Specialism 08 of 13
Finishes
You live with the finishes every day: straight walls, well-laid floors and doors that close properly. We prepare the surfaces, carry out the rendering, painting, tiling and joinery, then inspect the finished work with you and leave it clean. Your proposal specifies the materials for each room.
Typical section · wall and floor build-up
- 01 Render on masonry
- 02 Skim coat and paint
- 03 Levelling screed
- 04 Bonded tiles or floating floor
- 05 Skirting
- 06 Plasterboard suspended ceiling
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Who it’s for
You can commission finishes for a new build, a renovation or a stand-alone job:
- A home that needs painting and minor repairs
- New tiled or floating floors and wall finishes
- A new kitchen with units and a stone or composite worktop
- A new build or renovation reaching the finishing stage
What’s included
Your proposal identifies the rooms, materials and finishing work:
- Render and plaster
- Interior and exterior painting
- Rectified ceramic tiles on floors and walls
- Interior and exterior floating floors
- Skirting
- Joinery: doors, wardrobes and kitchens
- Stone or composite worktops
- Suspended ceilings
- Final builders’ clean: leaving the completed work clean
How we work in this specialism
How we apply our method to this specialism, in four steps. Every proposal starts with a site visit or a review of your drawings.
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Site visit and survey
We measure your rooms and assess the surfaces before specifying the finishes.
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Itemised proposal
We set out the rendering, painting, tiling and joinery, with the materials specified.
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Works room by room
We prepare each surface before painting or tiling. You can see photographs by room on your Client Portal.
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Handover
We carry out the final builders’ clean and a joint final inspection with you. The statutory warranty applies.
What we deliver
From the materials specification to the final inspection, you receive:
- A proposal with the materials specified for each room
- Photographs by room on your Client Portal
- A final builders’ clean
- Joint final inspection and snagging (putting right the small defects found)
- Statutory warranty
FAQ
Your questions about this specialism. The specific terms are always in your proposal and written contract.
Can I commission painting on its own?
Yes. We carry out interior or exterior painting, with surface preparation and touch-ups, as a stand-alone job.
Can I choose the materials?
Yes. Your proposal lists the specified materials, which can be changed before they are ordered.
Will you fit my whole kitchen?
Yes. We fit the units and a stone or composite worktop, with water and electrical services when they form part of the works.
Related specialisms
Specialisms often commissioned alongside this one:
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Renovation and refurbishment
Demolition, chasing and plasterboard before the finishes.
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New build
The final stage of a house built from the ground up.
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External works
External paving and landscaping around the house.
Specialism 08 of 13
Finishing a build or a renovation?
Tell us where your project is and what you have in mind. We visit the site where needed and prepare a written proposal, itemised by section, with inclusions and exclusions; your contract is in writing before work starts.
Site visit and written proposal at no cost. With or without a design.
IMPIC licence no. 116724-PAR · Written contract · Complaints Book