Wallpaper hanging London
Feature walls, panoramic murals, textured papers and full rooms hung across Greater London. Walls are tested, filled and sized before the first drop goes up, because in a city of lime plaster, chalky distemper and out-of-plumb corners the prep is what decides whether the paper is still flat next year.
London pricing
| Job | London from | Typical time | Why the London price differs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature wall, plain or small repeat | £180 | 3–4 hrs | One wall, but lining, sizing and filling are most of the work and all of the finish. |
| Feature wall, large repeat or mural | £260 | 4–6 hrs | Panels must be hung in order and matched across the drop; a mural gives you no second chance. |
| Average bedroom, four walls | £450 | 1 day | London corners are rarely plumb, so every internal corner is overlapped and re-plumbed. |
| Hallway and stairwell | £620 | 1–2 days | Long drops over a flight need a stair platform and two decorators, not a ladder. |
| Cross-lining before painting, per wall | £120 | 2–3 hrs | Hides the ripples in old lime plaster that a modern emulsion would otherwise show up. |
| Stripping old paper, per room | £150 | 3–5 hrs | Steaming, scraping and washing down, plus repairing whatever the old paper was hiding. |
Feature wall, plain or small repeat
£180 · 3–4 hrs
One wall, but lining, sizing and filling are most of the work and all of the finish.
Feature wall, large repeat or mural
£260 · 4–6 hrs
Panels must be hung in order and matched across the drop; a mural gives you no second chance.
Average bedroom, four walls
£450 · 1 day
London corners are rarely plumb, so every internal corner is overlapped and re-plumbed.
Hallway and stairwell
£620 · 1–2 days
Long drops over a flight need a stair platform and two decorators, not a ladder.
Cross-lining before painting, per wall
£120 · 2–3 hrs
Hides the ripples in old lime plaster that a modern emulsion would otherwise show up.
Stripping old paper, per room
£150 · 3–5 hrs
Steaming, scraping and washing down, plus repairing whatever the old paper was hiding.
Domestic prices are the total you pay. Commercial and landlord invoices are quoted plus VAT at 20%. ULEZ, the Congestion Charge where it applies, permits and bay suspensions are itemised in the written quote, never added afterwards.
Working in London
Terraces in Hackney, Islington, Lambeth and Camden often still carry original lime plaster with layers of distemper under later paint. Paste will not grip distemper: the paper lifts at the seams within weeks.
We test a patch with a wet sponge before quoting. Where it is chalky, the wall is washed back and sealed, or cross-lined first — and that is on the quote, not sprung on you mid-job.
Solid-wall blocks across Southwark, Newham and Barking have cold external walls where condensation forms behind furniture. Paper hung over that will show mould at the seams by February.
We check with a moisture meter, and where the reading is high we will say so and recommend the insulation or ventilation fix first rather than take the booking.
New-build flats around Nine Elms, Wembley Park and the Greenwich Peninsula have flat, dry plasterboard that papers beautifully — but the rooms are often not square, and a panoramic mural shows a 10mm run-off immediately.
The first drop is set to a plumbed line, and the run-off is distributed across the wall where it cannot be seen instead of stacking up in one corner.
Concierge buildings across Westminster, Kensington and Canary Wharf need a public liability certificate and often a booking for the goods lift. We send the certificate at booking and work to the building's hours.
Low-odour, solvent-free pastes are standard, which matters when the flat is occupied and the windows face a light well rather than the street.
How it works
Send photographs or a short video with your London postcode. It takes a couple of minutes and there is nothing to pay to ask.
We come back with one figure for wallpaper hanging in london — ULEZ, the Congestion Charge and disposal or materials already inside it, with any council permit shown at cost.
Pick a morning or afternoon window, including evenings and weekends. You get a named team, a text before arrival and paperwork on completion.
Often booked together
Rehang the room once the paper is dry, with fixings rated for the weight.
From £45
Alcove and floating shelving fitted after decorating.
From £55
The floor usually follows the walls — gripper, underlay and stairs.
From £120
Rehang poles and blinds once the reveals are decorated.
From £45
How the price works, and what we bring, outside London.
See national rates
Every handyman job we cover across the 33 boroughs.
From £55
Coverage
Each links straight to the local page with its own access notes, parking and prices.
London questions
A feature wall is £180 for a plain paper or small repeat, £260 for a large repeat or a panoramic mural. An average bedroom of four walls is £450 and takes a day; a hallway and stairwell is from £620. Those are labour prices with paste, sizing and filler included.
Usually yes, and we will tell you exactly how many rolls to order once we have measured, allowing for the pattern repeat. If you would rather we ordered it, we buy at trade and pass the cost through at what we paid, shown on the invoice.
Yes, priced separately at £150 a room so you can see what the prep costs. Stripping usually exposes filled cracks and blown patches; we show you those and quote the repair before the new paper is ordered rather than papering over them.
Yes. Murals are hung panel by panel in strict sequence from a plumbed centre line, with the run-off distributed rather than dumped in one corner. We ask for the manufacturer's hanging notes at booking because paste-the-wall and paste-the-paper murals behave completely differently.
No. Paper hung over an active damp problem will lift and grow mould within a season, so we test with a moisture meter first and tell you what the reading is. Fixing the cause is cheaper than doing the room twice.
We move light furniture into the centre of the room and sheet it, and lift and refit switch and socket plates so the paper runs behind them rather than being cut around them. Heavy items such as wardrobes and pianos need to be moved before we arrive.
Free quote · 1-hour reply
Tell us the room, whether the old paper is coming off and your postcode. You get a fixed written price with the prep itemised.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
The most professional painting provider. They just finished painting my two bed flat in elephant and castle. Abdula and his colleague did amazing job. Very helpful and informative. They even cleaned the house after the painting
Sulltan is the best handyman in London. He is very reliable and professional. I highly recommend.
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