Service
Interior painters in Bury St Edmunds
Walls, ceilings and woodwork painted properly, in homes you are still living in. Careful preparation, clean lines and a tidy house at the end of every day.
What our interior painters do
As interior painters in Bury St Edmunds we spend most of our working weeks inside people's homes, so we know that the decorating is only half of it. The other half is making the job easy to live through. We agree a room-by-room order with you, move and cover furniture, protect carpets and hard floors, and keep the mess contained.
Preparation takes up a good share of the time on any interior job. We wash down where needed, fill cracks and dents, sand between coats, seal water or smoke stains so they do not come back through, and prime bare plaster or timber. Then we apply the number of coats the surface and colour need, not the number that happens to be quickest.
Rooms and surfaces we paint
Bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, and hall, stairs and landing. We paint walls and ceilings, skirting boards, architraves, doors, banisters and spindles, radiators and built-in cupboards. In kitchens and bathrooms we use paints made to cope with steam and regular wiping.
If you want new woodwork colours, feature walls or wallpaper alongside the painting, we can quote for it all together. See wallpaper hanging and door and window painting.
Choosing colours and finishes
We are happy to work with colours you have already chosen, or to talk through options on the visit. Finish matters as much as colour: a flat matt hides uneven walls, a durable matt or soft sheen suits hallways and children's rooms, and satin or eggshell on woodwork is easier to keep clean than gloss and yellows less over time.
For older houses with lime plaster, the right paint is a breathable one. Our period property decorating page explains why.
What interior painting costs
As an indicative guide, an average bedroom (walls and ceiling, two coats) is usually £250–£450, a living room £350–£650, and a hall, stairs and landing £450–£900. The whole interior of a three-bedroom semi is typically £2,200–£4,200. The condition of the surfaces, the amount of woodwork and the paint chosen all move the figure, so the final price always comes after a free visit. There is more detail on the pricing page.
Interior painting: common questions
Do we need to move out while you paint?
No. We work room by room so you always have somewhere to sit, cook and sleep. We will agree the order with you before we start.
How long does a room take?
A straightforward bedroom is usually one to two days including preparation and drying time between coats. Rooms with a lot of woodwork or repairs take longer, and we will give you a realistic timescale with the quote.
Will the paint smell?
Modern water-based paints have far less odour than older solvent paints and are what we use on most walls, ceilings and much woodwork. We keep rooms ventilated while we work.
Related services
Wallpapering
Feature walls and whole rooms papered with straight seams and matched patterns, on walls that have been properly prepared first.
WallpaperingWoodwork, doors and windows
Front doors, internal doors, sash and casement windows, skirting, architraves and staircases, sanded back and finished by hand.
Woodwork, doors and windowsWhere we do this work
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