The short answer
We install and remove wallpaper in Naranja, FL, about seven miles south of our Miami base. Expect careful prep for textured block-wall homes, material advice suited to humid rooms, and service that also reaches Homestead, Florida City and Cutler Bay.
Naranja is an unincorporated community in south Miami-Dade, about seven miles south of where WallStyle Installers is based. That short drive puts it among the places we reach most easily, together with Homestead, Florida City, Cutler Bay, South Miami and Coral Gables. Homeowners here call us for all kinds of reasons: a builder-white townhouse that needs personality, a bedroom wall that deserves a mural, a bathroom with peeling vinyl that has to go. We handle the full range, from stripping and patching to hanging paper on ceilings, and we keep the details practical for a hot, damp corner of the state.
Smoothing out builder texture first
A lot of houses and townhomes in this part of the county were finished with a sprayed texture over drywall or with plaster applied directly to concrete block. Both are durable. Neither is a friendly surface for most wallpaper, because the bumps telegraph through thinner papers and leave tiny air pockets behind the sheet.
When a client in Naranja wants a sleek printed paper, we usually recommend knocking down or skimming the texture on the walls being covered. It adds a step, but the finished wall looks flat and the seams sit tight. For people who prefer to skip that work, we can suggest heavier, embossed or textured wallcoverings that are more forgiving of what lies underneath.
Which rooms get which material
South Florida never has a fully dry season. Summer brings sticky heat and afternoon downpours, and even the milder months from November to April carry plenty of moisture. Inside a home, that shows up most in bathrooms, kitchens and laundry areas, and on exterior block walls where the AC fights the outdoors.
A simple guide we share with Naranja homeowners:
- Bathrooms and laundry rooms: solid vinyl or vinyl-coated paper, with a mildew-resistant adhesive
- Kitchens: scrubbable vinyl that handles splashes and cooking steam
- Bedrooms and living rooms: nearly anything, including grasscloth and textured naturals
- Kids' rooms and rentals: peel and stick, if the wall is smooth and sealed
- Ceilings: lighter-weight papers that are easier to hold overhead and less likely to sag
Removing what is already there
Sometimes the job is the opposite of decorating. A previous owner hung paper straight onto unprimed drywall, and now it will not let go. Or a bathroom border has started curling and gathering dark spots at the edges.
Our removal process is patient. We test a small area, choose between steam and a soak-and-scrape method, and work the paper off without gouging the surface. Where the drywall face tears, we seal it, skim it and sand it. Then the wall is ready for paint, new paper, or a feature like an accent wall.
Feature walls and murals
If you only want one statement wall, there is no reason to cover the whole room. An accent wall behind a headboard, a mural across a home office, or a dramatic print in a small powder room can change how a space feels at a fraction of the effort.
Murals take extra planning. We map the panel sequence before the first one goes up, set a centered starting line, and check alignment at each joint so the image reads as one continuous picture.
Scheduling in hurricane season
Between June 1 and November 30, we keep an eye on the tropics. If a system is heading our way, we may move your appointment a few days so adhesive is not curing in a closed-up house that might lose power. After heavy weather, we also confirm that walls are dry before covering them. Moisture trapped behind paper is a recipe for mold.
Nearby communities on the same route
Because Naranja sits between Cutler Bay to the northeast and Homestead and Florida City to the south, our crews often book jobs in several of these places in the same week. South Miami and Coral Gables are a bit farther up the road and are on our list too. Commercial clients, from small offices to storefronts, can ask about vinyl and commercial wallcovering installation anywhere in this stretch of south Dade.
