First coat
Bond and coverage
The first coat is doing a different job from the second. It bonds to what is underneath and it tells us where the substrate is still drinking, which is information you only get once paint is actually on the wall.
What this covers
Wallpaper Hanging and Removal, end to end
Most of a wallpaper job is the wall underneath it. Old paper comes off, whatever it was hiding gets made sound, and only then does anything new go up.
Removal Plaster repair Skim and make good Hanging new paper
How the work is run
The middle step is most of the job
In an older house, paper has often been hiding plaster that has been quietly moving for a very long time. That is the step that turns a two-day job into a four-day one, and it is the step worth paying for.
We find out what is under there first
Sometimes drywall, sometimes plaster on lath, occasionally a previous layer of paper that was papered straight over. Each comes off differently and one of them changes the price, so we look before we quote.
Steam and solution, not scrapers alone
Dry-scraping paper off plaster gouges it, and the repair is then a bigger job than the removal was.
The wall gets skimmed and made flat
A wall that has been papered over for thirty years is very rarely ready to take paint on the day the paper finally comes off it.
New paper is a plumb-and-pattern job
Old houses here are rarely square, and the first drop decides where every seam in the room lands.
Why the quote says two
A coat and a job are different things
Painting a house here is a different job from painting one in a dry climate. Humidity changes how long a coat stays open, and it decides how much film you need on a wall before the weather starts taking it back.
Second coat
Color and film build
The second coat is where the color goes true and the film reaches the thickness printed on the tin. One coat over a sound wall looks fine from the driveway and looks thin on the north side by spring.
Two questions people ask first
What we will tell you straight
Painting over paper
Occasionally right, on sound paper with tight seams. Usually a false economy: the seams telegraph through and any moisture behind the paper lifts the whole thing. We will tell you honestly which situation you are in.
When the plaster is damaged
It gets repaired before anything goes back on. That is common in older houses here and it is the main reason a removal quote can move once the first section is off, so we look at a test area before quoting where we can.
Removing in order to paint
Say so when you call. The wall has to reach a different standard for paint than it does for new paper.
How a job runs
Three steps, from the call to the clean up
The same three whether the job is one room or a whole elevation.
- 01
Scheduling
Book your free consultation by phone or through the form. Ask for references at any time.
- 02
Free Consultation
You get a project schedule and an accurate quote, whatever the size of the job.
- 03
Work Starts
Your painter starts, keeps you updated, and tidies up when the job is done.
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Jobs finished
12
Cities covered
2
Coats quoted as standard
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Cost of an estimate
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Questions we get asked
Before you book the estimate
These are the ones asked about wallpaper hanging and removal specifically. If yours is not here, ask it on the call.
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Can you paint over wallpaper?
Occasionally, on sound paper with tight seams. Usually it is a false economy: the seams telegraph through, and any moisture behind the paper lifts the whole thing. We will tell you honestly which situation you are in.
What if the plaster underneath is damaged?
It gets repaired before anything goes back on. That is common in older houses here and it is the main reason a removal quote can move once the first section is off. We look at a test area before quoting where we can.
How long does removal take?
It depends entirely on what is under there and how many layers there are. A single layer on sound drywall is quick. Three layers on plaster is not.
Where we do it
Wallpaper Hanging and Removal in all twelve towns
The New Orleans metro, across the lake on the north shore, and up the river as far as Baton Rouge. Which ground you are on changes the schedule more than the size of the job.
Shade keeps moisture on a wall long after the sun has moved off it. Under a heavy oak canopy the recoat window stretches out, and the shaded elevation is the one that sets the schedule for the whole house.
A canal, a levee or a lakefront behind the house holds humidity at ground level. Two ends of one street can be ready to coat at different hours, so the order of the day matters more than the size of the crew.
Old siding, old millwork and old paint mean most of the day goes into preparation. On an older frontage the finish is only ever as good as what was scraped, filled and primed underneath it.
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Either way
Small room or whole elevation
Whether you have a small interior project or a large-scale exterior makeover in mind, Big Easy Paintings is your partner for the work. Talk to us about the project, get a quote, and we will tell you plainly what it takes.
Free estimate
Tell us where you are and what needs painting
On site or remote, in all twelve towns. No charge and no obligation. If it is quicker to talk, call 504-226-6252 and we will pick up.
- A written quote for two coats, itemized
- The prep spelled out, not assumed
- A start date we can hold
- The same crew from first day to last
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Two coats, quoted up front
No range, no surprise second visit to finish what one coat could not.