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Painters & Decorators in Silchester

Overview

Decorating an old Silchester cottage is a different job from decorating a modern house, and the difference is the walls. Lime plaster and solid brick need a breathable paint, or the damp that a solid wall always carries ends up as blistering and mould behind a modern emulsion. Outside, timber windows and doors in the conservation area want proper preparation and oil or breathable paint rather than a quick gloss. A decorator who asks what the walls are made of before quoting is the one to book.

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6-6-S Home Improvements has signed up and confirmed its own details with us, and covers Silchester. Everyone else on this page is listed from public information and has not confirmed anything with us yet.

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6-6-S Home Improvements

Decorating, kitchens, bathrooms and fitted wardrobes

Serves Silchester, Tadley and 8 more

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Graham Lemm Painter & Decorator

Painter and decorator

Serves Silchester and Tadley

Unclaimed

Home & Garden Handyman Services

Handyman - painting, electrical, plumbing, general

Serves Silchester and Tadley

Unclaimed

Jacki Whitehouse Painter & Decorator

Painter & decorator

Serves Silchester and Tadley

Unclaimed

Before you book a painter or decorator

Decorating is mostly preparation, and the quote should say how much of it there is.

  1. What does the quote include?

    Filling, sanding, sealing and the number of coats should all be written down. Two quotes for the same room can differ by a day of preparation.

  2. Do they know older walls?

    Lime plaster and old cottage walls need breathable paint rather than a modern vinyl emulsion, or the damp has nowhere to go. Ask what they would use on the walls you have.

  3. Are they insured?

    Ladders and a full tin of paint over a carpet are the two things that go wrong. Public liability insurance covers both.

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