We Serve
From our Wilmington base, we serve Jacksonville and the surrounding Onslow County area, plus the rest of the coastal Carolinas corridor.
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Tell us what covers the wall today, and the estimate prices the rest.