Painter & decorator Waterbeach, from the next village along
Our base at Banworth House is on Waterbeach Road in Landbeach, and Waterbeach itself is about two miles away. For anyone looking for a painter & decorator in Waterbeach, that puts us a few minutes' drive from most homes in the village.
Waterbeach has changed a great deal. The older village centre and the streets around the railway station have cottages and period houses, later estates have filled in around them, and the large development on the former barracks site is adding many more new homes.
Graham visits every job himself and writes every quotation. Belinda then organises the work and keeps you informed, and a team of 12 qualified decorators carries it out, all Dulux Select Decorators.
A Farrow & Ball scheme in Waterbeach
One of our case studies is a Waterbeach home where we carried a Farrow & Ball colour scheme from room to room. The photos are in the Waterbeach Farrow & Ball project.
Farrow & Ball paints behave differently from standard trade emulsions. Estate Emulsion has a very flat, chalky finish that looks lovely but marks more easily, so it suits bedrooms and sitting rooms better than a busy hallway. For woodwork we use their eggshell, with a Zinsser primer underneath on bare timber.
You can buy the paint yourself or ask us to supply it. Either way, Graham works out quantities at the visit. Premium paints cost more per tin, and with a flat finish like Estate Emulsion the preparation underneath shows through, so we spend the time getting the walls right first.
Choosing colours that suit your rooms
Colours shift with the light. A grey that looks warm on a sunny wall can look flat in a north-facing hall. We paint tester patches in several places so you can see a colour in the morning and the evening before you commit.
On other jobs we've used Farrow & Ball Skimming Stone on walls and ceilings with Elephant's Breath eggshell on the window and door frames, and Little Greene Inox through a whole house. Graham can show you those combinations and talk about what might work in your rooms. Our interior decorating page lists everything we cover indoors.
Newer homes in and around the village
If you've moved into one of the newer houses, the walls may still have the developer's paint on them. We fill and sand any settlement cracks, tidy up scuffed skirtings and door frames, and repaint in a finish that can be wiped clean.
Stairwells in three-storey new builds can be awkward to reach. We bring platforms and steps suited to the height, so the top of the wall gets the same care as the bottom, and the stairs stay usable at the end of each day.
A papered feature wall is one way to give a plain room some character. Simon, our wallpaper specialist, hangs everything from lining paper to murals and photo wallpaper, and our wallpapering service page shows the range.
Other work for Waterbeach homes
Beyond painting rooms, we're regularly asked to help with the jobs around them:
- Exterior walls, render and brickwork
- Soffits and fascias, painted or stained
- Kitchen unit painting
- Floor sanding and oiling by Chris, our wooden floor specialist
- Plastering and Artex skimming
- Small building jobs through our master builder
Outside and underfoot
You'll find more on painting the outside of your house and on sanding and oiling wooden floors on their own pages. Both can be quoted alongside indoor decorating.
Outside, we survey before we paint. Where walls have green algae or mould, we jet-wash with an anti-fungal wash first, then repair any cracked render and paint with exterior products suited to the surface.
Getting a quote in Waterbeach
Get in touch by phone on 07854 408573, by WhatsApp or through our enquiry page. Graham will arrange a time to visit that suits you, look over the rooms and send a written quotation, usually by email. Extras are only ever agreed with you in advance.
If your house is on a narrow lane, or on a new estate with allocated spaces, let us know so the van can be parked without blocking anyone in.
During the job, the team tidies up at the end of every day. When it's finished, we walk round with you and put right anything you're not happy with. You don't pay until you are.
