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EXTERIOR PAINTING:
Maintaining the exterior of a property should be high on any home or business owners’ priorities.
Why? Well, the expense of replacing windows and doors is hardly ever covered by the family or business budget. And, very few people even give a thought to the soffits and facias, which are just as important! It can be very costly having to completely replace, when maintaining would have given everything a much longer life span.
Maintaining the exterior of a property should be high on any home or business owners’ priorities.
I believe the front of your home or business premisses is a statement of your personality. It says something about you and your Company. From the colour of your door, to the style of letter box. All elements contribute in giving that person knocking on your door their first impression of you.
If your home or business is looking tired and neglected, with dirty windows, paint flaking, with plastic gutters and fall pipes green as they haven’t been cleaned; what perception are your visitors going to get?
So, the outside of your property needs some urgent TLC. I know exactly what’s going through your head … “but where do I start”?
You look up painters and decorators on the internet. You look at sites like Checkatrade, Trust-a-Trader, and MyBuilder. You read reviews and do your research. You make a list of the companies you feel are best suited to you.
My advice would be to contact five or six of them by whatever method you’re comfortable, phone, text, email, etc. Don’t be surprised if one or two don’t get back to you. Arrange for the ones who do respond to come out and look at your property.
A few questions you may want to ask include; what products do they propose to use; what the process will be; will you need scaffolding; how will they ensure windows will not be painted shut; and how they will want paying.
If you have areas that are high, it WILL need scaffolding. Anyone who says “I’ll do it off my big ladders” may be an experienced professional. However, from past experience, if a painter is on the top rung with a long brush, they obviously haven’t prepped it correctly as they couldn’t reach to do so.
And, there in lays the problem. Eventually that area will fail and rot. If this does happen then …
You will HAVE to get it scaffolded; then
You will HAVE to get a joiner in to repair the area; before
You HAVE to get another decorator to prep and paint it properly.
Saving money by not using scaffolding, is not always SAVING in the longer term.
Don’t let this happen to you! If you have any external paintwork that needs taking care of, please feel free to get in touch. I would be happy to advise you and provide a free quote.
our reviews
Kitchen, boot room and dining furniture respray
We waited a few months for Neil and his team's availability, which is usually the case with any good tradesmen and the work was certainly worth the wait. They repainted our very tired looking kitchen and it now looks like new again, even though it is over 20 years old. The work was very neat, very tidy and first class. Also, reasonably priced given the size of the kitchen involved. At the same time we had some dining furniture re-sprayed and a recently fitted boot room. We couldn't be happier with the work and would highly recommend.
Full kitchen spray paint
Wow totally transformed my large kitchen. Neil and his team absolutely professional and the finished job is perfect. When you hear the quote you may think that is expensive but trust me when you see what's involved and the amazing results worth every penny. Thanks guys
PSF Sprayed and refinished our kitchen
Service from PSF was exceptional - quote was spot on, Neil and Mark really easy to work with and responsive. Quality of work and finish is perfect and turnaround was a week start to finish. Would not hesitate to recommend PSF, and we’ll be using them for our next project!
Wardrobes Sprayed
Had Premier Spray back to do the wardrobes in our master after being so pleased with the results in the other bedrooms! Again, we are beyond pleased. They came within the timeframe we wanted, the work was completed in a timely fashion and the quality is second to none. Highly recommend - totally transformed our bedrooms!
Paint spraying sideboard
I asked for a quote for my 3 door sideboard to be spray painted and the top re varnished. I received a quote very quickly which was very reasonable. They collected the sideboard from me and returned it about 4/5 days later. The finish was top class and I’m very pleased with the workmanship. I would highly recommend this company.