Painting and decorating work in Co. Louth
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.
The commuter belt works on a different rhythm to the city. Households here are usually out during the day and want a key-holder they trust rather than someone different each week — which means the work tends to be regular, and the client relationships tend to last longer than in the centre.
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
How it works for you
- You choose which requests to take — nobody assigns you work
- You set your own price with the client directly
- You keep the client afterwards; there is no commission on the job
- Requests near you arrive by email as they are posted