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Main School Hall
The main hall was redecorated sympathetically — the panelled dado, skirtings and trims given a clean, durable finish while the timber detailing, stonework and parquet-style flooring were retained and protected.
Kingstanding, Birmingham · Case study
Commercial Redecoration — Kingsthorne Primary School, Birmingham
A programme of internal redecoration at Kingsthorne Primary School in Kingstanding, Birmingham — classrooms, the main school hall, large teaching spaces, offices, staff and meeting rooms all prepared and redecorated to a clean, hard-wearing standard ready for pupils and staff.
Coordinated programme across multiple areas of the school
Internal school redecoration — classrooms, main hall, teaching spaces, staff, office and meeting areas
Kingstanding, Birmingham
The brief
A considered, long-term finish.
Four Oaks Painting & Decorating completed a programme of internal redecoration works at Kingsthorne Primary School in Kingstanding, Birmingham, refreshing a number of areas throughout the school and creating cleaner, brighter and more professional spaces for pupils and staff.
The project covered several very different environments within one site — classrooms, staff and meeting areas, the main school hall and larger teaching spaces. Each had different surfaces, layouts and existing finishes, so the work required careful preparation and a practical approach to achieve a consistent, durable result throughout.
Schools see considerably more wear and tear than a typical property, so preparation and durability mattered just as much as the finished appearance.
Project specification
The detail behind the finish.
Timeframe
Coordinated programme across multiple areas of the school
Scope
Internal school redecoration — classrooms, main hall, teaching spaces, staff, office and meeting areas
Location
Kingstanding, Birmingham
Client type
Kingsthorne Primary School
Property type
Primary school — classrooms, main hall, teaching, staff and office areas
Property status
Working school building, areas handed back ready for use
Products used
Durable trade emulsions to walls and painted brickwork · hard-wearing paint systems to skirtings, frames, trims and woodwork
Spray systems
Brush and roller application · filling, sanding and making good · full protection of fixtures, floors and equipment
Challenges
What this project demanded.
- 01High levels of everyday wear to walls, doors, frames and woodwork
- 02Painted brickwork, exposed pipework and high ceilings in some teaching spaces
- 03Conventional offices and meeting rooms alongside large-volume halls in the same programme
- 04Working sympathetically with the main hall's timber detailing and parquet-style flooring
- 05Protecting radiators, electrical installations, display boards, windows and school equipment
- 06Handing areas back clean and ready for use around school timetables
Process gallery
Stage by stage.
02
Hall Doorways & Joinery Detail
Doorway surrounds, reveals, mouldings and skirtings were prepared and cut in by hand, keeping crisp lines against the existing stonework and oak doors.
03
Classroom — Painted Brickwork
Painted brickwork, high-level walls and ceilings were redecorated in a fresh scheme, working around interactive screens, notice boards, pipework and electrical fittings.
04
Large Teaching Space
Large uninterrupted wall areas and exposed pipework were prepared and finished neatly — pipework and brackets cut in cleanly so the whole wall reads as one finished surface.
05
Activity Room & Rooflight Area
A bright activity space with rooflights, structural steels and full-height glazing decorated throughout, including the steelwork and the surrounds to fire exit doors.
06
Classroom Walls & Displays
Walls redecorated around fixed display boards, whiteboards, radiators and surface-mounted conduit, with everything protected and left ready for the classroom to be reset.
07
Staff Kitchen Area
The staff kitchen and break area redecorated around units, appliances, windows and radiators — a hard-wearing finish for a room in constant daily use.
08
Staff Room
Walls, ceiling grid surrounds, door and window frames prepared and repainted, lifting a well-used staff room to a much fresher standard.
09
Meeting & Office Space
The larger meeting and office space redecorated in a light neutral, with dado rails, skirtings and frames refreshed for a clean, professional finish.
10
Office & Circulation Areas
Smaller offices and circulation areas completed to the same standard — walls, fire door frames, architraves and skirtings all prepared and finished.
Craft
Preparation & finish.
Preparation
Every area was inspected before work began. Surfaces were filled, sanded, cleaned down and made good as required, with particular attention paid to painted brickwork, previously decorated walls and woodwork that had taken years of daily school use. Existing fixtures, radiators, electrical installations, display boards, windows and school equipment were protected and worked around throughout.
Finish details
Colour schemes vary across the building so each area keeps its own identity while the whole school feels fresher. Walls, painted brickwork, skirtings, frames and trims were finished in durable systems suited to constant use, with careful cutting in around exposed pipework, radiators and permanent fixtures. In the main hall the existing character — timber detailing and parquet-style flooring — was retained while the painted surfaces were brought back to a much cleaner finish.
Services included
Everything in scope.
- Preparation and redecoration of walls throughout the agreed areas
- Painting of existing brick and previously painted surfaces
- Redecoration of skirting boards, frames, trims and woodwork
- Cutting in around exposed pipework, radiators, electrical fittings and fixtures
- Refreshing larger teaching and activity spaces
- Redecoration within staff, office and meeting areas
- Main school hall redecoration retaining existing character
- Protection of fixtures, floors, furniture and school equipment
- Coordinated programme across multiple areas of one site
- Final clean-down with areas handed back ready for use
Outcome
The customer result.
The completed areas are now cleaner, brighter and considerably fresher, with a professional finish capable of standing up to the demands of a busy primary school.
From the large school hall and high-level teaching spaces through to smaller offices and staff areas, the project demonstrates the range of commercial decorating work our team can undertake within a single site.
Four Oaks Painting & Decorating provides painting and decorating for schools, offices, communal buildings, property managers and other commercial premises across Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield and the wider Midlands — from individual rooms and holiday-period school works through to larger multi-area redecorations.
Quick answers
About this project.
- Who was this project for?
- Kingsthorne Primary School in Kingstanding, Birmingham, who needed a programme of internal redecoration across classrooms, the main hall, larger teaching spaces and staff, office and meeting areas.
- What was included in the school redecoration?
- Preparation and redecoration of walls, painted brickwork, skirtings, frames, trims and woodwork, cutting in around exposed pipework, radiators and electrical fittings, plus full protection of fixtures, floors and school equipment.
- Do Four Oaks Painting & Decorating work in schools?
- Yes. We carry out decorating for schools and other education premises across Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield and the wider Midlands — from individual rooms and holiday-period works through to larger multi-area redecorations.
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