Apex plasterers, painters and decorators serve Central London homes and rental properties where the standard of finish genuinely matters. We specialise in plastering and re-skimming, meticulous preparation, designer paint systems, hand-painted kitchens and period cornice restoration — for homeowners, and for landlords redecorating between tenancies.
Written Guarantee: 5 Years
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Average Timeline Range: 3 days - 3 weeks
Preparation Is Ninety Per Cent of the Finish
The difference between an average paint job and a flawless one is decided before the first coat of colour goes on. Our own plasterers and decorators work as one team: walls are raked out and re-skimmed where needed, ceilings replastered, woodwork rubbed back to a sound substrate, and old gloss keyed or stripped rather than painted over.
On period properties we take particular care with original features. Ornate cornices and ceiling roses are cleaned of decades of paint build-up so their detail reads sharply again, and sash windows are eased, re-corded where needed and painted so they still open.
We work with the systems specified by London’s interior designers — Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Paint & Paper Library and trade-quality equivalents — and we will always tell you honestly where a trade emulsion performs identically at half the price.
Interior Decoration for Occupied Homes
Most of our decorating clients live in their homes while we work, so our site discipline is built around that. Furniture is moved and wrapped, floors are covered with breathable protection rather than slippery plastic, and every room is vacuumed and reset at the end of each day. Low-odour, low-VOC paint systems are our default for bedrooms and children’s rooms.
A typical two-bedroom Central London flat takes five to eight working days to decorate throughout; a whole townhouse two to three weeks. We sequence the work room by room so most of the home stays usable.
For kitchens we offer hand-painting of existing cabinetry — a fraction of replacement cost — using sprayed or brushed two-pack systems that take daily use without chipping.
For landlords and letting agents we run a fast end-of-tenancy service: damaged walls re-skimmed, full redecoration in hard-wearing landlord-spec emulsion, and the property photographed and back on the market within days rather than weeks.
Exterior, Communal and Insurance Decoration
Beyond interiors, we redecorate London facades, railings, porticos and communal hallways for private clients, freeholders and managing agents. Exterior work is quoted with access included — towers, scaffolding or rope access where needed — and uses masonry and metalwork systems matched to London’s weather rather than the cheapest tin on the shelf.
We also carry out a steady stream of insurance reinstatement decoration: rooms stained by leaks or smoke, where the challenge is matching new paint invisibly into existing decoration. Because we work alongside our own leak repair teams, we know the substrate is dry and stain-blocked before colour goes anywhere near it — the reason our repairs do not ghost back through six months later.
All decoration carries our five-year workmanship guarantee.
Certified Technology & Material Specifications
To maintain our Renowise prestige guarantee levels, our regional surveyor vans carry specialized heavy-duty diagnostic rigs and certified premium hardware.
How much do painters and decorators charge in Central London?
Expect £250–£350 per day per decorator in Central London, or fixed prices per room: typically £450–£800 for a standard bedroom and £800–£1,500 for a large living room with woodwork, depending on preparation needed. A full two-bedroom flat redecoration usually lands between £3,500 and £7,000. We quote fixed prices after viewing.
Do you work with designer paints like Farrow & Ball?
Daily. We spray and brush Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library systems, and we sample colours on your actual walls in your actual light before you commit — colour behaves very differently in a north-facing London room.
Can you paint our kitchen cabinets instead of replacing them?
Yes — hand-painting existing cabinetry in a durable two-pack finish typically costs £1,800–£4,000 depending on kitchen size, against £15,000+ for replacement. Doors are degreased, keyed, primed and finished to take daily use without chipping.
How soon can you repaint after a ceiling leak?
Only once moisture readings confirm the plaster is genuinely dry — usually 2–4 weeks after the leak is fixed. Painting too early traps moisture and the stain ghosts back. We stain-block with the correct primer first and guarantee the result.
Apex Written Guarantee
We provide a fully comprehensive, written 5-Year guarantee covering all structural reinstatement, moisture boundaries, and finish coatings.
100% Insurance Protected
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