The short answer
Dream Wallpaper Installers works throughout Westview, FL 33167, about four miles east of Hialeah. Before you hire anyone, ask how they will prepare the wall, handle moisture, lay out the pattern and protect your home; we answer each of those questions below.
Westview is an unincorporated neighborhood in Miami-Dade County, roughly four miles east of our Hialeah headquarters, with the ZIP code 33167. Its proximity means we can usually visit to look at your walls without a long wait, and that first visit is where most of the important decisions get made. Homeowners often tell us they did not know what to ask a paperhanger, so they hired whoever answered first and regretted it. To help, we have turned this page into a set of questions worth asking any installer, along with how our own crew answers each one when we work in Westview homes and businesses.
Will You Inspect the Walls Before Giving a Quote?
A reliable quote depends on seeing the surface. Photos rarely reveal hairline cracks, glossy paint, old paper hiding under paint, or soft spots where a leak once soaked the drywall. During our visit we run a hand along each wall, tap suspicious areas, try a small scratch test on the paint and, on exterior concrete-block walls, take a moisture reading.
What we find shapes the plan. A sound, flat wall may need only priming. A wall with several layers of history may need a day of removal and repair first, and you should know that before the project begins, not halfway through.
How Will You Deal With South Florida Moisture?
Ask this question directly. Our region has a tropical climate with a long, humid, rainy stretch from May through October, and houses built of block can let moisture creep through exterior walls. An installer who does not mention it is skipping something.
Our answer depends on the room. In bathrooms and laundry areas, we recommend scrubbable vinyl and confirm the exhaust fan works. On damp exterior walls, we suggest breathable coverings or address the moisture source first. In bedrooms and living rooms with steady air conditioning, a broad range of products, including natural grasscloth, performs well.
Where Will the Seams and Pattern Breaks Fall?
Good installers decide this before cutting the first strip. We find the wall's focal point, such as a bed, a window or the center of a sofa, and plan the pattern around it. We set a true vertical line with a level instead of following a corner that may lean. The final mismatch, which every patterned room has, gets tucked into the least visible corner.
For murals, the panels are laid out in order and checked against the wall's dimensions before any paste touches them, so the image does not end up shifted or cropped.
What Do You Do to Protect My Home?
Wallpaper work involves water, paste, sharp blades and sometimes steam. You should expect the crew to cover floors, move or shield furniture, mask trim and outlets, and clean paste from ceilings and baseboards as they go. We also carry out stripped paper and packaging at the end of the job.
- Drop cloths on floors and over nearby furniture
- Outlet and switch covers removed and stored safely, then replaced
- Paste wiped from trim and ceilings immediately
- Debris bagged and removed rather than left behind
Which Products and Projects Do You Handle?
Some installers only work with one type of covering. Our crew installs traditional pasted papers, prepasted papers, grasscloth, vinyl, murals and peel-and-stick, on walls and on ceilings. We also do the less glamorous parts: stripping old coverings, patching and skim coating. For small businesses in and around 33167, we install commercial vinyl in offices, shops and waiting rooms.
How Do You Schedule Around the Weather?
Paste needs a stable, cooled room to cure. During hurricane season, June 1 through November 30, we track forecasts and reschedule if a storm might knock out power for an extended period. The drier months from November into April are generally the easiest time to plan larger projects.
Westview appointments regularly line up with our jobs in Opa-locka, Miami Gardens, North Miami, Miami Springs and Miami Lakes.
ZIP codes we serve
- 33167
