Interior and exterior painting

Interior painting

Identify the rooms and surfaces to be painted, distinguishing walls, ceilings and any other elements you want included. The proposal should identify the planned preparation, colours, finish and junctions with flooring, skirting boards, window and door frames, and furniture that will remain. Painting a complete room and touching up an area after other work are different scopes.

If the property is occupied, moving belongings, protecting surfaces and access periods for each room need to be agreed. Painting should be coordinated with any planned services, joinery or finishes work, so that the sequence and the condition in which each area will be handed over are clear.

Exterior painting

Outside, identify the wall areas and other elements included, the existing finish and access conditions. The proposal should consider preparation, protection of nearby elements and the application conditions specified for the selected coating system, including those that affect scheduling.

Where the brief involves repairs to existing wall finishes, junctions or other façade elements, those works need their own description. Façade rehabilitation should not be reduced to applying paint, or treated as fully included simply because exterior painting has been requested.

Send photographs of stains, cracks, loose areas, previous repairs or differences in finish that you know about. Preparation should distinguish what is visible from what needs checking on site, and identify repairs included before painting. A photograph helps frame the enquiry without replacing the assessment needed to define the work.

Where there are signs of damp or recurring deterioration, the cause and the scope of treatment need to be clarified. The proposal should not present painting the area as a diagnosis, or treat a problem as resolved simply because it has been covered. Where other work is needed, its relationship with the final finish should be clear.

Removing existing coatings, preparing new surfaces and local repairs should be described where they form part of the service. The phrase ‘preparation included’ should correspond to identifiable work.

Provide colour references and describe the appearance you want, explaining whether you wish to retain or change the existing scheme. Selection should take account of the surface, the use of the space and the documentation for the proposed products. The proposal should identify included supplies and choices still to be confirmed.

If you want to compare options on site, clarify whether samples or test areas are planned before general application. For a touch-up, expectations about matching the existing finish should also be discussed; an indistinguishable repair should not be promised without assessing the conditions.

Doors, skirting boards, railings and other elements should not be assumed to be included with wall and ceiling painting. Identify them in the enquiry, along with any cleaning or use requirements you want considered when choosing the finish.

Before work begins, the areas, selections and preparation should be confirmed. The proposal should clarify who moves furniture and belongings, the protection planned and how painting will be coordinated with other work in the property.

The sequence should consider access to rooms or exterior surfaces and the conditions specified for the selected products. Where additional repairs or changes to colour and finish arise, their effects on scope, cost and scheduling should be clarified before the associated work proceeds.

At handover, the review should refer to the agreed surfaces and finish, identifying outstanding points and excluded elements. Relevant cleaning, use and maintenance information should correspond to the products actually used, without assuming the same instructions apply to every painted finish.

Give the property’s location, whether the enquiry concerns interior or exterior work, and the rooms or surfaces involved. Send general photographs and close views of areas needing attention. Please also include:

• Approximate areas and any heights or access conditions you know.
• The existing condition and finish, including previous repairs.
• Intended colours and finish, or available references.
• Furniture and elements to retain and protect.
• Occupancy and any other planned work.
• Products already purchased, if any, and your preferred timing.

For exterior work, photographs showing the surroundings and access help explain the brief. If you do not know the surface areas, send the information you have so that any need for measurement or a visit can be identified.

• Façade rehabilitation

  For exterior work that involves repairs and other tasks beyond painting.

• Plasterboard partitions and ceilings

  For coordinating new surfaces and their handover condition before painting.

• Flooring and wall finishes

  For coordinating junctions, protection and the sequence of flooring and wall finishing work.

We welcome enquiries in Lisboa, Oeiras, Cascais, Sintra, Amadora, Odivelas and Loures. Availability and the feasibility of the work are assessed for each enquiry.