APJ Decorating

16/08/2026

Painting & Decorating – Hello Student, Northgate House, Cardiff
Preparation, filling and sanding of studio apartments to a high standard.
Applied Armstead Vinyl Matt to bedroom and hallway walls/ceilings.
2 coats of acrylic eggshell to all ensuite bathroom woodwork and walls.
Full clean down and hoovering on completion.
Worked to tight 8-hour turnaround per studio to meet student let deadlines.

All sorted mate 👍

8-hour studio breakdown for Hello Student – Northgate House, Cardiff..

What’s in it:
• Job scope: prep, fill, sand, decorate + clean
• Materials: Armstead Vinyl Matt bedrooms/hallway, Acrylic Eggshell 2 coats ensuite
• Full hour-by-hour breakdown to hit the 8hr turnaround
• Notes on system + what’s included

You can download it here and send it straight to the client or use it for tenders:
Download: Hello_Student_Northgate_House_Studio_Breakdown.docx

06/02/2026

Hey here’s a domestic family home I fully decorated from top to bottom October 2025
I will be posting what I think to be my best 3 of 2025 completed works.
The Second is a 4 bed family home fully finished with high quality trade paints.

The task @ hand to fully paint & decorate previously painted some 8/9 years back.

The bathrooms & Kitchen I used Johnstones trade acrylic eggshell on walls & durable Matt paint for all of ceilings throughout the house.

The task at hand to fill dents ,holes & nails on ceilings & walls for this I used Trupret quick drying filler for ceiling & wall repair & Trupret water based wood filler for all woodwork.

I used Johnstones trade durable Matt for all other walls in the property
The woodwork needed to be filled especially the door frames after new doors fitted left square holes to frames where new doors were hung using Trupret water based wood filler.

The Woodwork paint I used water Johnstones trade aqua guard water-based undercoat & oil based gloss for hard wearing purposes to last many years.
& used 120 grit Mirka sandpaper throughout the whole house.

I very happy 😃 with the finish more importantly Client was too.
Please take time to browse my videos & pictures comment below 👇

05/02/2026

Hey here’s a domestic family home I fully decorated from top to bottom October 2025
I will be posting what I think to be my best 3 of 2025 completed works.
The Second is a 4 bed family home fully finished with high quality trade paints.

The task @ hand to fully paint & decorate previously painted some 8/9 years back.

The bathrooms & Kitchen I used Johnstones trade acrylic eggshell on walls & durable Matt paint for all of ceilings throughout the house.

The task at hand to fill dents ,holes & nails on ceilings & walls for this I used Trupret quick drying filler for ceiling & wall repair & Trupret water based wood filler for all woodwork.

I used Johnstones trade durable Matt for all other walls in the property
The woodwork needed to be filled especially the door frames after new doors fitted left square holes to frames where new doors were hung using Trupret water based wood filler.

The Woodwork paint I used water Johnstones trade aqua guard water-based undercoat & oil based gloss for hard wearing purposes to last many years.
& used 120 grit Mirka sandpaper throughout the whole house.

I very happy 😃 with the finish more importantly Client was too.
Please take time to browse my videos & pictures comment below 👇
Videos to be added in separate post 🙌

23/01/2026

Absolutely amazing day down in Slough 14th January with Philip Gauci we left around 05.45 for 3 hr drive down to Slough just outside town centre.
We spent few hours theory then to practical preparation work on kitchen panels sanding tack clothing then mask & 2 coats sprayed onto panels drying times in between coats not sure exactly which paint we used I know it was water based learned so much in just 7 hrs.
Will be undertaking work once I purchase a spray set up & first job will be on my own kitchen see how this turns out look out for more content coming soon 🔜

08/01/2026

08/01/2026

Hello 👋 Happy New Year 🥳
I will be posting what I think to be my best 3 of 2025 completed works.
First is for Persimmon homes over Lyndney-Gloucestershire November.

This works is a quality issue of a new build 4 bed home especially the woodwork.
The task at hand to fill dents & nails on ceilings & walls complete repaint including the en-suite bathroom.
Dulux trade durable Matt used for both ceilings/walls & feature wall & easyfill 45 to correct imperfections with Grey feature wall added as gesture of goodwill.

The woodwork needed to be filled especially the door frames with ronseal 2 pack wood filler.

Woodwork paint I used was Dulux trade quick drying water-based undercoat & gloss.
Woodwork seemed to have been originally decorated without dusting woodwork first as surfaces throughout the whole house were very rough like sandpaper to touch I used a Mirka orbital sander & intensive sanding needed just to smooth surface area.

120 grit sandpaper used for ceilings & walls 180 Sanding discs used with Mirka on woodwork.

I have enclosed 2 photos of before & 1 after I also have video to upload which I’ll post as a reel.

I am really happy with the finish achieved.

05/05/2025