Painting & decorating · Borough of Ealing
Painters and decorators in Ealingfor period homes, flats, landlords and businesses
Describe the job, see an indicative price in a few minutes, then get a fixed quote from a decorator who has already read every detail you gave.
What would you like painted?
An indicative range before you share any contact details
- Ealing · Acton · Hanwell · Southall · Greenford · Northolt · Perivale
- 0333 057 7942
A London stucco terrace and a freshly painted front doorIllustrative photograph
How it works
From a few answers to a fixed quote
No call-backs to repeat yourself and no email wall before you see a figure.
Describe the job
Rooms and sizes, ceiling height, condition, colours, parking and timing. Add photos if you have them.
See an indicative range straight away
Itemised, from our published rate table — with "not sure" answers allowed for, not guessed away.
A decorator reviews it
They read your whole brief and photos, then confirm a fixed quote — or ask for a quick video call or visit when the job needs one.
You decide
No obligation. Work is booked only when you accept a fixed written quote.
Craft
The finish is decided before the first coat
On a period house the visible work — the colour — is the smallest part. Filling and sanding lath-and-plaster cracks, easing sash windows so they still slide, caulking the joint where skirting meets the wall, priming bare timber and spot-priming repairs: this is what separates a finish that lasts from one that fails in a year.
That is why the assessment asks about condition, surfaces and access rather than just square metres, and why every quotation lists the preparation it includes.
- Preparation firstCracks raked out and filled, repairs spot-primed, gaps caulked
- The right paint for the surfaceDurable matt for busy walls, water-based eggshell that stays white on woodwork
- Clean linesCut in by hand at cornices, skirting and glazing bars
Services
Inside, outside and for property managers
From one bedroom to a whole house, from sash windows to a block's communal stairwell.
Interior painting
Houses and flats, room by room or throughout
Hallway & staircase
Tall stairwells, spindles, hard-wearing finishes
Woodwork & sash windows
Doors, skirting, sash and casement windows
Exterior painting
Masonry, render, windows, doors, soffits
Landlords & agents
Voids, HMOs, portfolios
Commercial painting
Shops, restaurants, clinics, out of hours
Transparent pricing
What typical work costs
Worked out from the same published rate table the Instant Quote uses, so what you read here and what you are shown for your own rooms always agree. The final figure depends on preparation, condition, access and specification — which is why the quote asks.
Excluding VAT · rates 2026-09b, effective 12 September 2026. Typical ranges, not quotations.
Buying the paint yourself? The paint calculator works out how many litres a room needs.
| Example job | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Double bedroom, complete3.8 × 3.4 m, 2.4 m ceiling · walls, ceiling, woodwork, one door, one window · Room and wall painting | £760–£1,120 |
| Period reception room4.6 × 4.0 m, 2.9 m ceiling · walls, ceiling, woodwork, one door, two sash windows · Interior painting | £1,230–£1,840 |
| Hall, stairs and landingTwo-storey house · walls, ceilings and stair woodwork · Hallway and staircase painting | £1,530–£2,610 |
| Two-bedroom flat, whole interiorFive rooms and hall · walls, ceilings, woodwork · Painting flats | £3,400–£5,150 |
| Three-bedroom period house, whole interiorSix rooms, hall, stairs and landing, eight sash windows · Full property repainting | £6,440–£9,990 |
| Two-storey front elevationPainted brick or render, three sashes, front door · access equipment extra · Exterior painting | £1,890–£3,580 |
Local
Seven towns, very different houses
Ealing's late-Victorian and Edwardian streets bring three-metre ceilings, cornicing and sash windows. Acton mixes period terraces with new-build flats around Old Oak and Park Royal, and Hanwell and Southall have Victorian and Edwardian terraces of their own. Greenford, Northolt and Perivale are largely 1930s semis, and Brentham and Hanger Hill are garden estates with their own conservation rules.
Those differences change how long a job takes and what it needs, so the Instant Quote asks about the property first. Much of central Ealing and Acton is also in controlled parking zones — something we ask about up front rather than discover on the day.
Guides
Before you decorate
Choosing paint colours for Ealing homes
The right colour depends less on the chart and more on the light, the age of the house and how each room is used. This guide covers how to choose, test and finish colours so they look the way you expected once they are on the walls.
Interior painting ideas for Victorian and Edwardian homes in Ealing
Victorian and Edwardian houses reward careful decorating, but they come with old plaster, layers of historic paint and details that are easy to spoil. This guide covers what to check first and how to combine period features with colour you will enjoy living with.
Exterior painting tips for homes in Ealing
Exterior paint lasts when it goes onto a sound, dry surface in the right weather. These tips cover timing, preparation, the main surfaces on a London house, and the points to check before any paint goes on.
Common questions
How much does it cost to paint a room in Ealing?
A double bedroom with walls, ceiling, woodwork, one door and one window typically comes to £760–£1,120 excluding VAT. Taller period ceilings, poor surfaces and big colour changes add to it. The Instant Quote prices your own rooms.
Is the online price a quote?
No. It is an indicative range worked out from your answers. A decorator reviews everything you sent, including photos, and confirms a fixed written quote — after a short video call or visit if the job needs one.
Which areas do you cover?
The whole London Borough of Ealing: Ealing, Acton, Hanwell, Southall, Greenford, Northolt and Perivale, and the neighbourhoods within them.
Do I have to give my details to see a price?
No. You see the indicative range first. Contact details are only needed if you want a decorator to confirm a fixed quote.
An indicative price in a few minutes
Describe the work, add photos if you have them, and see an indicative range straight away. A decorator then reviews everything and confirms a fixed quotation.