Painters and Decorators in Central London

Office Painting in Central London

Pretty much all main office areas in Central London these days are fully occupied from 9-6pm. Therefore, the majority of redecoration projects are carried out over the weekends. Cell offices and meeting rooms can be undertaken in working hours as these can easily be shut off from the workforce making health and safety issues a lot easier to adhere to.

Using quality Dulux Trade paints we are able to keep Volatile Organic Compound (VOCs) emissions down to a minimum.

The first stage of the process is to protect the flooring of any paint splashes with quality high absorbent cotton dustsheets. 

The desks and chairs are protected by lightweight plastic sheeting. We always use lightweight plastic sheeting to avoid breakages of valuable items as these can often be pulled over in the application and removal of the sheeting.

​The offices were situated on the fifth floor with dormer windows and a flat roof. This always creates problems for Painters and Decorators in Central London as there is often severe cracking between the window frames and walls caused by movement of the timber frames in the structure. These kind of constructions are also prone to leaks so water stained walls are a common sight which they were on this particular ocassion.

A quality flexible painters caulk was used to fill the crack between the timber frames and the plasterboard walls. These quality caulks are highly flexible and resistant to cracking. They also contain a fungicide to prevent mould growth around the window frames. The water stained walls were coated with an ultimate performance shellac-based primer-sealer and stain killer. This seals the stain completely and prevents it bleeding through the Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt emulsion that was to be applied over it.

​Once all the preparation had been completed, one coat of Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt emulsion was applied to all the ceilings and two coats to all the walls.



The woodwork was coated with a maintenance coat of Dulux Trade oil-based eggshell finish. The oil based eggshell is a self undercoating paint, so as we were applying it to an eggshell finish of the same shade, the client was happy to go ahead with just a maintenance coat to freshen it up. 

And finally..... one of the most important jobs of all is to clean the office as to its original state and often it is left cleaner than when we entered. It is a great feeling for the client to return on a Monday morning, not having to face the aftermath of the decorators having been in over the weekend. This is imperative to securing future works from the client and relying on them for positive feedback and recommendations to their friends and colleagues.