Hire a professional wallpaper removal service

A professional painter or wallpaper specialist will remove old wallpaper, clean the adhesive residue, and prepare the walls for painting or new wallpaper. This is the right call for large rooms, multiple layers, or plaster walls.

Why It Works

Professionals have commercial-grade steamers, specialized scrapers, and experience handling difficult situations like wallpaper glued directly to unprimed drywall (where DIY removal can destroy the paper face of the drywall).

Tips

• Cost is typically $1-3 per square foot, or $200-800 per average room
• Get quotes from 2-3 contractors and ask about their process for your specific wallpaper type
• Especially worth it for plaster walls, foil wallpaper, or multiple layers of old paper
• Many professional painters include wallpaper removal as part of a full room repaint job at a package price