Can you decorate occupied office floors?

Yes. We phase the work floor by floor, use low odour paints, and work evenings or weekends so staff keep working around us.

Do you spray on site?

Yes. Spraying on site gives a factory grade finish to partitions, doors and joinery without removing them, contained and masked for an occupied building.

How far do you cover from Reading?

The whole Thames Valley: Bracknell, Slough, Maidenhead, Newbury and the M4 parks between Reading and London.

Can the office stay open during the works?

Usually yes. We work evenings, weekends and over closure periods. Some larger scopes need zone by zone delivery rather than full out of hours. Agreed at survey.

Will the paint smell on Monday morning?

No. Standard spec is low VOC water based. Walls are touch dry within 30 minutes and recoatable within 2-4 hours. Odour free well before working hours.

Can you handle lease dilapidations?

Yes. Pre paint condition report, repaint to lease standard, photo handover for the surveyor. Common scope for both move out and move in alike.

Do you move furniture?

Light furniture is sheeted and shifted within the room as standard. Significant moves are priced separately or coordinated with a removals partner.

What if we have brand or designer colour specs?

RAL- or Pantone matched on site, sampled on the actual substrate before mobilisation. Brand guidelines packs accepted as the specification input.

Office decorating · Reading

Office decorators in Reading.

Office repaints, refurbishments and dilapidations delivered evenings, weekends and closures so the workforce keeps working. Low VOC as standard. CHAS accredited. Delivered across Reading and Thames Valley. Commercial and office decorating across Reading and the Thames Valley, from the M4 business parks to town centre offices. That covers corporate fit outs, spraying partitions and joinery on site, and decoration phased around occupied office floors.

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Why Reading

Why choose us for office decorating in Reading and Thames Valley.

Track record

Low VOC paints as standard, no Monday morning odour for returning staff
After hours and bank holiday working, agreed at survey
Dilapidations specialists. Pre paint condition record and final condition photo report for lease handover

Right fit when

The office can't shut down for a refresh. Work has to fit around the workforce.
Dilapidations or move in repaints need a firm handover date for lease sign off.
A brand or interior design firm has issued a spec and you need it executed accurately.

Scope · included

What you get when you brief us for office decorating in Reading.

Out of hours delivery (evenings, weekends, holiday closures)
Low VOC and low odour paint specifications as standard
Light furniture moves and floor protection
Pre- and post clean for working areas

Sectors · Reading

Types of building we cover with office decorating in Reading.

Office
Workplace
Professional Services
Tech

Reading programme

How we run office decorating schemes locally.

Survey

Out of hours site visit where possible. Occupancy pattern captured, key cycle agreed with FM, alarm code coordination confirmed. Furniture move requirement assessed, priced separately if material.

Specification

Low VOC stack as standard (Dulux Trade Diamond Matt and Quick Dry Eggshell) so working areas reopen without odour. Brand colours sample cut on the actual substrate before mobilisation.

RAMS

After hours method statement: alarm code coordination, security sign in/out, lone working procedure, fire route maintenance during works. Issued to FM five working days ahead of first shift.

Delivery

Friday evening to Monday morning is the typical shift pattern. Furniture sheeted, floors protected, surfaces wiped down before staff return. Daily reset for any zone that flips back into use mid programme.

Handover

Photo record, paint touch up kit left with FM, debrief if a dilapidations condition report is required for the surveyor.

CHAS accreditedCHAS-0024812, valid to 13 January 2027

Dulux Academy trained
£10m Employers' Liability and £5m Public Liability (AXA, to February 2027)

Frequently asked · Reading

What clients in Reading usually ask first.

Can you decorate occupied office floors?: Yes. We phase the work floor by floor, use low odour paints, and work evenings or weekends so staff keep working around us.
Do you spray on site?: Yes. Spraying on site gives a factory grade finish to partitions, doors and joinery without removing them, contained and masked for an occupied building.
How far do you cover from Reading?: The whole Thames Valley: Bracknell, Slough, Maidenhead, Newbury and the M4 parks between Reading and London.
Can the office stay open during the works?: Usually yes. We work evenings, weekends and over closure periods. Some larger scopes need zone by zone delivery rather than full out of hours. Agreed at survey.
Will the paint smell on Monday morning?: No. Standard spec is low VOC water based. Walls are touch dry within 30 minutes and recoatable within 2-4 hours. Odour free well before working hours.
Can you handle lease dilapidations?: Yes. Pre paint condition report, repaint to lease standard, photo handover for the surveyor. Common scope for both move out and move in alike.
Do you move furniture?: Light furniture is sheeted and shifted within the room as standard. Significant moves are priced separately or coordinated with a removals partner.
What if we have brand or designer colour specs?: RAL- or Pantone matched on site, sampled on the actual substrate before mobilisation. Brand guidelines packs accepted as the specification input.

Also in Reading

Send us the drawings or a few photos.

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.

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