Show us the wall. Get a free on-site estimate for your wall wrap or mural.

Planning a wall wrap, a mural or office wall graphics? Run through this list before you submit. Anything you can't answer yet, we sort out at the on-site measure.

Phone photos are fine. Stand back far enough to get the whole wall in one frame, floor to ceiling. Then take a close-up of the surface from an angle, so texture and paint sheen show. Keep outlets, switches, vents, TVs and trim in the shot.

Here's what helps most:

• Photos of the whole wall, plus close-ups of the surface.
• Rough width and height of each wall.
• Door and window openings, and anything mounted on the wall.
• The space type: office, lobby, church, school, gym, restaurant, retail or warehouse.
• Artwork or logo files (AI, EPS, SVG or PDF), or a few lines about your idea.
• Your timing: an opening date, an event or a move-in.
• Access needs: after-hours installs, security check-in, tall ceilings or lifts.
• Whether you own or lease the space. Removable film suits leased spaces and events.

Photos get you a ballpark. The visit gets the facts that decide the film, the prep and the price. It's free, and it catches surface problems before anything prints.

Want to read up first? Our wall surfaces guide explains what wall film sticks to, and our wall wrap cost guide shows how size, surface and access move the price.

At the visit we check five things:

• Surface: drywall, block, brick, concrete, glass, wood or metal. Each one calls for different film or prep.
• Paint: sheen, age and brand, if you know it. Avery says the final coat needs at least 7 days to cure, and 3M says film is less likely to stick to low-VOC paint.
• Texture: smooth walls take standard wall film. Block, brick and textured paint need a conformable textured-wall film applied with heat.
• Openings: doors, windows, outlets, switches, vents and trim, so panels and seams land where they show least.
• Access: ceiling height, lifts, stairwells and the best time to install, including after hours.

Use the same form for glass. Ardor installs window graphics, frosted and decorative film and commercial window tinting (solar, reflective and frosted) on-site with 3M, Avery Dennison and STEK films. Window estimates are free too.

For windows, send a photo of each pane or glass door, rough sizes, which way the glass faces and what you want the film to do: privacy, branding, glare and heat, or safety. Tell us if the glass is tinted or dual-pane, if you know. Our window films guide explains why the glass type matters.

Architectural film is a heavier, embossed film that gives doors, columns, desks and cabinets a wood, stone or metal look. Weighing a refresh against a replacement? Ask us about architectural film refacing and include photos of the pieces. Our architectural films guide explains how it works.

Free on-site estimates across Snohomish and King counties, including:

• Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Renton, Kent, Bothell, Woodinville, Lynnwood, Edmonds, Shoreline, Mill Creek, Everett, Mukilteo, Snohomish, Lake Stevens, Marysville, Monroe, Arlington.