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Painters & Decorators in Tonbridge

Painting and decorating throughout Tonbridge and the surrounding Kent area, plus kitchens, bathrooms, flooring and full property refurbishment.

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Painting & Decorating in Tonbridge

Tonbridge is a short run up the A26 from our base, and the property mix is wide: period homes in the older streets near the castle and the river, Victorian and Edwardian terraces, and a lot of newer development towards the edges of town.

The River Medway runs straight through the middle of it, and for properties near the water that has real consequences for how interiors should be finished.

What Tonbridge Properties Need

Damp management near the Medway

Tonbridge has a genuine flood history. The Leigh Flood Storage Area upstream was built after the 1968 flood and currently reduces flood risk to around 1,200 homes and businesses in Tonbridge and Hildenborough, with an expansion underway to cover more. Properties near the river are more prone to damp regardless, so ventilation and the right finish matter more here.

The right paint in the wet rooms

In lower ground floor rooms, kitchens and bathrooms of riverside properties, mould-resistant and moisture-tolerant finishes are worth the small extra cost. Standard matt emulsion in those rooms will show it within a couple of winters.

Making good before decorating

Older Tonbridge properties often need genuine preparation first: filling, replastering patches, treating any staining at its source. Painting over a damp problem hides it for a season and then it comes back through. We would rather find it at the quote stage.