Painter and decorator in Tonbridge and West Kent
We paint inside and out: rooms and ceilings, woodwork and front doors, and the outside of the house, with the walls made good before the paint goes on.
- 10 years trading · vetted by Checkatrade
- Free home visit, then a written price
- Interiors, exteriors, woodwork and front doors
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A painter and decorator in Kent, for inside and out
We’re painters and decorators in Kent, based in Tonbridge, and we’ve been trading for 10 years. We paint rooms and ceilings, woodwork and front doors, and the outside of the house, and any plastering and making good is done before the paint goes on.
A lot of our work is for people who’ve had us before. One customer in Orpington is on their third job with us, and when they weren’t sure about the colour and asked to change it, that was no problem. We also fit bathrooms, so one visit can cover both.
It starts with a free home visit. We’ll look at what needs doing with you and send you a written price.
What we paint, inside and out
Interior painting
Walls and ceilings, one room or the whole house, in the colours you choose.
Exterior painting
The outside of the house redecorated, like the Tonbridge repaint in the reviews below.
Woodwork and front doors
Skirtings, doors and frames inside, and the front door, the first thing visitors see.
Plastering and making good
Walls and ceilings made good before we decorate, so the paint goes onto a sound surface.
Plastering and making good
Paint only looks as good as the wall under it. So before we decorate, the plastering and making good the room needs is done first, and the finish isn’t covering up problems underneath.
- Damaged plaster picked up at the home visit
- Plastering and making good before any paint goes on
- Then the walls, ceilings and woodwork decorated
Not sure what your walls need? We’ll have a look at the free home visit and tell you before you get a price.
Some of our decorating
Living room repaint
Blue-grey walls and a fresh white ceiling.
Front door repaint
A front door in teal, under a stained-glass top panel.
Exterior repaint
An end-of-terrace house with the scaffold up, ready for the outside to be painted.
Decorating jobs, in customers’ words
Two decorating jobs from Checkatrade, October 2026, word for word: one outside, one in. We’re rated 9.26 out of 10 there across 145 reviews.
Read all 145 on Checkatrade →“Peter redecorated the outside of our house. He did an excellent job, providing a skilled and professional service. I highly recommend him”
Exterior painting · verified reviewer
Checkatrade · TN9 Tonbridge · 21 Oct 2026
“3rd time I have used Pete … I wasn't sure on the colour … I asked if I could change the colour … most tradesman might of got a little annoyed, not Pete, we both laughed and he said it's no problem at all … really happy with the result and have recommended to friends and family”
Decorating · verified reviewer
Checkatrade · BR6 · 14 Oct 2026
What does decorating cost?
Every job gets a written price after the free home visit, because the size of the rooms, the state of the walls and how much making good they need all change it. As a rough guide:
- One room repaintedWalls, ceiling and woodwork in one room
- £300–£600
- Whole-house interiorWalls, ceilings and woodwork throughout
- £2,500–£5,000
- Outside of the houseExterior walls, woodwork and the front door
- £1,500–£4,000
These are guide prices. Your exact price comes in writing after the free home visit, before any work starts.
Free home visit
How a decorating job runs
It starts with a free visit. We’ll look at the rooms or the outside of the house with you, check the walls and woodwork, and send you a written price.
Once you’re happy, you get a start date. Any plastering and making good is done first, then the painting, so the finish goes onto sound walls.
Step 1
Free home visit and a written price
Step 2
A start date you can plan around
Step 3
Plastering and making good first
Step 4
The painting, inside or out
Painting and decorating questions
How much does a painter and decorator charge?
It depends on the size of the rooms, the state of the walls and how much making good they need. As a guide, most single rooms come to between £300 and £600. For your exact price, we’ll come round for free, look at the job and send it to you in writing.
How long does it take to paint a house?
It depends on the size of the house, inside or out, and how much the walls need before the paint goes on. Your written price comes with a start date you can plan around.
Do you paint the outside of houses?
Yes. We paint exteriors as well as interiors, including woodwork and front doors. A customer in Tonbridge had us redecorate the outside of their house in October and called it “an excellent job”.
Do you do the plastering before you decorate?
Yes. Any plastering and making good the walls need is done before we paint, so the finish goes onto a sound surface. We’ll point out anything that needs sorting at the home visit.
Which areas do you decorate in?
We’re based in Tonbridge and work up to 30 miles around, mostly Tunbridge Wells, Paddock Wood, West Malling and Aylesford.
Are you insured and vetted?
Yes. We have public liability insurance and we’re a vetted Checkatrade member with 145 reviews. Checkatrade jobs are covered by Checkatrade’s own guarantee up to £1,000 (T&Cs apply).
Other work around the house
We fit bathrooms, tile and plumb as well, so one visit can cover more than the paint.
Bathroom fitting
Full refits, re-tiles and downstairs toilets.
Wall and floor tiling
Ceramic, porcelain and natural stone, in bathrooms, kitchens and on floors.
Bathroom and kitchen plumbing
Taps, showers, radiators, leaks and new pipework.
We decorate across Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Paddock Wood, West Malling and Aylesford, up to 30 miles out. Taking on more than one room? See our full house refurbishments.
Ready for a fresh coat of paint?
Book a free home visit and we’ll come round, look at what needs painting and send you a written price.