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Painters and decorators in Orpington and Petts Wood
Most of what we've done in Orpington and Petts Wood has been on the outside of the house: pebbledash, render, fascias and a pair of chimney stacks.
- Four house fronts in Orpington and Petts Wood
- Ladders where they reach, scaffold where they don't
Orpington and Petts Wood jobs, house by house
Orpington and Petts Wood are part of our patch, just past Bromley. These four didn't get a full write-up, so here's what each one involved.
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Holywell CloseOrpington
Whole exterior
Upper fascias painted from the lower roof at the back, with the car charger and porch lantern wrapped up while the render was done.
See the photos: Whole exterior -
Petts Wood
Front gable and rear walls
The front gable in black and white from a small scaffold, ladders for the rest, and the rear walls white above a black plinth.
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Petts Wood
Pebbledash and a uPVC clean
The pebbledash repainted, and every uPVC window, soffit and fascia cleaned of years of grime with a specialist cream cleaner, glass included.
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Petts Wood
New loft room conversion
Mist coats on the new plaster, the walls in a tough durable matt in the clients' own colour, a brilliant white ceiling and satin on the woodwork.
See the photos: New loft room conversion
What we do in Orpington and Petts Wood
- Exterior house painting in OrpingtonPebbledash, render, fascias and soffits, with the uPVC cleaned if you want it.
- Loft conversion decorating in Petts WoodTaking over where the builders left off, from bare plaster.
- Built-in cupboard painting in Petts WoodMDF wardrobes and shelving built up to a smooth painted finish.
Orpington pebbledash, written up in full
A tall house on a hill in Newstead Avenue, with rust spots in the dash to deal with before any paint.
What Orpington and Locksbottom clients wrote
TrustATraderTrustATraderThe quality of his workmanship is second to none... I'm in the construction industry and I see a lot of paintwork on new and refurbishment projects.
Frequently asked questions
Do you cover Orpington and Petts Wood?
Yes. Orpington, Petts Wood and Locksbottom are all on our list, and local to the two of us. Tell us the street when you get in touch and we'll confirm.
What does it cost to paint the outside of a house in Orpington?
We don't publish an exterior figure, because access changes it so much: ladders or scaffold, how tall the house is, how much of the render has blown. We'll give you a price once we've seen the house. Indoors, a room starts from around £1,000 + VAT.
Can you paint chimney stacks?
Where we can reach them safely, yes. On a Petts Wood house we got to both stacks across the flat roof, wire-brushed and scraped them, put on a stabilising solution, then gave them two thick coats of masonry paint.
Do you cover Petts Wood and Locksbottom?
Both. In Petts Wood we've painted two house fronts and decorated a new loft conversion, and we've worked in Locksbottom too, for a client who asked us back to redecorate a house we'd first done ten years before.
The company that DOESN'T live up to its name.
Pebbledash looking grey in Orpington, or fascias peeling in Petts Wood? Send us a photo of the front and we'll come and look.
Before you book us
The things we'd want to know if it were our house.
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On the books since 2002
Splat Decorating Ltd, company no. 04553807. Colin has been a director from the start.
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Our public liability insurance was verified by TrustATrader in May 2026.
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The two of us, every day
Colin and Harry Fry, father and son, do the work themselves. No subcontractors, no strangers in your house.
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Paint we'd use at home
Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Coat, Johnstone's, Dulux Trade, Zinsser and Sadolin. We buy it, so it never runs out halfway.
Our prices, timings and paints