Stairwell Wallpaper Removal & Drywall Repair
Striped wallpaper stripped from a Wayzata stairwell and hallway, adhesive washed off, drywall patched and primed, and a water-stained ceiling sealed before repainting.
- Location
- Wayzata, MN
- Completed
- August 2024
- Setting
- Occupied home
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About this project
Old wallpaper in a stairwell is rarely a quick peel — the glue underneath usually needs as much attention as the paper itself. At this Wayzata property, we stripped dated wallpaper from the stairwell walls, washed away the residual adhesive, and patched the drywall underneath before priming it for paint. A water stain on the stairwell ceiling got its own targeted fix: a stain-blocking primer sealed it off first, so the new ceiling paint wouldn’t let the old mark bleed back through in a few months’ time — a small step that’s easy to skip and always regretted when it is. The result is a stairwell that finally looks intentional instead of dated.
Scope of work
- Strip hallway and stairwell wallpaper
- Wash off residual adhesive
- Patch and prime drywall
- Stain-block and paint the stained ceiling
Products
- Stain-blocking primer
