Specialist coatings

We select these project by project, from the product types below, according to the surface, the conditions and the manufacturer’s data sheet.

• Condensation-prone rooms. Paints formulated with a fungicide to discourage mould on the paint film, for bathrooms, kitchens and utility rooms.
• Floors. Floor paints for concrete and timber, over surfaces that are dry, clean and properly keyed or primed.
• Stains. Stain-blocking primers that stop water marks, smoke and nicotine bleeding through new paint.
• Radiators and pipework. Paints suited to heated metal, applied with the heating off and the metal cold.
• Metalwork. Metal primers and finishes for railings, balconies and steel windows, over metal taken back to a sound surface.
• Fire-rated systems. Fire-retardant and intumescent coatings, specified by others.

Where a fire-rated coating is required, it is specified by the project’s architect, fire engineer or building control body for a particular substrate and rating. We apply it exactly to that specification, as a complete system from the listed primer to the listed top coat, check wet film thickness as we go where the specification requires, and keep the records it asks for. We do not substitute products or combine systems.

A mould-resistant paint does not cure a damp problem: poor ventilation, a leak or a cold wall needs dealing with first, and existing mould must be treated and cleaned off before anything is painted. New concrete and screeds can take many weeks or months to dry enough for a floor paint, and a painted floor needs time to cure before furniture and traffic return; the data sheet gives the figures. Our preparation page describes the groundwork these coatings depend on, and period properties covers breathable coatings for older walls.