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Interior painting and decorating

Walls, ceilings and woodwork in London homes — prepared properly, cut in by hand, two coats as standard.

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Most of what we do. A room gets emptied or sheeted, filled, caulked and sanded before a brush goes anywhere near it, because the preparation is what you are actually paying for — paint only ever looks as good as the surface underneath it.

How a typical room goes

Day one is preparation. Sheets down, sockets loosened, and every defect in the surface dealt with — hairline cracks raked open and filled, blown plaster cut out, nail holes stopped, the caulk line along skirting and architrave renewed. This is the part that separates a job that looks good for a decade from one that looks tired in a year.

Day two is ceilings and walls. Cut in by hand at the cornice, around switches and along the skirting, then rolled. Two coats, with proper drying time between them.

Day three is woodwork. Skirting, architrave, doors, window boards and any panelling — sanded back, knots sealed, undercoated and finished. Water-based eggshell for most rooms, since it stays white instead of yellowing the way oil gloss does in a north-facing room.

Then everything goes back where it came from.

Examples

Interior painting we have done

Clapham

Two reception rooms and hallway, Abbeville Road

Victorian terrace · 2 receptions, hall and stairs

Dulwich

Whole-house interior, Dulwich Village

Georgian townhouse · 5 bedrooms, 3 receptions, hall, stairs and landing

Balham

Whole-house redecoration, Nightingale Lane

Edwardian semi · 4 bedrooms, 2 receptions, hall, stairs and landing

Common questions

Do I need to move out while you work?
Almost never. We work room by room, sheet everything, and use dust-extracted sanders so the rest of the house stays usable. For a whole-flat redecoration some people prefer to be away for the few days it takes, but it is not required.
How many coats do you apply?
Two full coats as standard on walls and ceilings, over a mist coat on new plaster. Strong colour changes — anything dark going light, or a deep red going anywhere — sometimes need three, and we will say so at survey rather than after we have started.
Do you supply the paint?
Either way. If we supply it, trade prices are passed on at cost and listed separately on the quote. Plenty of customers prefer to buy their own Farrow & Ball or Little Greene, which is fine — just order it before the start date.
Can you help choose colours?
Yes, and it is free. We will brush large sample patches directly onto the wall so you can see them in your own light at different times of day. Colour cards lie; a square metre of the actual paint does not.

Ready for a fixed price?

Tell us what needs doing and we will come and look. Surveys are free, and the written price we send is the price you pay.

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