Painters and decorators in Stoke-on-Trent

What to put in your job description

• Which rooms or which outside walls, and roughly how big they are.
• What is on the surface now: paint, wallpaper, bare plaster, wood or render.
• Any cracks, damp patches or flaking paint that need fixing first.
• Who buys the paint, and the colours and finish if you know them.
• For outside work: how high the walls are, and whether every side can be reached.

Don't put your name, phone number or address in the description: every trade who covers your area reads it. Your name, phone, email and address go only to the trades who take the job (3 at most).

Questions to ask before you hire

• What does the price include: filling, sanding, primer, and how many coats?
• Do you move and cover furniture and floors, and clean up each day?
• How many days will it take, and when can you start?
• Do you have public liability insurance?
• My home was built before 1960: how will you deal with old paint that may contain lead?

Registers and schemes to check

There is no legal register for painters and decorators. Some belong to a trade body, such as the Painting and Decorating Association, or to TrustMark, the government-endorsed quality scheme. You can look a business up on the TrustMark website. We don't check this for you yet.

Your council in Stoke-on-Trent

Your local council deals with rubbish and bulky waste collections, and with planning if the job changes the outside of your home. For most of Stoke-on-Trent that is Stoke-on-Trent City Council; a postcode at the edge may be in a neighbouring council's area.

We take jobs from ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST6, ST7, ST8, ST9, ST10, ST11, ST12 for Stoke-on-Trent. Trades choose the districts they cover.

More on hiring: Painters and decorators: what to ask and what to check.

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