Painter & Decorator in Horsham
A local Horsham painter and decorator for full room redecorations, hallways, woodwork and exteriors — properly prepped, neatly finished and quoted as a fixed price.
We're a Horsham-based painting and decorating team working across the town and the villages around it. Most weeks that means a bedroom or lounge redecorated, a hallway and landing brought back to life, kitchen woodwork repainted, or a front door and porch smartened up before the winter. Fixed prices, one decorator on site from start to finish, and a house you can still live in while the work happens.
Decorating work we take on in Horsham
Full room redecorations (walls, ceilings and woodwork), feature walls and wallpaper, hallways and stairwells with awkward access, skirting, doors and architrave, plus exterior painting — fascias, soffits, front doors, garage doors and render. We also pick up the smaller jobs a lot of decorators turn down: touch-ups after a leak, patching in after plaster or silicone work, or a single wall in a new colour.
Why the prep matters more than the paint
Nearly every paint finish that fails early failed at the prep stage. Horsham has a lot of older Victorian and Edwardian stock in Trafalgar Road, the Carfax and around New Street, along with newer estates in Broadbridge Heath and Southwater — very different walls, and they need different treatment. Older plaster wants filling, sanding and a stabilising primer; newer plasterboard wants a proper mist coat. We fill, sand, caulk, mask and prime before a single coat of colour goes on, and block water or nicotine stains with Zinsser BIN so they don't bleed back through.
Fixed prices, no day-rate creep
You get a written fixed price per room or per job, so a slow day is our problem rather than yours. Paint can be included in the quote or supplied by you. Every job is covered by full public liability insurance and a 6-month workmanship guarantee.
Want the wider service? See our full painting & decorating page or get a fixed price online.
Painter and decorator Horsham — common questions
How much does a painter and decorator cost in Horsham?+
Most Horsham rooms are quoted as a fixed price rather than a day rate. As a guide, a standard bedroom (walls, ceiling and woodwork, including prep) is typically a 1–2 day job, a hallway with stairs and landing usually 2–3 days. You get the full price in writing before anything starts, with paint either included or supplied by you.
Which areas around Horsham do you decorate in?+
Horsham town centre and all the surrounding villages — Broadbridge Heath, Southwater, Roffey, Warnham, Rusper, Slinfold, Barns Green, Billingshurst, Cowfold and Partridge Green — plus Crawley, Haywards Heath and Cranleigh.
Do you paint exteriors as well as interiors?+
Yes — fascias, soffits, front doors, porches, garage doors, render and exterior woodwork, weather permitting. Interior decorating runs all year round.
Do you supply the paint?+
Either way. We can quote with trade paint included (Dulux Trade, Johnstone's, Zinsser primers) or work to colours you've chosen from Farrow & Ball, Little Greene or similar — we'll tell you exactly how much you need.
How much mess and disruption is there?+
Dust sheets down, furniture moved and covered, sockets and edges masked, and a proper tidy at the end of every day. Most customers stay in the house while we work.
How quickly can you start?+
Quotes usually come back the same day, and smaller decorating jobs in Horsham can often be fitted in the same week. Full room redecorations are typically booked a week or two ahead.
Why locals in Horsham book us
Horsham based
We live and work here — no travel charges, and we can usually pop back if you spot something.
Proper prep
Fill, sand, caulk, mask and prime. The unglamorous part that decides how the finish looks in five years.
Fixed price per room
Quoted in writing before we start, so there's no day-rate creep halfway through.
Interior & exterior
Rooms, hallways and woodwork inside; fascias, doors, porches and render outside.
Trade paints
Dulux Trade, Johnstone's and Zinsser specialist primers — or your own Farrow & Ball and Little Greene colours.
Clean and considerate
Dust sheets, covered furniture and a tidy at the end of every day. Most people stay in the house.
Recent painting & decorating jobs near Horsham
Real homes, real photos — pulled straight from our Instagram and completed jobs.
Bedroom feature wall in Pimpernel Blue
A calm, period-feeling bedroom feature wall — papered above the bed, finished off neatly to skirting and ceiling line.
IKEA Pax wardrobes fitted with bespoke trim
Existing cabinets removed, IKEA Pax units fitted as a built-in wardrobe run, then trim and matching coving added so it reads as proper joinery.
Triptych artwork hung level under a chandelier
Three large framed prints set out, marked and laser-levelled below an existing chandelier — even spacing, fixed into the right anchors.
Mouldy shower silicone replaced
Old black sealant fully stripped, surfaces cleaned and dried, then a single crisp bead of sanitary mould-resistant silicone — back in use the next day.
Hallway refresh in Little Greene
Filled, sanded, primed and laid down in Little Greene 'Dorchester Pink' and 'Bossh' — neat cuts to skirting and architrave.
Heavy curtains hung across patio doors
Lined curtains measured and hung on a substantial pole, brackets fixed back into the lintel so nothing sags over time.
Flatpack wardrobe build with internal lighting
IKEA Pax flatpack built and fitted into a tricky eaves recess — hanging rails, drawers and integrated LED strip lighting all squared up.
Worktop sanded and refinished
A scuffed timber worktop sanded back and re-oiled — one of the small repairs that comes up on a half-day visit.
Ceiling leak repair and made good
Damaged plasterboard cut out after a leak, joists checked, dust-sheeted ceiling patched, stain-blocked and re-painted to match.
What customers across West Sussex are saying
"Martin and Darren were wonderful, friendly and professional guys who communicated with us well and did a great job on a wide variety of jobs. We will be using them again for other DIY projects."
"Just had our shower cubicle mastic replaced. They removed the old sealant, cleaned the area and applied new — a brilliant job and everything left bright and clean."
"Booked at short notice for a time-sensitive painting job. The online booking was easy. Adam was prompt, friendly and cheerful, and did exactly what we wanted at the price quoted."
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