Weighing Between Painting & Wallpapers – Making the Right Choice

While revamping and sprucing up interior walls, people are often left with a dilemma about whether to paint them or have wallpapers installed. Now there is not concrete one liner answer to this question and that has left the owners of properties in an eternal dilemma. On this page, let us compare the functional edge of the two options. 

The Cost Factor: 

This is one of the most important parameters that you need to weigh the two options on. 

When it comes to wallpaper installation in Melbourne the price will strictly depend on the quality of the wallpapers, the materials they are made up of and the quality of glue they come up with. Besides, they carry an initial installation cost, as the installation has to be done by the best professionals who would use an array of state of the art tools. However, the fact that once installed properly, they last for long nullifies that high initial installation cost. 

Painting, on the other hand, comes at a much reduced price. However, regardless of the type of paint used and the quality thereof and the calibre of the painters,  you need to repaint the walls periodically to keep the walls in top condition. Now take some of the advantages of the low cost off. 

So, if you compare the options against price, installers of wallpaper in Melbourne get an edge over the painters. 

The Durability Factor: 

From the durability point of view, the wallpapers win the game against the painters. When you have the best wallpapers installed, you can have a good night sleep for more than a decade or so, for they will last for 15/16 years. 

When you have your walls painted, they do not last beyond 5 to 6 years, no matter how good the paint is. Again, the Melbourne painters lose to the wallpaper installers. 

Feasibility Factor

Wallpapers are suited only for certain rooms and spaces of your property. For instance, they are not suitable for being used in kitchens and bathrooms. Paints on the other hand,  paints can be applied anywhere.

So from the feasibility point of view, when you have the best painters near south east Melbourne painting your home, you get an edge over those having wallpapers installed. 

Besides,  there are various types of paints that are applicable on different surfaces under different climatic conditions. There is no such segregation in case of wallpapers. 

Preparation Time

Preparation time for installation of wallpapers is long and the method is tedious. You need to eliminate all the undulations of the wall, get rid of the last remnants of paint, dust and dirt to ensure the glue works to its potential.

Preparation of the wall for painting on the other hand is much less tedious, and it takes much less time. So from this point of view as well, a quality Painting Service in Melbourne will get preference over wallpapering. 

So you see,  both wallpapering and painting have their merits and demerits. So the final call rests upon you when it comes to choosing between the two. For further details, call Austar Painting & Renovations, as we are the best in the business.