Access was a big problem at the development, because of this we had to employ the use of two mobile booms and one tracked boom on the job to save on scaffolding costs. We had numerous access problems to contend with, in particular above the front and rear entrances and above and around lots of mature shrubs situated close to the buildings. We used mobile booms in the car parks and a tracked boom for the harder to reach areas on grassed and paved areas. This allowed us to minimise the disruption caused to the residents and do the job efficiently. 

The work undertaken was done to Johnstone's Trade Paints full specification which included painting all of the masonry (roughcast) walls, ingoes, bands and window sills on sixty flats plus four blocks of garages. Initially Johnstone's Trade Fungicidal Wash was applied to all areas to kill any organic growth, all windows and doors were then protected with Packexe Window Protection Film and the brick base course was protected with Visqueen, all bare and flaking areas of masonry were prepared then touched up with Johnstone's Trade Stabilising Solution and afterwards all masonry surfaces were coated with two coats of Johnstone's Trade Stormshield Pliolite Based Masonry Finish. 

All paint spray which unavoidably ended up on timber windows and metal balconies was touched up with the original colour. We also made sure all other windows, doors and pathways were cleaned before leaving site. All of the masonry walls were rolled using 9" extra heavy pile roller sleeves, 9" Fat Hog roller arms and Structron roller poles. We used 2" and 3" Wooster brushes for the cutting in and Two Fussy Blokes 4" (10mm) roller sleeves for the ingoes, bands and window sills.

The exterior of this development has been transformed with a new modern colour scheme which was chosen from over fifteen samples that were applied before the job commenced. The total time on site was twenty three days which was within our initial target for the project. Although there was a prolonged period of wet weather, we were very pleased with the time it took to complete the job and more importantly the quality of finish that we achieved. Our client was really delighted with the result.

At Borthwick Decorators Ltd you have found one of Scotland’s leading painting and decorating companies, where quality, reliability and professionalism come as standard. We are based in Edinburgh, with affiliated branches in Glasgow, Stirling and Crieff which allows us to cover the whole of Central and South Scotland. We are a Painting and Decorating Association and Scottish Decorators Federation accredited business with £10 million public liability insurance. We are also a CHAS and SMAS accredited company and IPAF and PAL licensed to operate cherry pickers. All of our tradespeople are fully qualified painters and decorators. We also offer plastering, joinery and multi-trade services in conjunction with our painting and decorating jobs. Residential and commercial painters and decorators since 1959.

If you have any questions regarding the painting and decorating services we offer or you would like to book a free no obligation quotation, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us via our online enquiry form or alternatively by sending us an email or by telephoning 0131 235 2733 or 0800 772 3973.