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Who and which order for redecorating old house

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.24 PM

We have bought a huge Edwardian house, every room has woodchip paper which needs removing before we can decorate. We also need a rewire and eventually new windows. I have no clue who we need to come in first. I expect electrician will knock off plaster where required, so is it worth knocking off all the plaster, getting first fix electrics then getting a plasterer in and then a decorator ? Or just let electrician do what they need to, and have a decorator remove woodchip, skim and paint ? And is all this work going to be undermined if we get new windows in a couple of years or is it a simple making good around reveals ?

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4 Answers

rdc painter and decorator

Rating: 5 out of 5
Lichfield
Strip first ,retire and plaster
Answered25 September 2021
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Charlie Pryor

Rating: 5 out of 5
Cambridge
Electrician, then plasterer, then painter. Up to you how original you want to keep the place. Stripping wood chip will reveal cracks that will need pinning before new plaster goes on. You may decide that you want to keep it original and have it painted as is. Most decorators can make good after electricians. Edwardians would have had lining paper everywhere and wallpaper on top of that. Would look great with some punchy Farrow and Ball on all that lovely molding. Good luck with the project!
Answered25 September 2021
0

croydec painting ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5
Brighton
Strip off woodchip some of the walls and ceilings might not be in great condition and the reason they have been woodchiped rewire plaster put sockets and switches on redecorate change windows repair repaint job done
Answered25 September 2021
0

Pro-Dec

Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Blackpool
Personally with the house being so old I would imagine the plaster would be in a condition where it would be better to knock off down to the brick..put first fix electric in replaster..second fix electric and second fix joinery..then decorate..but as most work it all comes down to what the financel situation is
Answered3 October 2021
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