Highgate Painters & Decorators
Before the first coat.
A practical reading list for a well-defined project: the correct authority, access on sloping streets, retained period details and the arrangements for a shared building.
Discuss your projectExplore before the first coat.
Before changing an exterior
The question is not simply whether a house is in Highgate. It is which authority covers the address, what protection applies to the building and exactly what the proposed painting will change.
Read about before changing an exterior 02Working with Highgate’s hills & streets
A useful access plan follows the journey from the street to the surface. Record the entrance, changes of level, shared routes and the space needed for the proposed work before agreeing the programme.
Read about working with highgate’s hills & streets 03A specification for a period home
A house can contain work from several periods. Begin with what survives, what has changed and what needs repair, then define how the new decoration will meet those existing surfaces.
Read about a specification for a period home 04Decoration within a shared building
The room scheme is only part of a flat’s decorating brief. Shared entrances, responsibility for windows and the route for materials should be resolved alongside the colours and finishes.
Read about decoration within a shared buildingYour Highgate project
Let’s put your
project into words.
From the first room to the external joinery, tell us what needs attention and what you would like to retain.
Let’s discuss the work
Include the address, current condition and any access arrangements.