04 / spraying
Curtain walls, window frames and entrance door systems spray refinished on site. Matched RAL or BS finish. No reglazing, no disruption to building occupants.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
01
Confirm glazing system type, substrate condition, RAL reference (gloss meter read on a clean reference panel), adhesion test on existing finish, and access method. Restoration only goes ahead if the substrate holds.
02
Two pack tie coat over light mechanical abrasion, followed by a matched RAL topcoat. The system is selected for the surveyed substrate, exposure and matching sheen to adjacent panels.
03
RAMS written for the project including glazing protection masking method, spray containment plan for public routes, COSHH for tie coat solvents, and access schedule.
04
Mask all glazing, gaskets and ironmongery. Prepare, prime and apply within the same shift where access permits. Demask at end of each phase. Glass checked before reopening.
05
Before/after photo record, gloss reading on completed panels and the specified product record.
Completed June 2026
Primark · Stevenage (Phase 1)
Town Square, Stevenage · R.G. Carter Projects Ltd
Facade redecoration and aluminium glazing respray
Case study
Town Square, Stevenage · Restoration
We restored the outside of Primark's town centre store in Stevenage for R.G. Carter. Each surface needed its own method. We finished in June 2026, in seven weeks.
See what the job involved and how we handled it.
Read the case study →Built for the people who buy decorating
We are a specialist subcontractor, not a turnkey fit out outfit. We deliver decorating, spraying, restoration and coatings under main contractors and direct estate teams.
For main contractors
Variations are agreed in writing and delivered without delaying handover. You get a handover record for each store.
For estate + FM teams
Survey to handover without closing the unit. Powder coat restoration is specified to the surveyed substrate. Run off, masking and reopening tracked store by store.
For retail estate leads
We match the paint system to your brand and estate specification. You get progress and handover records for each store. If the timetable moves, we tell you early and replan with the site team.
Find the right route
Most visitors arrive with a sector problem before they know the coating system. These routes match the way buyers search: home and residential work, retail fit out programmes, and industrial painting or warehouse coatings.
House painting and decorating
Painting and decorating for homes in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, inside and out. You get a fixed written quote before we start, and any extras are agreed in writing first. We protect your floors and furniture and leave the house clean every day.
Retail decorating
Retail decorating is about more than paint. We work nights around store teams and other trades, and we match brand colours exactly. Late variations are agreed in writing and delivered without delaying handover.
Industrial painting contractors
Industrial and warehouse scopes need the coating system specified by substrate condition, not by what is cheapest to apply. We survey the floor, the cladding, the steelwork and the roof before recommending a system, then plan MEWP access, exclusion zones and drying time sequencing around live operations.
How we deliver
Every job is director-led. You deal with one contact and one timetable, from survey to handover.
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Stores stay open. Surveys, masking and run off planned around foot traffic.
02
Night programmes on retail and hospitality estates. Clean before doors open.
03
Rolling store programmes sequenced against the main contractor plan.
04
Based in Poole, Dorset. Our crews travel to sites across the UK.
05
Decorating, on site spraying, powder coat restoration and floor coatings under one PM.
06
Before and after record, sign-off notes and the specified product record.
Frequently asked
Glazing, gaskets, ironmongery and sealants are masked before primer goes on. Glass is inspected at demask before any floor or wing reopens.
It is a different system from a factory powder coat. Suitability and durability depend on the existing finish, preparation, exposure and selected products, so we only state supported performance terms after survey.
Yes. Most schemes are delivered phased, floor by floor or elevation by elevation, with each section reopened as we demask.
Yes. We sample on site and match to the current colour, not factory fresh. Where estate consistency is the goal, a single reference colour is agreed and applied across the whole scheme.
Touch dry within an hour; full cure varies by system. We agree the no touch window at survey and leave it on the handover sheet.
Start a conversation
Where we can, we check access and the state of the surfaces before we price, so the quote matches the real job. Email drawings to office@astardecorators.com, or send photos on WhatsApp.
Related services
02 / restoration
Faded shopfronts, curtain walls and entrance frames recovered to a matched RAL or BS finish. Works carried out around live trading after substrate testing.
03 / spraying
A factory grade spray finish, done on site without taking anything out. HVLP for control on the detail and edges, airless for the big repetitive runs. Full polythene masking and live site extraction so the rest of the building keeps working.
09 / retail
We decorate stores for UK retailers, from one store to a full rollout. We work nights and leave each store ready to trade by morning. Every store gets the same brand finish. You get a progress report and photo record for each one. Our retail work includes Primark, Tesco and M&S stores.
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