Expert Painters & Decorators in Edgbaston

Edgbaston and Harborne are period-property territory — tall Victorian and Edwardian houses, converted apartments, cornicing, sash windows and staircases that have been painted and repainted for a century. The decorating challenge here is almost always what sits underneath: old oil-based coatings, historic filler, and plaster that needs stabilising before anything new goes on. We price for that preparation openly rather than discovering it halfway through.

Residential spray painting suits these houses particularly well. Panelled doors, deep skirting, architrave, staircases and fitted joinery are sprayed rather than brushed, so mouldings and detail stay crisp instead of clogging with brushed paint. Kitchens and wardrobes are resprayed in situ to a hard, wipeable finish that keeps the existing units and avoids a full replacement.

Dustless sanding matters more in Edgbaston than almost anywhere. Older coatings generate a lot of dust, and many local homes and apartments are occupied throughout the work. Extraction connected directly to the sander keeps that dust out of carpets, curtains and neighbouring rooms — and out of shared hallways in converted buildings.

Wall panelling is designed to suit the age of the property: half-height schemes at dado height for Victorian hallways, full-height panelling in principal reception rooms, and clean modern profiles in newer apartments. Everything is built and sprayed by the same team, so nothing is left to another trade to finish.

Externally we work on render, brickwork, painted masonry, sash and casement timber windows, porches and railings, prepared back properly before recoating.

For managing agents, offices and commercial premises around Edgbaston and Harborne we redecorate communal stairwells, receptions, lettable space and apartment blocks — insured to £5m, RAMS supplied, and phased around residents and staff.