03 / spraying
A factory-grade spray finish, done on site without taking anything out. HVLP for control on the detail and edges, airless for the big repetitive runs. Full polythene masking and live-site extraction so the rest of the building keeps working.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
01
Access method (mast, scissor, scaffold), substrate type, adjacent glazing exposure, extraction requirement. Sample cut on substrate where finish standard is critical, agreed in writing before mobilisation.
02
HVLP for control on detail and edges; airless for repetitive large coverage. Agreed dry film thickness per coat. Sheen level confirmed against a physical sample on the actual substrate.
03
Full polythene masking schedule, dust-curtain locations, extraction plan, respirator matrix, exclusion zones during atomisation. Public routes and adjacent occupied areas called out specifically.
04
Mask, sample-cut for client approval, spray in phases, demask each phase before the next starts. Adjacent finishes inspected at demask. No open-overnight masking left on live glazing.
05
Walk-the-line, snag, sign-off. Film-thickness check at random sample points where the spec calls for it. Photo record of finished elevations.
On the books
M&S · Poole
Poole Road, Poole BH12 · Morris & Spottiswood
Case study
Poole Road, Poole BH12 · Spraying
Interior decorating and extra works for the M&S Poole/Redlands store. Delivered live within an occupied trading environment under Morris & Spottiswood. Six approved extra-works packages grew the contract value from £34,494 to £44,983. One payment application has been certified and paid.
This case study supports searches for live-site commercial decorating, retail refurbishment, on-site spraying and aluminium frame restoration by showing the kind of programme, access and handover constraints A Star Decorators handles for national estate clients.
Read project →Built for the people who buy decorating
We are a specialist sub-contractor, not a turnkey fit-out outfit. We deliver decorating, spraying, restoration and coatings under main contractors and direct estate teams.
For main contractors
Variations priced ahead of the request. Per-store handover record. AFPs delivered on the day they're due. We run the way you run.
For estate + FM teams
Survey to handover without closing the unit. Powder-coat restoration with a 5-7 year service life. Run-off, masking and reopening tracked store-by-store.
For retail estate leads
Brand-matched paint stacks against the estate spec. KPI reporting per store. Programme that survives shopfit slippage instead of inheriting it.
Find the right route
Most visitors arrive with a sector problem before they know the coating system. These routes match the way buyers search: home and residential work, retail fit-out programmes, and industrial painting or warehouse coatings.
Domestic and residential decorating
We come from commercial sites: Primark stores, Tesco superstores, occupied warehouses. That discipline carries into residential work. A proper survey before quoting, written dust-control plans, and a room-by-room handover that does not leave loose ends.
Retail decorating contractors
Retail decorating is not about paint. It is about working nights around store teams, matching brand colour exactly, absorbing late variation instructions without losing the handover date, and walking away with a signed snag list. Not a punch list left for someone else to close.
Industrial painting contractors
Industrial and warehouse scopes need the coating system specified by substrate condition, not by what is cheapest to apply. We survey the floor, the cladding, the steelwork and the roof before recommending a system, then plan MEWP access, exclusion zones and drying-time sequencing around live operations.
How we deliver
Twenty years finishing commercial buildings across the UK. Director led, directly employed crews, one programme and one point of contact from survey to handover.
01
Stores stay open. Surveys, masking and run off planned around foot traffic.
02
Night programmes on retail and hospitality estates. Clean before doors open.
03
Rolling 4 to 12 stores a week against a national programme.
04
Offices in Poole and London. Crews mobilised across England, Scotland and Wales.
05
Decorating, on site spraying, powder coat restoration and floor coatings under one PM.
06
Before and after record, gloss readings and written service life on every scheme.
Frequently asked
Full polythene masking, dust curtains where airflow allows, and extraction where the site permits. We sample-cut before full coverage so the finish is agreed before scale begins.
Most water-based finishes are touch-dry within 30 minutes and recoatable within 2-4 hours. Solvent systems need longer and we plan the shift pattern around them.
Yes. Mast lifts, scissor lifts and scaffold are standard. Access method is confirmed at survey.
Glazing, gaskets and surrounding fixtures are masked before primer. Glass is checked at demask before handover.
Often yes, with the right extraction and shift pattern. Some sites need overnight delivery. We agree the approach at survey, not on the morning of mobilisation.
Start a conversation
We will review the service route, access, preparation, finish and likely next step before the job is priced properly.
Related services
04 / spraying
aluminium glazing spraying. Curtain walls, window frames and entrance door systems spray-refinished on site. Matched RAL or BS finish. No reglazing, no disruption to building occupants.
07 / coatings
cladding coatings. TOR and spray combination systems for profile sheet, rainscreen and curtain-wall cladding. DOFF-cleaned substrate, RAL-matched finish. 10-year service-life options on sound metal cladding.
06 / coatings
epoxy floor coatings. Epoxy, polyurethane and chemical-resistant floor systems for warehouses, distribution centres and commercial premises. The system is matched to the substrate, the traffic load and how much downtime you can give us.
