Painting and decorating work in Poolbeg
Painting is measured in rooms and days rather than hours, and the money is made or lost in preparation: filling, sanding and masking take longer than the paint and decide how the finish looks a year later. Clients judge on edges and cut-ins, not on coverage.
Dublin has the densest cleaning market in the country, and the most competition for it. Apartment turnovers, short-let changeovers and office contracts run all year rather than in season, which is what makes it possible to build a full week here without travelling far between jobs.
Requests in Poolbeg and the surrounding parts of Co. Dublin go out to professionals who cover the area. You say where you travel, so you are not offered work an hour away.
What comes up in this trade
- Interior rooms, one at a time or whole houses
- Exterior walls and woodwork in the dry months
- Repainting before a property is sold or let
- Wallpapering and feature walls
What the work needs
- Your own brushes, rollers, dust sheets and access equipment
- Preparation time quoted honestly, because it is most of the work