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Interior decorating · Andover

Commercial interior decorators in Andover.

Interior walls, ceilings, joinery and detail work for retail, hospitality, healthcare and education. Designer spec literate. Substrate specific paint systems. Two pack capability where the environment demands it. Delivered across Andover and Hampshire. Andover is a market town with an older brick and flint core around the High Street, plenty of postwar and 1960s expansion housing that came with the town's growth, and newer family homes spreading out towards Picket Twenty and the edges of the surrounding downs. The villages of the Test Valley sit around it, with their own mix of period cottages and rendered houses. We decorate homes across the whole range. Older flint and brick frontages need careful preparation and the right exterior system, while the more modern estate housing often calls for full interior redecoration and refreshed external woodwork. Whatever the property, we work cleanly and a section at a time, so your home stays liveable while we are there. We always begin with a free visit and a clear written quote, so the scope and cost are agreed before any work starts. We carry £10m Employers' Liability and £5m Public Liability, and our painters are Dulux Academy Trained. Every job is finished under a no-snag handover policy, with each area inspected and signed off before it is handed back.

Why Andover

Why choose us for interior decorating in Andover and Hampshire.

Track record

  • Joinery, exposed steel, plaster and masonry handled on the same scope. One decorator, one handover
  • Designer spec literate. We read the schedule, flag ambiguities in writing and never substitute a paint without sign off
  • Two pack epoxy and polyurethane capability where substrate or environmental exposure demands it

Right fit when

  • The finish needs to read as designed, not just painted. Sheen consistency and edge definition matter.
  • Multiple surface types share the space (drywall, MDF joinery, exposed steel, masonry) and need coordinated system selection.
  • The PC needs a decorator that survives QS scrutiny on the final inspection, not just the practical completion walk.

Scope · included

What you get when you brief us for interior decorating in Andover.

  • Wall, ceiling, joinery and detail decorating
  • Paint stack matched to the substrate (water based, oil based, two pack)
  • Designer and brand specifications honoured. No substitutions without sign off
  • Live snag list maintained through delivery, cleared before sign off

Sectors · Andover

Types of building we cover with interior decorating in Andover.

  • Retail
  • Hospitality
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Office

Andover programme

How we run interior decorating schemes locally.

01

Survey

Substrate walk: plasterboard, MDF, exposed steel, masonry. Designer spec reviewed. Any ambiguity flagged in writing before mobilisation. Sample finish requirement agreed and cut on the actual substrate.

02

Specification

Stack per surface: walls in Diamond Matt or Sheen 4, joinery in Quick Dry Eggshell, exposed steel in two pack epoxy or PU where the environment demands it. Sheen levels agreed against physical samples, not RAL codes on paper.

03

RAMS

RAMS written for the project: dust control in occupied environments, COSHH for any solvent or two pack products, masking schedule per surface type. Issued before mobilisation.

04

Delivery

Phase by surface type: masking, prep, prime, top coats, demask. Designer or PC walks the line at each phase, not just at practical completion.

05

Handover

Photo record, touch up kit, dry film record where two pack systems were used. Live snag list cleared before sign off.

Frequently asked · Andover

What clients in Andover usually ask first.

Do you cover Andover and the Test Valley villages?
Yes. We cover Andover and the villages around it, from Charlton and Weyhill across to the Test Valley settlements. Contact us and we will book a survey.
Will you work around us while we are living at home?
Yes. We take one area at a time, keep dust down, protect your floors and furniture, and clear up daily, so you keep the use of your home throughout.
Is the quote free, and what is the process?
It is free. We visit, look at the property properly, discuss the finish you want, then send a written quote setting out the scope and the price so you can decide before anything is booked.
Can you work to a designer's finish schedule?
Yes. We read the schedule, query ambiguities in writing before mobilisation, sample cut on the actual substrate, and never substitute a paint without the designer's sign off.
What about joinery specified in oil based finish?
Quick Dry Eggshell water based is our standard. Same hardness as oil, no yellowing, dry within 4 hours. Traditional oil based is available if the spec explicitly calls for it.
Can you do bespoke colour matching?
Yes. Pantone or RAL matched on site, sampled on the substrate and signed off before mobilisation. We carry mixing kit for minor site adjustments.
How do you specify exposed steel?
Two pack epoxy or polyurethane for industrial or high exposure environments, water based hard wearing for indoor commercial. We choose the system by exposure class.
What's the snagging process?
A live snag list is maintained by the site supervisor throughout delivery and cleared before handover. Anything that emerges after handover is dealt with as a priority.

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