Painting is mostly preparation. Masking, filling holes, sanding, wiping down. Peter spends as much time on that as on the painting itself, which is why you won’t see any edges on the ceiling afterwards.
A living room of four by six metres, walls and ceiling, takes two days. Peter uses water-based paint that hardly smells, so you can sit in your own living room in the evening.
Rot in a windowsill or frame he routs out first. He fills the hole with two-part filler, and only then does the paint go on.
A front door, the garden shed or the ground floor window frames Peter does himself. For a whole façade that needs scaffolding, he’ll refer you to a local painting company.
It helps if small things are already out of the way. Peter moves the big furniture to the middle with you, then covers everything up.
For walls a water-based emulsion, for woodwork a water-based gloss that doesn’t turn yellow. If you have a colour in mind, just pass on the colour code.
The living room ceiling looks lovely. It took a day longer because the old paint was flaking more than expected, but the price stayed the same.
Hanging a light, adding a socket, a dimmer that hums. The small electrical jobs an electrician can’t fit into the diary.
A dripping tap, a toilet that keeps running, a dishwasher that needs connecting. Small plumbing jobs, often done within the hour.
A door that sticks, a skirting board coming loose, a shelf that’s been waiting in the hall for months. Peter brings his plane.
A loose tile, grout that has turned black, a leaking seal along the bath. A new splashback behind the cooker too.
Put your jobs on a list and send it to Peter. Within one working day you’ll hear what it costs and when he can come.
