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The problem with painting and decorating.
Unfortunately the painting and decorating trade is the easiest trade to copy which is why you usually see a spike in the amount of decorators available when there is higher unemployment, much to the dismay of the professional decorator. I have seen advertised 23 decorators in the same local area at the same time. It takes 10 seconds to talk like a decorator, 10 minutes to dress like one but 10 years to become a decorator.
I have been on jobs where people pretending to be decorators have charged just £80 for a large living room, stairway AND banister rails (65 in total). I don't really need to comment on the finish, but it was pathetic.
How do you tell if the decorator is worthy of employment? Well, if I were employing a decorator to enter my home, work hard and do a good job, I would expect them to turn up clean in appearance and with a friendly and professional approach. I would expect them to have a portfolio of work with photos of their own work and not images downloaded from the internet. There are many decorating websites that use american images to promote their UK interior painting and decorating services. I would also like to see testimonials and references of previous projects.
You do indeed get what you pay for, so if you require a decent job then it's probably best to pay a little extra and feel safe in the knowledge that you will receive a better service.
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Thank you! Good luck with your search.
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