apexdecorating
Dartford
John
About
All painting and decorating work undertaken, both interior & exterior. Specialise in wall-paper hanging. I have 30 years experience. A fair price for a good standard of work.
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Painting & Decorating — Chatham · November 2025
Wall paper small box room
"Just a small box room. One wall and sloping ceiling. Looks great really happy. Will definately use again."
Painting & Decorating — Caterham · June 2025
Redecorate lounge, hall, and bathroom
"A true quality professional tradesman"
Painting & Decorating — Romford · May 2025
Repair falling wallpaper
"Excellent job on internal house walls - removing old wall paper and re-painting thereafter. Friendly demeanour and all work completed within agreed timeframe. Will definitely ask John back to do external walls next!"
Painting & Decorating — Hornchurch · May 2025
Paint outside to half of house
"John has just finished painting the outside of my house. Excellent communication skills and professional at all times . I am very pleased with the outcome and would highly recommend him . "
Painting & Decorating — Belvedere · August 2024
Paint ceiling
"John arrived promptly as arranged. Made a lovely job of painting my kitchen and lounge ceilings. John is a very tidy worker, friendly and hard working. Highly recommend him. A pleasure to have him working in my home."
Painting & Decorating — Chelmsford · July 2024
1 bedroom
"If I could give more than 5* I would! John decorated my bedroom including wallpaper, paint, and skirting boards. John worked tirelessly to get the work done and was courteous & polite. He was a pleasure to have around, and the work is completely flawless. And in terms of price - I had 4 quotes, with John being the most reasonable out of everyone. I honestly am overwhelmed with the quality of work, alongside the competitive price John offers. I highly recommend John"
Painting & Decorating — Orpington · October 2023
paint through lounge 27feet by ll feet + kitchen + hallway
"Came on time; worked tirelessly and professionally. Excellent result at a very fair price. Did more than expected bringing a staircase banister back to life. Left the work area tidy each day. We'll use John again."
Painting & Decorating — Upminster · August 2023
2 staircase to paint
"Thanks John for the nice work. Recommend the service at 100% John is trustworthy, knowledgeable and the prices that he offers are reasonable. Thank you once again."
Painting & Decorating — Dartford · August 2022
Paint stairs and corridor
"Painting was done quickly to a high standard, and John was friendly and communicative throughout. Would thoroughly recommend and would hire John again for future painting work."
Painting & Decorating — Stockwell · March 2022
Wallpaper hanging on one feature wall
"Great job of wallpapering by John - he hung it really neatly, matching the pattern well, and did it very promptly too! Would definitely recommend, and will use again for future wallpapering needs! "
Painting & Decorating — Bromley · March 2022
paint kitchen
"John did a fantastic job in our kitchen. Very pleased and would highly recommend."
Painting & Decorating — Dartford · January 2022
Hanging wall paper in a bedroom
"John was very good and experienced. He did wallpapering in my house and did an excellent job. I highly recommend him. "
Painting & Decorating — Bexleyheath · December 2021
Paint most of house interior
"Highly recommend John, he did excellent job repainting several walls, skirts and ceilings in our house. John is friendly, punctual and tidy - we would not hesitate to hire him again."
Painting & Decorating — Woolwich · November 2021
1 room wallpapering
"On time, excellent finish, informative and friendly. Would recommend."
Painting & Decorating — Middle Park · October 2021
External wall
"John gave a fair price and did a good job. He was reliable and did what we had agreed he would do. I would highly recommend. "
Painting & Decorating — Orpington · February 2021
Remove wallpaper and put new wallpaper, paint the ceiling.
"John did a really great job and painted the walls, ceiling and even the wood work at my house He even repaired a few holes and damages to the walls, to a very high standards. After the job, he cleaned everything as well. I would highly recommend him for any painting/decorating jobs."
