SB Painting & Decorating
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SB Painting & Decorating has been vetted and approved by TrustATrader. Covering Chelmsford and all Essex areas.
What customers say
Highlights
"Steve did an excellent job of decorating our dining room, including all prep from bare plaster. Good attention to detail and very tidy."
"I cannot speak highly enough about Steve and his work ethic. Old school, reliable, hardworking, honest and did an absolutely fantastic job completing well within the time frame. He transformed the property, using good quality paint, but did not charge a fortune. Would not hesitate to recommend him to my family and friends."
"Steve was an absolute breeze to work with. He communicated and quoted quickly and had a great turn around. The delivery of the work was of a high quality and he was extremely knowledgable to help advise on the current job as well as support with other decorating questions / problems I was having. Would highly recommend. Great price point too."
Detailed reviews
Steve did an excellent job of decorating our dining room, including all prep from bare plaster. Good attention to detail and very tidy.
I cannot speak highly enough about Steve and his work ethic. Old school, reliable, hardworking, honest and did an absolutely fantastic job completing well within the time frame. He transformed the property, using good quality paint, but did not charge a fortune. Would not hesitate to recommend him to my family and friends.
Steve was an absolute breeze to work with. He communicated and quoted quickly and had a great turn around. The delivery of the work was of a high quality and he was extremely knowledgable to help advise on the current job as well as support with other decorating questions / problems I was having. Would highly recommend. Great price point too.
This is our second time using SD painting & decorating. Very pleased with the work - high quality finish, clean & tidy worker, reliable, friendly & trustworthy. Highly recommend.
The painting and making good areas of our kitchen were carried out efficiently and we are pleased with the end result.
Steve, was great from first contact on Checkatrade till job was completed. Quick, clear communication, flexible for us on dates, and did a great job in our hallway and landing.
Steve redecorated my entire house (and all woodwork and kitchen counters) and did the most fantastic job, going far above and beyond what he was initially asked to do around the house. All work has been done to a great quality and he was very thorough to ensure that we were really happy with the final product!
Steve was very Friendly and helpful. Work was done in a very professional way, he was quick and clean and will be back to do another job soon .
Steve did a brilliant job painting our new house. Steve is trustworthy, helpful, efficient and we are so happy with his work. We have already got him booked back in to finish the last 2 rooms next year. Highly recommend.
Steve was great. He gave as a quote straight away and managed to fit us in before Christmas which was perfect. He turned up every day on time and did a fantastic job we were so happy with the results that we got him to do another room . Will definitely be getting Steve back in the summer to do our exterior work.
Steve did a great job redecorating our daughter’s bedroom in June - not a simple paint job as it involved ripping down the picture rail, filling some large dents in the wall and fixing the ceiling. He worked quickly and and we were happy with the finish. We rebooked him to redecorate our hall, stairs, landing and small office room. He was very helpful in providing suggestions of paint/finishes and managed to do a great job despite the lack of proper lighting due to our ceiling lights blowing! He was very tidy, clean and efficient and we were happy with his work. Would certainly recommend!
This is the fourth job Steve has done for me and as usual his work was excellent. He a very professional worker, always turns up on time and works hard before clearing up and leaving the place clean neat and tidy. This time he faced a truly dreadful task with the preparation before he could even begin the actual decorating, much of it left by previous workmen but he just gritted his teeth and got on with it! And I am so pleased with the results. Thanks Steve. And thank you for the cake as well!!!
Really pleased with the work — everything was finished to a very high standard. Very tidy, reliable, and paid great attention to detail. The rooms look fantastic and were completed on time. Would definitely recommend and use again.
Hard working extremely efficient painter. A pleasure to talk to and will definately recommend to friends and family and use him again in the future
Second time I have used Steve and just as good as the first time. Would highly recommend
This is the second time I have used Steve and he was every bit as efficient as before. He has painted the rendering on my bungalow this time and picked up and completed odd jobs neglected by the builders (silicone on one.or two joints etc) so that it.looks so much better. He also decorated the large lounge diner, doing all the extra preparation work needed for an elderly neglected bungalow,so it looks great now. I'm really pleased with the results.
Having previously used SD p&d we were happy to use them once again. Steve carried out the work, first protecting the room from dust and spillage, and then prepared walls and woodwork before wallpapering and painting woodwork to a fist class finish in the time promised. We are extremely happy with the service he provides and would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone.
Really nice guy who does an excellent job at a fair price.
Steve was very professional in his work and keep us up to date daily, he was punctual every day and carried the work out to the time scale agreed .We had exterior painting to the whole of the house and Steve also cleared out and repaired guttering, we are very happy with the results and would highly recommend S.D Painting.
Steve did a great job painting the entire exterior of the house, including fixing/filling cracks, painting doors and cleaning soffits/guttering. Really pleased with the work and would recommend him to anyone.
Rated 4.9★ — in line with the local average for decorators in Chelmsford
Across 35 rated decorators in Chelmsford, the typical rating is 5.0★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.
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