• Painting and Decorating in Summer

    June 17, 2016

    I have been a painter/decorator for approximately 20 years and summertime is time is when I’m normally outside doing exterior painting. Spot me on the ladder! This is me about 30 feet up a ladder. One of the problems in the UK is the weather. We don’t get wall to wall sunshine. After all it’s…

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  • Exterior painting of bungalow in two colours

    August 11, 2015

    Just recently I was employed to paint the exterior of a bungalow which is part brick and part pebble-dash using two different colours. The trick was to use colours that complemented each other. The first part of the job was to prepare all of the surfaces for painting which involved removing any loose paint and…

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  • Converting loft space in a bungalow

    January 30, 2015

    Image courtesy of digitalart/freedigitalphotos.net My mother has recently converted the loft space in her bungalow. I was in charge of doing this for her to ensure that everything she wanted was included. The loft was very large and very high so I knew we could fit two bedrooms in plus a shower room. I didn’t…

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