12 / decorating
Interior walls, ceilings, joinery and detail decorating for retail, hospitality, healthcare and education. Finish-led, not race-to-the-line.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
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Substrate walk. Plasterboard, MDF, exposed steel, masonry. Designer spec reviewed, any ambiguity flagged in writing. Sample finish requirement agreed.
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Stack per surface: walls in Diamond Matt or Sheen 4, joinery in Quick Dry Eggshell, steel in two-pack where exposure demands it. Sheen levels agreed against samples.
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Project-specific RAMS. Dust control, COSHH for any solvent products, masking schedule. Issued before mobilisation.
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Phase by surface: masking, prep, prime, top-coats, demask. Designer / PC walks the line at each phase, not just at end.
05
Photo record, touch-up kit, dry-film record where two-pack systems were used. Snag close-out within 48h.
On the books
Premier Inn · R.G. Carter framework
UK · R.G. Carter Projects Ltd
Case study
UK · Retail
Premier Inn hotel decoration package delivered through the R.G. Carter framework. Guest-room, corridor, BOH and exterior decoration to the brand specification.
This case study supports searches for live-site commercial decorating, retail refurbishment, on-site spraying and aluminium frame restoration by showing the kind of programme, access and handover constraints A Star Decorators handles for national estate clients.
Read project →Built for the people who buy decorating
We are a specialist sub-contractor, not a turnkey fit-out outfit. We deliver decorating, spraying, restoration and coatings under main contractors and direct estate teams.
For main contractors
Variations priced ahead of the request. Per-store handover record. AFPs delivered on the day they're due. We run the way you run.
For estate + FM teams
Survey to handover without closing the unit. Powder-coat restoration with a 5-7 year service life. Run-off, masking and reopening tracked store-by-store.
For retail estate leads
Brand-matched paint stacks against the estate spec. KPI reporting per store. Programme that survives shopfit slippage instead of inheriting it.
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.
Domestic and residential decorating
For homes, rental property, managed blocks and high-end residential work, we bring the same survey discipline, protection, preparation and clean handover used on commercial sites.
Retail decorating contractors
Retail work needs predictable nights, clean protection, brand-matched finishes and a handover that does not leave store teams dealing with snags the next morning.
Industrial painting contractors
Industrial and warehouse scopes need substrate-led specification, access planning, safe segregation and coating systems that match how the building is used.
How we deliver
Twenty years finishing commercial buildings across the UK. Director led, directly employed crews, one programme and one point of contact from survey to handover.
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Stores stay open. Surveys, masking and run off planned around foot traffic.
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Night programmes on retail and hospitality estates. Clean before doors open.
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Rolling 4 to 12 stores a week against a national programme.
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Offices in Poole and London. Crews mobilised across England, Scotland and Wales.
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Decorating, on site spraying, powder coat restoration and floor coatings under one PM.
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Before and after record, gloss readings and written service life on every scheme.
Frequently asked
Yes. We read the schedule, query ambiguities in writing, sample-cut before full coverage. We never substitute a paint without designer sign-off.
Quick Dry Eggshell water-based is standard now. Same hardness, no yellowing, dry within 4 hours. Traditional oil-based available if the spec calls for it.
Yes. Pantone or RAL on site, sampled and signed-off before mobilisation. We carry mixing kit for site adjustments.
Two-pack epoxy or PU systems for industrial environments, water-based hard wearing for indoor commercial. Specification-led by exposure class.
Live snag list maintained by site supervisor. 48-hour close-out post-handover for anything raised at sign-off.
Start a conversation
We will review the service route, access, preparation, finish and likely next step before the job is priced properly.
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