Black & White Facilities / Service brief
Painting and Decorating
Flaking paint, staining, scuffed walls and a change of corporate colour each call for a different level of preparation, not a single coating specification. Tell us when the deterioration was first noticed, whether it keeps returning and whether it followed other work in the building. That tells us whether we are pricing decoration or investigating a cause.
What the work can include
- Inspection of the surface and the preparation it needs.
- Filling, sanding and localised making good.
- Application of the agreed coating system and final finish.
The specification records the areas to be decorated, the items that stay untouched and the completion information the client receives. For a programme across several sites, each area carries its site and location reference so cost and follow-up can be traced.
Our full service catalogue, including every individual service, is available across every listed sector and location. For one site or several, we agree the scope, access and programme around the buildings concerned.
Examples delivered by Property Services
This example was delivered by the separate Black & White Property Services business. Worn finishes and impact damage affected reception and circulation areas at the continuously operating Moorview veterinary site. Black & White Property Services repaired surfaces, prepared walls and woodwork, and redecorated in overnight phases. The completed areas included both receptions and rear hallways while the site continued operating. Phased overnight decorating at the Moorview veterinary site.
This example was delivered by the separate Black & White Property Services business. A managed Sunderland property needed repairs to fittings, a reception-room door and several room finishes. Black & White Property Services repaired the door frame around the hinges, realigned and rehung the door, replaced fittings and completed the specified decoration and ventilation work. The agreed repair package was completed across the property. Door repairs and multi-trade refurbishment in Sunderland.
Important decisions
Damp and unstable backgrounds are dealt with before any decoration starts. Colour, sheen level, how easily the surface must be cleaned and what is already on the wall all steer the choice of product. Grouping repeat defects by room or asset reference separates the urgent touch-up from the planned redecoration cycle.
Before we visit
Send the areas in square metres, photographs of the current condition, colour references and the times each room can be released. Add the site records that apply, the effect on day-to-day use and the limit of spend that can be approved locally. Name the site contact and the work windows that avoid disrupting critical activity.
How the work proceeds
The enquiry defines the finish the client is after and what information exists already. A survey then confirms the condition of each surface, the preparation required and where the instruction stops. Sequencing, protection of furniture and floors, and access are agreed before the decorators start.
Once complete, the work is recorded against the site or room reference with the result noted, and any residual item is kept separate from the finished instruction. The record supports future maintenance planning and budget setting.
What affects cost and timing
Depth of preparation, working height, number of coats, drying conditions and the protection of furniture are the main variables. They set the labour, sequence and duration, and a photograph or an approximate area on its own leaves too much of that unknown.
Where the programme spans several buildings, compare rooms with similar preparation and access assumptions before merging them. Agree how each area operates during the work and the point at which additional work needs a new instruction.
Applications across sectors
Offices typically release rooms in phases. Schools and colleges need decoration timed around occupied spaces. Hospitality and industrial premises differ in the finish they expect, their cleaning regime and their operating hours. The complete list of settings is in sectors.
Local coverage
Black & White Facilities covers North East England: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley. Quote the postcode and how the site is reached, whether it is in Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, Middlesbrough or another listed area. See the location directory for full coverage.
Frequently asked questions
Will a stain-blocking paint cure damp?
No. It can hold back a stain once the source has been dealt with, but it does not stop water getting into the building or fix whatever is keeping the surface wet.
What information helps scope painting and decorating?
Surface areas, condition photographs, colour references and room availability, with the finish you expect and any fixed access dates. Earlier reports mean the assessment does not go over ground already covered.
What has most effect on price and programme?
Preparation depth, access height, number of coats, drying conditions and furniture protection. A written scope that identifies the preparation, access and completion tasks it includes puts proposals on the same footing.
How should completed decoration be recorded?
Log the site and works reference, the areas coated and any outstanding action. Keep limitations apart from finished work so the estate record stays reliable.
Guides and useful reading
For the thinking behind this service, see building fabric planning guidance. Repair versus replacement weighs up condition against cost and disruption where an element or asset needs attention.
HSE construction guidance gives the wider working context.
Related services and your enquiry
Go back to Building Fabric for the full family. Adjacent services include Plastering and Dry Lining, Rendering and External Finishes and Structural Repairs. The wider picture is under all services, maintenance, projects, sectors and locations.
Contact Black & White Facilities, giving the site reference, how urgent the work is for operations, the authorised contact and any relevant records. Surface areas, condition photographs, colour references and room availability, where you have them, mean the next step is scoped to the building itself.
Discuss the scope
Tell us what needs attention.
Share the site, the issue and any access requirements so we can discuss the next step.