Wallpaper London — Hanging, Removal & Feature Walls
Professional wallpaper hanging across London from £30 per roll. Feature walls £180–£320, whole-room hangs £350–£650. Pattern-matched designer wovens, paste-the-wall vinyls, lining paper and full wallpaper removal.
No mark-up on your rolls. We supply the paste, the tools and the dust sheets — you choose the paper.
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Wallpapering in London costs £30–£55 per roll for standard non-woven and vinyl papers, rising to £45–£65 per roll for designer hand-printed papers. A feature wall is £180–£320, a whole average room £350–£650, and removal £80–£140 per wall. Lining paper adds £120–£220 per room. Free in-home quote with exact roll count.
Wallpaper hanging done properly
Wallpaper is one of those finishes where the difference between an average hang and a perfect one is invisible to the eye but obvious to the room. Seams that telegraph, patterns that drift half a centimetre between drops, bubbles that show up two days later when the paste has fully dried — every one of them comes from a step skipped in preparation, not from the paper itself.
Our decorators are City & Guilds qualified and have hung everything from £8-a-roll Wickes vinyl to £400-a-roll de Gournay hand-painted silk. The process is the same either way — survey the walls, fill and sand, size with diluted paste, hang lining paper if the wall needs it, calculate the drop and pattern repeat, hang dry against a plumbline, brush out from the centre, trim with a fresh blade for every drop. What changes is how slowly we work.
Quotes are free and given in-home. We measure every wall, calculate the exact roll count with a 10% wastage allowance for pattern matching, advise on whether lining paper is worth it for your specific walls, and confirm a fixed price before you order anything. There is no mark-up on your wallpaper — you buy direct from your chosen supplier and we hang it.
Types of wallpaper we hang
Every paper has its own hanging method. Modern non-wovens go up dry against a pasted wall in minutes; older traditional papers need paste, a soak time and careful booking. Designer wovens and grasscloth are slower again — every drop has to be aligned by eye against the one before it because the pattern is hand-printed with batch variation.
Paste-the-wall papers
The modern standard. Paste is rolled onto the wall, the paper hangs dry — faster, cleaner and easier to reposition. Most John Lewis, Graham & Brown and Laura Ashley papers are non-woven. Easy to strip off in one piece when redecorating, which is why most London letting agents now request them.
Vinyl and washable papers
Vinyl-coated paper or solid vinyl on a paper backing. Wipeable, hardwearing, suitable for kitchens, bathrooms and high-traffic hallways. Heavier than standard paper, so seams need careful rolling. Modern paste-the-wall vinyls hang fast — older paste-the-paper versions are more demanding.
Designer woven and grasscloth
Cole & Son, Farrow & Ball, Designers Guild, de Gournay. Hand-printed or natural-fibre papers with no repeat tolerance — every drop has to be aligned by eye. We book extra hours on the quote for these and hang each drop with a soft brush rather than a roller to protect the surface.
Lining paper
Plain paper hung as a base layer to even out wall texture. 1000-grade for general use, 1400-grade or 2000-grade for older walls with cracks and unevenness. Cross-lining (horizontal) under wallpaper, vertical under paint. Often the difference between an acceptable finish and a magazine finish.
Wallpaper pricing in London
Pricing is labour only — your wallpaper rolls, lining paper and paste are extra and bought direct from your chosen supplier. The figures below cover the most common London jobs and are confirmed as a fixed price after the free in-home survey.
| Service | What's Included | Typical Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Wallpaper hang (per roll) | Standard non-woven or vinyl, prepared walls. Paper supplied by customer. | £30–£55 |
| Feature wall | Single accent wall, pattern-matched, up to 4 standard rolls. | £180–£320 |
| Whole-room hang | Average 3 x 4 m room, all four walls, includes trim cutting and finishing. | £350–£650 |
| Wallpaper removal (per wall) | Strip back, scrape residue, wash down, ready to redecorate. | £80–£140 |
| Lining paper hang (per room) | 1000-grade or 1400-grade lining, hung horizontally before paint or paper. | £120–£220 |
| Hallway and stairwell | Tall walls, scaffold trestle hire included, pattern-matched. | £420–£780 |
| Paste-the-wall premium paper | Designer wovens (Cole & Son, Farrow & Ball, Designers Guild) — extra care on match. | £45–£65 per roll |
* Labour only. Wallpaper, lining paper and paste are extra. See full pricing page.
