painting and decorating business in Truro, mid Cornwall, uk, Interior, Exterior, Restoration, Rental Properties, Property maintenance, Cornwall, Truro, Falmouth, Staustell, Deveron, The Roseland, St Mawse,
12 Oct, 2015

Shop Front – Window

Job Breakdown

  • Sort out window frame first and paint
  • Paint wall when new sign is about to arrive
  • Flaky paint – scrape back loose paint, sand and fill out steps
  • Wood in very good condition
  •  2 x dedicated undercoats and 2 x top coats

Before

After

painting and decorating business in Truro, mid Cornwall, uk, Interior, Exterior, Restoration, Rental Properties, Property maintenance, Cornwall, Truro, Falmouth, Staustell, Deveron, The Roseland, St Mawse,
12 Oct, 2015

Sash Window Restoration

 

Job Breakdown

  • Two Sash windows
  • Both with broken sash cords – sash cords replaced
  • The boxes were filled with dust – emptied
  • New sills needed
  • Other new timber needed
  • Filling needed
  • Burnt old paint off because so badly cracked
  • New putty needed
  • Two coats of undercoat
  • One coat of gloss

 

Before

Half Way

After

Sorry I forgot to take photos but it looked great. I need to get some.

painting and decorating business in Truro, mid Cornwall, uk, Interior, Exterior, Restoration, Rental Properties, Property maintenance, Cornwall, Truro, Falmouth, Staustell, Deveron, The Roseland, St Mawse,
6 Oct, 2015

Porch Restoration

The wooden porch is by the river and has been affected by lots of extreme weather.

Job Breakdown

  • Rotten sills – partially replaced
  • Rotten door frame – partially replaced
  • Loose and perished putty – replaced
  • Flaky paint from years of bad painting onto dirt and extreme weather – sanded
  • Rotten window frame – partially replaced
  • 2 coats of undercoat and 1 top coat

BEFORE

HALF WAY

AFTER