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True Wallpaper Installation hangs, removes and repairs wallcoverings for Margate homes in ZIP 33063, about eight miles from our Fort Lauderdale base. We prep the walls properly, match materials to South Florida humidity, and work room by room around your schedule.
Margate sits roughly eight miles northwest of our Fort Lauderdale shop, in the 33063 ZIP code of Broward County, so getting to your house is a short drive up the road rather than a special trip. Homeowners here call us for all kinds of projects: a single accent wall behind the sofa, a powder room that finally gets some pattern, a dated border that needs to come down, or a whole hallway papered in grasscloth. We handle the prep, the hanging and the cleanup, and we talk through the room with you before a single strip goes up. This page covers what we usually find on Margate walls, how the local weather shapes the materials we suggest, and what to expect from the first conversation to the last seam.
What Margate walls tend to need before paper goes up
A lot of houses and villas in Margate have concrete-block exterior walls with drywall or plaster on the inside, and many interiors carry a sprayed texture such as knockdown or orange peel. Texture shows through most wallpapers, so the first job is often skim coating the surface smooth and sealing it with a primer made for wallcoverings.
Older homes also come with leftovers from earlier owners: a vinyl border along the ceiling line, a kitchen papered decades ago, or patches where a mirror or shelf once hung. We take those off, fill dents and nail holes, and sand the repairs flat so the new paper lies tight.
- Skim coating to flatten sprayed texture
- Careful removal of old borders and glued-on paper
- Drywall patching around outlets, anchors and old fixtures
- Wallcovering primer so the next removal is easier too
Choosing materials for a humid Broward home
From May through October the air here is hot, sticky and full of afternoon storms, and even the drier months from November into April are warm. Air conditioning keeps the inside comfortable, but bathrooms, laundry rooms and kitchens still see swings in moisture. For those spaces we usually point people toward vinyl or vinyl-coated papers that tolerate wiping and steam.
Grasscloth and other natural fibers look wonderful in a living room or bedroom that stays cool and dry, but they do not belong next to a shower. Peel and stick products can work well for renters or for a quick refresh, provided the wall underneath is smooth and the room is not exposed to direct sun all afternoon. We will tell you honestly when a pattern you love is a poor fit for the room you picked.
Projects we take on in Margate
Most visits fall into a handful of categories. You can book one service or combine several in the same visit, which saves a second round of furniture moving.
- Full-room wallpaper installation, including stairwells and tall entries
- Accent walls and feature walls in bedrooms, dining areas and offices
- Large wall murals hung panel by panel in the right sequence
- Ceiling wallpaper for lanais, closets and dining rooms
- Wallpaper removal and full wall preparation
- Commercial vinyl wallcovering for offices and small shops in the area
How a typical visit runs
We start by looking at the walls and measuring, either in person or from photos and dimensions you send. That lets us tell you how many rolls to order and whether the surface needs repair first. Once the material arrives, we let it sit in the room so it adjusts to your indoor air before we hang it.
On install day we protect floors and furniture, cut power to outlet covers we remove, and work from a plumb line so the pattern stays straight from corner to corner. When we leave, scraps are bagged, the seams are wiped clean and the room is ready to use. If a storm rolls through during hurricane season and we need to shift a date, we will reach out and reschedule rather than rush the work.
Also serving the neighborhoods around Margate
Our crew is regularly in North Lauderdale, Tamarac, Pompano Beach, Lauderdale Lakes and Lauderhill, so if you have a second property nearby or a relative who wants a quote, we can often line up visits on the same trip. Send us a few photos of the room and your rough timeline, and we will follow up with next steps.
ZIP codes we serve
- 33063