Interior decoration
Walls, ceilings, woodwork, doors and metalwork — prepared, primed and finished to specification.
Services & Sectors
Commercial and domestic, interior and exterior.
Explore what we do and where we do it — jump straight to Commercial or Domestic below.
01 — What we do
Our core services
Exterior decoration
Masonry, render, cladding, sash windows, fascias and soffits. Access via towers, MEWPs or scaffold.
Traditional application
Brush and roller finishes by time-served decorators — ideal for occupied spaces, detailed woodwork and cut-in work where precision matters.
Spray application
Airless and HVLP spray finishes for fast, flawless coverage on walls, ceilings, doors, cladding and large commercial areas — with full masking and dust control.
Mould washing & remediation
Anti-fungal treatment and re-decoration of mould-affected voids and communal areas.
Fire-resistant coatings
Intumescent and fire-retardant paints applied to current standards, with certification.
Communal areas & voids
Rapid turnaround for housing associations and local authorities on scheduled works.
Cyclical maintenance
Planned redecoration programmes to protect asset value and meet compliance cycles.
02 — Commercial
Commercial sectors
Public sector, healthcare, education, offices, retail and new builds — delivered to programme with full RAMS and site compliance.
Recent commercial projects
Schools
Essex Painting & Decorating Services Ltd delivers school painting and decorating programmes across primary, secondary and SEN settings. We plan around the academic calendar — completing classrooms, corridors, halls and external elevations during half-terms, weekends and summer holidays — so pupils and staff return to a freshly finished, fully compliant learning environment. All operatives hold enhanced DBS clearance, work under RAMS, and use low-VOC and quick-drying coatings suitable for occupied education premises.
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Colleges & Universities
We support college and university estates teams with cyclical redecoration programmes covering lecture theatres, accommodation blocks, libraries, sports facilities and campus exteriors. Works are phased around term dates and exam periods, with clear communication, permit-to-work compliance and multi-team resourcing so large-scale programmes are delivered on time and to specification.
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Social Housing
Our social housing team works with housing associations, local authorities and managing agents to turn around voids quickly, redecorate communal areas and stairwells, apply anti-mould treatments to mould-affected properties, and install fire-resistant intumescent coatings where specified. Tenant liaison, key control and out-of-hours access are managed by our office, and every operative carries ID, DBS clearance and current health & safety training.
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- communal area redecoration
- mould wash and paint
- fire-resistant coatings
Medical Facilities
Painting works in medical facilities — GP surgeries, dental practices, clinics, treatment rooms and hospital wards — demand hygienic finishes, infection-control awareness and minimal disruption to patient care. We specify scrubbable, anti-microbial coatings, work in phased and out-of-hours shifts, and maintain strict housekeeping, dust management and PPE standards throughout every project.
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Care Homes
Care home redecoration requires empathy as well as craft. Our teams work sensitively around residents, using low-odour paints, considerate scheduling and dementia-friendly colour schemes where required. We coordinate closely with care managers to keep bedrooms, lounges, dining rooms and corridors available for use, and complete works to a high standard of finish that supports resident wellbeing and CQC expectations.
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Offices
From single-suite refreshes to full commercial office refurbishments, we deliver crisp, contemporary finishes across walls, ceilings, partitions, doors and metalwork. Most office works are programmed for evenings and weekends to avoid disruption, with clean-as-we-go working and next-day-ready spaces — ideal for occupied buildings, co-working spaces and managed office portfolios.
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Retail Facilities
We support retailers, shopping centre operators and hospitality brands with roll-out decoration, unit refits and back-of-house maintenance. Fast turnarounds, brand-accurate colour matching and rigorous on-site standards mean stores reopen on schedule and on brand, with minimal impact on trading hours.
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New Builds
Working alongside main contractors and developers, we deliver new-build painting packages from mist coats and first fix through to final coats and snagging. Resource is scaled to programme, and our supervisors integrate with site management, attend progress meetings and work to CDM, RAMS and quality plans to hand over units defect-free.
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Public Facilities
We redecorate public buildings across Essex and east London — libraries, leisure centres, community halls, civic offices, museums and public washrooms. These are busy, high-traffic environments, so we specify hard-wearing scrubbable and anti-graffiti systems, work in phased or out-of-hours shifts to keep facilities open, and maintain full public segregation with barriers, signage and daily site cleaning. All works are delivered under RAMS with DBS-checked operatives.
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Industrial & Warehousing
Our industrial teams repaint warehouses, factories, distribution centres, plant rooms and workshops — including structural steelwork, cladding, floors, walkways and safety line marking preparation. Airless spray application covers large areas quickly, and works are programmed around production and shift patterns, including weekends and shutdown periods, so operations continue uninterrupted.
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Leisure & Sports Facilities
We decorate sports halls, gymnasiums, changing rooms, clubhouses and pool surrounds using coatings selected for humidity, impact and heavy cleaning regimes. Line marking preparation, court repaints and high-level access via towers or MEWPs are all handled in-house, with programmes timed around fixtures, term dates and seasonal closures.
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Hotels & Hospitality
For hotels, pubs, restaurants and function venues we deliver fast, high-finish redecoration of bedrooms, bars, dining areas, corridors and exteriors. Works are phased floor-by-floor or room-by-room, usually overnight or during quiet trading periods, with low-odour products and immaculate housekeeping so rooms and covers return to service the same day wherever possible.
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Places of Worship
Churches, chapels, mosques and community faith buildings often combine heritage substrates with active public use. We survey carefully, use breathable and traditional paint systems where appropriate on lime plaster and older masonry, provide safe high-level access to vaulted ceilings, and schedule works around services and events.
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And More Commercial Premises
If your premises isn't listed above, it's very likely we still cover it. We decorate all kinds of commercial and public buildings across Essex and the South East — from single units and communal areas to multi-site portfolios and planned maintenance programmes, interior and exterior, brush, roller and spray applied. Tell us what you need and we'll survey the building and provide a free, fully specified written quotation.
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03 — Domestic
Homes and private clients
The same standards we bring to commercial sites — applied to your home, with clean, considerate working throughout.
Interior Decoration
Our domestic interior decorators prepare, prime and finish every surface to a professional standard — walls, ceilings, woodwork, doors, staircases and radiators. Full dust sheeting, considerate working and end-of-day tidying come as standard, and we advise on paint systems and sheens so the finished room looks right and stands up to everyday use.
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Exterior Decoration
Exterior painting protects your property as well as improving its appearance. We prepare masonry, render, timber and metal correctly — filling, sanding, priming and applying breathable masonry and weather-resistant systems from leading manufacturers. Safe access is provided via towers, MEWPs or scaffold, and all works are weather-planned to give a durable, long-lasting finish.
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Landlords & Lettings
Landlords, letting agents and portfolio owners rely on us for rapid between-tenancy redecoration. We inspect, price and turn properties around quickly, using hard-wearing, easy-to-maintain paint systems so units return to market presentable, compliant and ready to let.
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New Homes & Renovations
Whether it's the first-time decoration of a new home, a full extension or a whole-house renovation, we work with homeowners, builders and interior designers to deliver a coordinated, high-quality finish. We plan around other trades, protect finished areas and hand back rooms ready to furnish.
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Free, detailed written quotations.
We know time is of the essence when pricing a project. Our quotes are detailed so you can see exactly what you're paying for.