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Staircase & hallway painting · Croydon & South London

Staircases and hallways, stripped back and painted properly.

Old carpet off, varnish sanded and primed, cracks filled, then spindles, handrails, treads, walls and ceilings painted over every floor. One fixed price after I've seen it.

WhatsApp photos of your stairs Call 07437 479393

Photos from the bottom of the stairs, each landing and the hallway, plus your postcode. I reply by the end of the next working day, usually sooner.

£4,7003-floor Victorian staircase

from £500Simple stairwell, 2 days

4.910 Google reviews

Victorian staircase in Addiscombe after painting: white spindles and treads, dark handrail, deep green walls below the dado — Victorian staircase, AddiscombeDeep green · white

Two staircases

What the job looks like, and what it cost

Both are my jobs. Drag across a photo to compare before and after.

Victorian staircase in Addiscombe after: white spindles and treads, dark handrail, deep green walls below the dado — Victorian staircase & hallway
Deep green · white
Addiscombe, Croydon

**Before**Orange varnished pine banister and spindles, worn treads under old carpet, tired grey walls.
**Work**Carpet and adhesive stripped, every surface sanded and primed for the old varnish, then painted. Walls redone in two colours.
**Result**White spindles and treads, a dark handrail and deep green below the dado.
**Price**£4,700 for the whole stairwell over three floors: treads, spindles, handrails and all woodwork, walls and ceilings on every landing, the ground-floor hallway with its carved arch and radiator, the skylight frame repaired, plus stripping the old wallpaper on the top floor.

Same staircase before: orange varnished pine banister and spindles, grey walls — Victorian staircase & hallway
Deep green · white
Addiscombe, Croydon

**Before**Orange varnished pine banister and spindles, worn treads under old carpet, tired grey walls.
**Work**Carpet and adhesive stripped, every surface sanded and primed for the old varnish, then painted. Walls redone in two colours.
**Result**White spindles and treads, a dark handrail and deep green below the dado.
**Price**£4,700 for the whole stairwell over three floors: treads, spindles, handrails and all woodwork, walls and ceilings on every landing, the ground-floor hallway with its carved arch and radiator, the skylight frame repaired, plus stripping the old wallpaper on the top floor.

Stairwell in South Norwood after: white upper walls with a blue lower band — Two-tone stairwell
Blue · white
South Norwood

**Before**Walls stripped back to bare plaster and a damaged ceiling.
**Work**Ceiling and walls made good, primed, edges cut in by hand.
**Result**White above, a blue band below, one clean line between them.
**Price**Two days. A stairwell like this starts from about £500.

Stairwell before: walls stripped to bare plaster, damaged ceiling — Two-tone stairwell
Blue · white
South Norwood

**Before**Walls stripped back to bare plaster and a damaged ceiling.
**Work**Ceiling and walls made good, primed, edges cut in by hand.
**Result**White above, a blue band below, one clean line between them.
**Price**Two days. A stairwell like this starts from about £500.

What's included

Every surface, agreed before I start

You get a written list of exactly what I'll do. Anything not on it isn't in the price, and nothing gets added without your OK.

Walls & ceilingsstairwell, landings, hallway
Spindles & handrailsnewel posts and caps
Treads & risersafter carpet removal
Strings & skirting
Doors & frameson the landings
Dado & picture rails
Radiators
Arches, cornice & skylight framessmall repairs

Preparation

Why an old staircase takes longer than it looks

Most of the price is preparation. It's what stops the paint peeling off the handrail in a year.

Varnished pine

Paint won't stick to shiny varnish. Every spindle and tread is sanded, then primed with a primer made for old glossy finishes before any paint goes on.

Old carpet

Carpet, underlay, gripper rods, staples and adhesive come off, and the treads are cleaned and sanded.

Cracks and gaps

Cracks are raked out and filled, gaps along strings and skirting caulked, so the lines between colours stay clean.

Wallpaper

Old paper is stripped back to sound plaster. If the plaster underneath needs more than filling, I show you before I do anything.

See the six steps every job goes through →

Price

What changes the price

Two staircases can look the same in a photo and be very different jobs. These are the things I look at when I come round.

Floors and landingsOne flight or three, and how many landings and hallways come with it.

Bare, painted or varnishedVarnished wood needs sanding and a special primer. Already-painted wood is quicker.

Carpet and wallpaperStripping either adds time before painting can start.

Condition of the plasterA few cracks, or walls that need making good after stripping.

HeightTall stairwells and skylights take longer to reach and protect.

PaintI can supply trade paint, or you buy the paint you've chosen and I price the labour.

Questions

Staircase questions

The things people ask before booking a staircase.

How long does a staircase take?

A simple stairwell that only needs the walls and ceiling made good and painted is about two days. A Victorian staircase with stripping, sanding and priming of all the woodwork over two or three floors takes longer. I tell you how many days when I give you the price.

Can we still use the stairs?

Yes, for most of the job. While the treads and handrail are drying the stairs are limited for a day or two, and we plan that around you before I start.

Can you paint over varnished pine?

Yes, but not straight on. Varnish is sanded first and then primed with a primer made for shiny, old finishes, so the paint grips and doesn't peel or chip. That preparation is most of the work on an old staircase.

Do you remove the old carpet?

Yes. Carpet, underlay, gripper rods, staples and the old adhesive come off, and the treads are cleaned and sanded so they can be painted.

What if the plaster is damaged under the wallpaper?

I stop, show you photos and tell you what it needs. We agree the cost before I do anything extra. Nothing is added to the price without your OK.

Is the paint included?

Either way works. I can supply trade paint and all materials and include them in the price, or you buy the paint you've chosen and I price the labour.

Get a price

Send me a few photos of your stairs

Photos from the bottom of the stairs, each landing and the hallway are enough to start. I'll come and see it, then give you one fixed price in writing.

07437 479393

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