The work

Recent projects.

A selection of interior and exterior work across Belfast, Carrickfergus and East Antrim. More going up as we photograph it properly.

Case study — Blue terrace

External repaint of a rendered Victorian terrace

Full facade, sash surrounds, rainwater goods and chimney stacks, worked from a boom lift with the footpath managed throughout.

Street elevation

Rendered Victorian terrace painted blue, the finish patchy and weathered, with a dust sheet laid along the footpath — Before

A Genie boom lift raised to roof level with an operator in the basket working on the chimney stacks, traffic cones and barrier tape closing the footpath below — During

The finished terrace in bright blue with white sash surrounds against a clear sky — After

Corner and entrance

Grey-rendered end house with a black front door, the weathered blue terrace running away down the street — Before

The boom lift working along the terrace from the roadway, traffic cones and barrier tape managing the footpath, a van parked beyond — During

The finished terrace from the corner, grey end house with a black front door beside the repainted blue frontage — After

Case study — Annahilt

A traditional cottage terrace, brought back

A full external repaint of a whitewashed cottage terrace — crisp white walls, red joinery and rainwater goods restored to the original colour scheme.

Roadside elevation

Long roadside cottage terrace behind security fencing, walls a tired grey-white, red joinery weathered — Before

The same terrace mid-programme, site fencing and contractor boards in place along the road — During

The terrace repainted crisp white with bright red windows, doors and gable trim, and red railings — After

End elevation

The finished terrace in white with red joinery, a red arched door and red railings along the roadside — After

Case study — Staircase

A pine staircase, brought up to date

Varnished pine stripped back and repainted — spindles and risers in white, treads and handrail in a dark stain. Carpets and floors protected throughout.

Hall staircase

Varnished pine staircase with turned spindles and newel posts, dust sheets laid over the floor below — Before

The same staircase part-painted, spindles and newel posts in white with the treads stained dark, a ladder and tool chest alongside — During

The finished staircase with white spindles and newel posts, dark stained treads and handrail, on a slate floor — After

17 projects

Georgian villa with a sage-grey columned portico, a red front door, white sash windows and black railings

Farmhouse kitchen with an exposed red-brick chimney breast, a copper range cooker set into it, blue-grey painted raised-panel cabinets and a solid wood worktop

Whitewashed cottage with red doors and red diamond-leaded windows, pink roses climbing the front wall

Cream-rendered Victorian terrace with blue-grey window surrounds and quoins, grey front doors and black railings

Farmhouse kitchen with blue-grey raised-panel cabinets, a Belfast sink, a solid wood worktop and a terracotta tiled floor

Empty room with taupe walls and white skirting, a window onto the street, a radiator beneath it and grey wood-effect flooring

Shower room with a glass enclosure, white WC and basin, and a patterned grey and burgundy tiled floor

Bathroom with a bath and shower screen, white WC and a basin on a dark vanity unit, with a polished tiled floor

Bathroom with a bath and shower over it, patterned tiling to the shower wall, white WC and basin

A room floor covered with Kraft-Pro paper and clear plastic sheeting, taped down along the skirting with yellow low-tack tape

A room with a freshly painted deep navy wall, the floor covered with Kraft-Pro paper and plastic sheeting taped along the edges

Empty bedroom with one wall in a strong cobalt blue, the remaining walls pale grey, a white ceiling, pine skirting and a laminate wood floor

Small bedroom painted a warm orange-red on every wall, with a white ceiling, a window in white vertical blinds and a laminate wood floor

Open-plan kitchen diner with soft green walls, cream panelled units, wood-effect worktops and a laminate floor

Landing and stairwell with embossed damask wallpaper painted cream, a cream spindle balustrade and handrail, looking down to a glazed front door

Finished upper landing in warm greige, with a white dado rail following the stair line, white skirting, a white panelled door and grey carpet

Finished stairway in warm greige with a white handrail, white skirting and grey stair carpet, seen from the hallway below

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