Painting and Decorating Questions, Answered
Pricing, timescales, paint, protection and guarantees — the questions London households ask us most, answered straight.
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Seventeen questions, seventeen straight answers.
How much does it cost to decorate a room?
How do your fixed quotes work?
Do you need a deposit?
How long will my job take?
Do you supply the paint or should I buy it?
Which paint brands do you use?
Will you protect my floors and furniture?
How do you control the dust?
Can you work around us while we live in the house?
Do you work weekends or evenings?
What happens if it rains during my exterior job?
Are you insured?
Is your work guaranteed?
Which areas do you cover?
Do you work with interior designers and architects?
Can you handle listed building and conservation requirements?
What if I am not happy with something?
Painting and decorating, done properly. Interior, exterior, residential and commercial.
Most popularInterior painting and decorating
Walls, ceilings, woodwork and feature colours. Proper prep, crisp lines, dust-free working and quality paints, finished to a standard we would accept in our own homes.
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Exterior painting and decorating
Facades, render, woodwork and front doors. Weatherproof finishes, correct primers and a tidy site from start to finish.
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Commercial decorating
Shops, restaurants and communal areas. Scheduled around your trading hours so your business keeps running.
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Office decorating
Workspaces decorated out of hours or over weekends, with minimal disruption to your team and a clean desk by Monday.
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Sash window restoration
Stripped, repaired, draught-proofed and repainted. Sash windows brought back to smooth, working order.
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End of tenancy redecoration
Fast turnarounds for landlords and agents. Fixed date, fixed price, and listing-ready photos the day we finish.
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Photographed by us, on our jobs
Bedroom
Damaged plaster repaired, walls redecorated and finished fresh
Five stars, every single review. That only happens when the finish is right.
Defining London is a painting and decorating company working across London. We take on tired flats, period houses, offices and end-of-tenancy turnarounds, and hand them back looking like the photographs on this page.
- Proper preparationStripped, filled, sanded and sealed before a drop of paint goes on. The finish lasts because the prep was done.
- Fixed price, in writingA full written quote before work starts. No day rates, no surprises on the invoice.
- Dust-free and DBS checkedDust extraction on every sanding job and DBS-checked decorators, so you can trust who is in your home.
- Respect for your homeFloors and furniture covered, rooms cleared at the end of every day, keys handled properly for landlords.
Finished rooms. Not stock photos.
Five stars on Google. Real reviews, straight from our Google Business Profile.
Brought Defining London in to freshen up one of our sites. Their team just got on with it and left the place tidy. It all came out really well. We've got more work at other sites coming up and now know who to call.
Read on GoogleDefining London completely transformed my home and exceeded every expectation I had! The team's attention to detail, professionalism, and creative vision were truly unmatched — every room feels refreshed, elegant, and perfectly tailored.
Read on GoogleI've had Defining London in recently to redo the upstairs of my house that previous builders messed up. They did the hallway, bathroom and 3 bedrooms. I've struggled to find a reliable company due to past experiences with builders.
Read on GoogleHad Defining London in after a leak caused some damage at the flat I rent out. They sorted the repairs and repainted the walls and it's looking right again now. They also sent photo updates while the work was being done which was helpful.
Read on GoogleProper good job painting my house. The workers were friendly but still very professional, all in uniform and well spoken. Looks spot on now. Would recommend Defining London.
Read on GoogleDefining London came recommended by my brother so we used them for some work at home. They turned up, got it done and that was it really. No hassle, no chasing, it was just handled properly. Happy with how it's turned out.
Read on GoogleHad Defining London in for Painting & Decorating. I had a few questions at the start and they actually took the time to talk it through and sort a plan, which helped. Quote came through the same day, they turned up as promised, kept it tidy and the finish looks great. Would use them again.
Read on GoogleUsed Defining London for painting & decorating and a few handyman jobs round the house. Everything's come out exactly how I wanted. Straightforward, no messing about. I'm happy.
Read on GoogleWorked with Defining London recently and the experience was smooth from start to finish. The team were organised, stuck to the schedule, and delivered a great final result. Would happily use them again.
Read on GoogleOne of the best about, love it and will defo use again definitely great service and good people
Read on GoogleI recommend 100%. Me and my family are all very happy with the work done and the final result doesn't compare with any other decorators in the past. Thank you
Read on GoogleAmazing painting and very quick and receptive booking process!
Read on GoogleBrought Defining London in to freshen up one of our sites. Their team just got on with it and left the place tidy. It all came out really well. We've got more work at other sites coming up and now know who to call.
Read on GoogleDefining London completely transformed my home and exceeded every expectation I had! The team's attention to detail, professionalism, and creative vision were truly unmatched — every room feels refreshed, elegant, and perfectly tailored.
Read on GoogleI've had Defining London in recently to redo the upstairs of my house that previous builders messed up. They did the hallway, bathroom and 3 bedrooms. I've struggled to find a reliable company due to past experiences with builders.
Read on GoogleHad Defining London in after a leak caused some damage at the flat I rent out. They sorted the repairs and repainted the walls and it's looking right again now. They also sent photo updates while the work was being done which was helpful.
Read on GoogleProper good job painting my house. The workers were friendly but still very professional, all in uniform and well spoken. Looks spot on now. Would recommend Defining London.
Read on GoogleDefining London came recommended by my brother so we used them for some work at home. They turned up, got it done and that was it really. No hassle, no chasing, it was just handled properly. Happy with how it's turned out.
Read on GoogleHad Defining London in for Painting & Decorating. I had a few questions at the start and they actually took the time to talk it through and sort a plan, which helped. Quote came through the same day, they turned up as promised, kept it tidy and the finish looks great. Would use them again.
Read on GoogleUsed Defining London for painting & decorating and a few handyman jobs round the house. Everything's come out exactly how I wanted. Straightforward, no messing about. I'm happy.
Read on GoogleWorked with Defining London recently and the experience was smooth from start to finish. The team were organised, stuck to the schedule, and delivered a great final result. Would happily use them again.
Read on GoogleOne of the best about, love it and will defo use again definitely great service and good people
Read on GoogleI recommend 100%. Me and my family are all very happy with the work done and the final result doesn't compare with any other decorators in the past. Thank you
Read on GoogleAmazing painting and very quick and receptive booking process!
Read on GoogleFrom first visit to finished room in four steps.
Free visit and quote
We look at the property, talk through finishes and colours, and give you a fixed written price.
Protect and prepare
Floors and furniture covered, then strip, fill and sand with dust extraction. This is where the finish is decided.
Decorate
Ceilings, walls and woodwork painted, cleared and tidied at the end of every day.
Walk-through and handover
Checked with you room by room, touch-ups done, keys returned. Then we ask for your honest review.
End-of-tenancy turnarounds, done fast. Back on the market looking like new.
We work with landlords and lettings agents across London to redecorate flats between tenancies, on a fixed price and a fixed date.
12 areas across London. Local pages, local references.
We cover the whole of London. These are the areas we work in most.
Not listed? Send your postcode with the quote form and we will confirm straight away.
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Tell us about the property and we will visit, talk through finishes and give you a fixed written price.