What every job includes
- Free in-home quote — wall measurements, roll calculation, pattern-repeat advice
- Wall preparation — sanding, filling, sizing with diluted paste before hang
- Lining paper installation — horizontal cross-lining for premium finish
- Paste-the-wall and traditional paste-the-paper hangs
- Pattern matching — straight match, drop match, random match papers
- Feature walls and full rooms — bedrooms, lounges, hallways, dining rooms
- Vinyl, woven, grasscloth, foil, flock and hand-printed designer papers
- Full wallpaper stripping — steam off, scrape, wash and prime ready for new finish
- Trim cutting around skirting, coving, sockets, switches and radiators
- Dust-sheeted, furniture protected, full clean-up on completion
How it works — 4 steps
Free in-home survey
We come out, measure each wall, calculate the roll count with a 10% wastage allowance, advise on lining paper, and confirm a fixed labour price.
You order the paper
Order direct from John Lewis, Graham & Brown, Wallpaperdirect, Cole & Son or wherever suits — no mark-up from us. Lining paper supplied by us if requested.
Preparation day
Furniture protected, dust-sheets down, walls filled, sanded and sized. Lining paper hung horizontally if specified. Left to dry overnight.
Hang and finish
Pattern-matched drops, brushed out from centre, trimmed at skirting and coving with fresh blades. Sockets cut around cleanly. Full clean-up on completion.
Lining paper — when it's worth it
Lining paper is plain paper hung as a base layer before either wallpaper or paint. It evens out wall texture, hides hairline cracks, gives an absorbent uniform surface for the top layer, and stops the seams of dark or thin wallpapers from telegraphing through. In London — where most housing stock is older Victorian plaster, period skim coats or cheaply skimmed conversions — it is the single biggest upgrade you can make to a redecorating job.
For wallpaper we cross-line (horizontal) so the lining seams sit at 90 degrees to the wallpaper seams and never coincide. For paint we vertical-line so the seams disappear under the brush. 1000-grade for general use, 1400-grade or 2000-grade for older walls with more texture. Allow an extra day in the schedule for the lining to dry before the top finish goes on.
Wallpaper removal — done properly
Stripping old wallpaper is messy, slow and unavoidable if you want a decent finish on whatever goes up next. Skipping it — painting over old paper, or hanging fresh paper on top — almost always ends with bubbles, peeling seams and a worse finish than before. Removal is £80–£140 per wall.
The process: score the surface with a perforating tool, steam each section to soften the paste, scrape with a wide stripping knife, wash the wall down with sugar soap to remove every trace of residual paste, then prime the surface ready for the next finish. Multiple layers, painted-over paper or old size on bare plaster takes longer — full price is confirmed once the first test patch is stripped on the day.
Older Victorian properties sometimes hide damaged plaster underneath the paper — when that happens we coordinate with our plastering team on the same visit to make good before any new finish goes up.
Areas covered
Wallpaper hanging and removal across all 32 London boroughs. Strongest demand from Camden, Westminster, Islington, Hackney, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Wandsworth and Lambeth.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Will you supply the wallpaper or do I buy it?
Can you match pattern repeats on tricky papers?
Can wallpaper go in a bathroom or kitchen?
Do you do feature walls only, or do I need to wallpaper the whole room?
Book your wallpaper quote today
Free in-home survey, exact roll count with 10% wastage allowance, fixed labour price confirmed before you order. No mark-up on your wallpaper — buy direct from your chosen supplier. Combined with painting and decorating on the same visit at a discounted rate.
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