Painter and Decorator in Edinburgh
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Painting the Capital is a painter and decorator in Edinburgh for homes that deserve a careful finish. We handle interior painting and decorating, exterior painting, wallpapering and kitchen unit spraying, with the preparation done properly before any colour goes on.
- Floors and furniture covered from start to finish
- Quality trade paints from Johnstone’s Trade, Dulux, Farrow & Ball and more
- Labelled touch-up paint left for every colour
Edinburgh Decorators Who Prepare Properly
A good paint job starts long before the first coat. As a painter and decorator in Edinburgh, we see every kind of surface: lime plaster and deep cornicing in Georgian flats, long tenement stairwells, modern plasterboard, timber sash windows and weathered render. Each needs the right preparation and the right product, and that is where we put our care.
Before we open a tin, furniture, floors and carpets are covered and stay covered. Water marks, smoke stains and pen marks are sealed with a Zinsser stain-blocking primer so they cannot bleed through. Outside, mildew is treated, loose caulking is replaced and loose nails are re-set before anything is painted.
Then the finish goes on in quality trade paint, neatly and without paint on your glass, floors or fittings. When we leave, the work area is clean, waste and solvents go for proper disposal, and you get labelled touch-up paint for every colour we used.
Our promise on every job
- We turn up when we say we will
- We respect you and your home
- We work on consecutive days
- We finish by the date we agree
- We clear up after ourselves
Painting and Decorating Services
Inspiration for a room can come from anywhere. Getting it onto the walls well is our job. These are the services we offer across Edinburgh, from a single bedroom to the whole outside of a house.
- Interior Painting and DecoratingWalls, ceilings, cornicing, doors and woodwork, with every room protected from start to finish.
- Exterior PaintingRender, masonry, timber and trims, prepared properly so the new coating lasts.
- Kitchen Unit SprayingA respray gives tired kitchen cabinets a fresh colour without the cost of new units.
- WallpaperingFeature walls, murals and whole rooms, hung straight with the pattern matched.
- Airless Spraying, Coatings and Special FinishesAirless spraying, protective coatings and special paint finishes for larger or unusual jobs.
- Colour ConsultationHelp choosing colours that suit the room, the light and the age of the property.
Kitchen Unit Spraying in Edinburgh
Cabinets are the first thing you notice in a kitchen. When the layout still works for you and the units are sound but look tired, a respray can give the whole room a new look without ripping anything out.
The kitchen pictured had honey oak units that no longer suited the room. Sprayed in a deep charcoal, with the upper cupboards kept light, it looks like a new kitchen without a single unit being replaced. A typical respray like this is turned round in about a week, and cracked vinyl doors can be repaired before they are sprayed.
- Keep the layout you already like
- A new colour for the whole room
- About a week from start to finish
Before
AfterRecent Painting and Decorating Work
A few of the rooms, doors and walls we have painted, papered and sprayed. Select any picture to see it larger.
About Painting the Capital
We are a painting and decorating company led by a decorator with over 26 years in the trade, long enough to know which products and methods last on Edinburgh’s mix of stone, plaster, timber and render, and which do not.
Preparation is the part of a job you never see and always notice. Every surface is cleaned, filled, sanded and primed as it needs before the finish goes on, so the colour you chose looks right and stays right.
- Professionalism
- Performance
- Quality craftsmanship
- Customer satisfaction
- Teamwork
Paints and Materials We Trust
Good paint goes further, covers better and lasts longer, so we never swap in cheaper tins to widen the margin. These are the paint ranges we work with, and you are welcome to choose a colour from any of them.
- Johnstone’s Trade
- Dulux
- Farrow & Ball
- Tikkurila
- Crown
Behind the finish
The products that do the preparation matter as much as the paint on top.
- Zinsser primers and sealers
- Toupret and Polyfilla fillers
- Sika sealants
- Wooster and Purdy brushes and rollers
- Festool, 3M and Norton abrasives
- Rustins wood finishes
Painter and Decorator FAQs
Straight answers to the questions people ask before booking a decorator in Edinburgh. If yours is not here, call us on 07770 111 222.
How do you protect my furniture and floors while you paint?
Furniture, floors and carpets are covered with dust sheets or polythene before we start and stay covered until the job is finished. We also make sure no paint is left on windows, carpets, floors or anything else that was not being painted.
Which paints do you use?
We use quality trade paints, including Johnstone’s Trade, Dulux, Farrow & Ball, Tikkurila and Crown. Better materials give a better finish and last longer, so we never swap in cheaper paint to cut costs.
Can you paint over water marks and smoke stains?
Yes. Stains left by water, smoke or pens would bleed through new paint, so we seal them first with a Zinsser primer or sealer and then paint over them.
How long does kitchen unit spraying take?
A typical kitchen respray is turned round in about a week. We can also repair cracked vinyl kitchen doors before they are sprayed.
How do you prepare the outside of a house before painting it?
Plants and the area around the property are covered first. Mildew is treated and killed, loose caulking is replaced and loose nails are re-set and painted, so the new coating has a sound surface to grip.
Will you work on my job every day until it is finished?
Yes. Once a job starts we work on it on consecutive days, finish by the date we agree and clear up after ourselves.
Do you leave any paint for touch-ups?
Yes. We leave touch-up paint for each colour used, in containers labelled with the room or surface it belongs to.
Decorating Across Edinburgh and the Lothians
From tenement flats in Marchmont to family homes in Corstorphine, we work right across the city and in the towns around it.
- Old Town
- New Town
- Stockbridge
- Bruntsfield
- Marchmont
- Newington
- Leith
- Trinity
- Inverleith
- Granton
- Morningside
- The Grange
- Liberton
- Fairmilehead