07 / 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.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
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Cladding type (profile sheet, cassette, ACM, rainscreen), adhesion test on existing coating, substrate condition, RAL reference, access assessment (roof parapet, elevation height, MEWP reach or scaffold requirement).
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Cleaning method first: DOFF, chemical or pressure wash, matched to substrate. Then primer and topcoat system to service-life target. 10-year options available on sound metal substrates. Sample panel agreed before full application.
03
Project-specific RAMS covering cleaning run-off containment, MEWP or scaffold access plan, edge-protection specification, wind-loading restrictions on spray application, COSHH.
04
Clean substrate, prepare any surface defects, mask glazing and penetrations, prime in passes, apply topcoat. Phased by elevation so the building stays operational throughout.
05
As-applied record (product batch, film thickness, weather conditions at application), before/after photo log, written service-life expectation.
On the books
Aquatic Leisure Centre · access works
South coast, UK · Through facilities-management framework
Case study
South coast, UK · Retail
Height-access decorating package for a public aquatic leisure centre on the south coast. Cherry-picker and ladder positions used around the water-slide superstructure and high architectural elements, all sequenced within pre-agreed trading-hour windows.
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.
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Stores stay open. Surveys, masking and run off planned around foot traffic.
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Night programmes on retail and hospitality estates. Clean before doors open.
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Rolling 4 to 12 stores a week against a national programme.
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Offices in Poole and London. Crews mobilised across England, Scotland and Wales.
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Decorating, on site spraying, powder coat restoration and floor coatings under one PM.
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Before and after record, gloss readings and written service life on every scheme.
Frequently asked
10 years on a properly specified system over a sound, well-prepared substrate. We confirm the expectation in writing per scheme.
Yes. RAL or BS colour matched on site. Where estate consistency is the goal, a single reference colour is agreed and applied across all elevations.
Often yes, with tracked MEWPs for low-to-mid elevations. Agreed at survey based on elevation height, edge condition and reach. Scaffold is specified where MEWPs can't safely access.
Usually yes. Cleaning is the noisiest phase; coating is relatively quiet. Phased elevation delivery means no single phase closes the whole building.
All glazing, gaskets and penetrations are masked before preparation starts and checked at demask before the elevation reopens.
Start a conversation
We will review the service route, access, preparation, finish and likely next step before the job is priced properly.
Related services
05 / coatings
TOR coatings. TOR liquid coating systems for flat and profiled commercial roofs. Approved-applicator status. Up to 20-year system warranty. Access and edge protection planned in RAMS before the first operative goes up.
08 / cleaning
DOFF cleaning UK. DOFF superheated steam, chemical, jet wash and soft-wash cleaning for facades, cladding and hard surfaces. Method chosen to the substrate. Heritage-safe is the default, not an upgrade.
03 / spraying
on-site commercial 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.
