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Filling, sanding, skim and crack repairs so every surface is sound and smooth before a brush goes near it — because a good finish starts underneath.
Paint doesn’t hide a bad wall — it shows every crack, bump and patch straight through. A lot of Oldbury homes have older plaster with the cracks and tired patches that come with age. We fill, sand and re-skim where needed so you get a flat, sound surface, then paint onto something that actually looks good afterwards.
Filled, sanded and made good so the finished paint is flat, not a map of old cracks.
Tired or damaged plaster skimmed back to a smooth, paintable surface.
Blown plaster, old repairs and rough patches sorted before decorating starts.
The prep that decides whether the final coat looks flawless or rough — we don’t skip it.
Send a photo or a quick video of the room on WhatsApp, or get a free fixed quote — no obligation, and we’ll tell you straight what it needs.
Yes — where a wall is too far gone to just fill, we skim it back to smooth so the paint finish is flat and clean.
Yes — filling and making good cracks, holes and old patches is a standard part of prep before we paint.
Usually, with filling or a re-skim depending how bad they are. We’ll take a look and tell you what it realistically needs.