Interior decorating in Linton's semis and family houses
Three-bedroom homes are the most common size in Linton, at 39.5%, and another third have four or more bedrooms. A typical job here is a hall, stairs and landing, or a run of bedrooms, done while the family lives around us. We tidy at the end of every day so the house stays usable in the evening.
Colour gets proper attention. We paint tester pots in several places in the room so you can judge them in different light, using Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Dulux or Tikkurila, or paint you've chosen yourself.
Rented homes and older interiors
Linton's 208 privately rented households need decorating that survives between tenancies. We stain-block marks with Zinsser and suggest washable finishes, so a landlord can touch up later rather than repaint.
In the older houses, around 15% of the stock, plaster can be soft and uneven. Lining paper often helps, as it did in two Victorian bedrooms in Histon, and our main interior decorating page explains the rest of our process.
Linton at a glance
- 20 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 26 minutesOSRM routing
- 1,881householdsCensus 2021
- 70%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
- 11%of homes are privately rentedCensus 2021
- 15%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 6%are flatsCensus 2021
How we approach interior decorating
In Linton's 1960s and 1970s houses we fill and sand cracks with Mirka dust-free sanders, mist coat any new plaster, and apply two coats of emulsion. Older rooms get lining paper where the walls need it. Woodwork is sanded, primed where bare and finished in eggshell or satin, with floors and furniture covered throughout. The full method, products and FAQs are on our interior decorating page.