Painting & Decorating — Woolwich · December 2020
Bedroom lined and painted
"John did an alright paint job for my bedroom. Was a little disappointed at the fact that furniture that could have been moved wasn’t and the area was left unpainted. Also the fact that very subtle shoe marks were left on brand new carpet when I was quite clear it had just been fitted. Overall the paint job had a cut corner feel to it which left me feeling a little underwhelmed. Never the less it was an okay experience. "
Painting & Decorating — Redhill · September 2020
wallpaper a room
"John is excellent trustworthy and very hard working, we had one room to decorate and he need up getting the whole house to decorate , I have no hesitation to recommend him to anyone , excellent !!"
Painting & Decorating — Beckenham · March 2020
Remove whole flat wallpaper including the ceiling
"John did an excellent job at our flat. He taken all the wall paper down including the ceiling, prepare the surface to paint. He is punctual, hardworking and honest, even help with the mail delivery. Works finished earlier then the schedule. Prices are very reasonable. He worked at our flat for nearly 4 weeks (as there have lots to do), he is almost like a family to us. I would highly recommend John. "
Painting & Decorating — Gravesend · February 2020
Paint all inside
"John done a great job painting my cottage ! He was trustworthy and professional, I would not hesitate to call him if I need any more work done . "
Painting & Decorating — Basildon · January 2020
Wallpaper 1 wall
"John gave a very reasonable price to wallpaper a feature wall for us & was able to do it during our Christmas break. The work was brilliant, he done it very quickly & we are really pleased with the work. John is also a very pleasant guy to meet & we would definitely use him again & recommend him."
Painting & Decorating — Charlton · August 2019
Painting of exterior paintwork such as frames, sills etc
"John gave a very competitive and honest quote for external painting and arranged a convenient date. Work was done as planned and John worked hard to do it all in 2 days. All done to professional standard and tidied up."
Painting & Decorating — Billericay · February 2019
Paint living room, dining room, hallway and staircase walls
"Excellent job done by John! Very reasonable quote, great paintwork, very friendly and clean! We are happy with the result and would not go anywhere else for painting job. Thank you so much for transforming the look of our walls in living room, dining area, hallway and stairways!"
Painting & Decorating — Blackheath · December 2018
paint large front room
"John is friendly and his work was excellent I'm very pleased with the job and will definitely have him back."
Painting & Decorating — Thamesmead · August 2018
Paint and wallpaper
"John was hard working very quick, adaptable and professional in his work. He is also a very tidy worker. He is someone who will go the extra mile and takes great pride in his work. I was very happy and comfortable with him as a person and in the standard of his completed work. He also gave a very fair price. I would recommend him 100%."
Painting & Decorating — Catford · February 2018
Hall, stairs & landing
"John?s work was very good, he took time to explain the best way forward. He cleaned up and kept the area very tidy you would not believe that he was decorating. The work went smoothly and was stress free. I will recommend him to everyone it was a pleasure. I have booked in again in the next few weeks to complete my frontroom. Very excellent work. Thank you"
Painting & Decorating — Thamesmead · September 2017
Soffit, fascia, box end and bargeboard.
"Good job, fast, fairly priced."
Painting & Decorating — Belvedere · July 2017
wallpaper hall stairs
"We hired John to paper hall and stairs, excellent work ethic and totally reliable, finished the work in one day to a very high standard. very good price for a fab job would definitely use again and recommend to friends. Thanks John"
Painting & Decorating — Erith · March 2017
hall & stairs
"We employed him to do hall & stairs - we asked him to do bathroom first - very pleased with both jobs - he is now back doing our lounge! And we have recommended him to our friends. Very friendly and easy going and will definitely contact him again if we need any more done."
Painting & Decorating — West Dulwich · February 2017
painting windows, doors, skirting boards and a room
"John painted window frames, a room, skirting boards and some doors at our house. He finished the job to a great standard and in plenty of time, and was a pleasure to have around. Highly recommended and will definitely contact him again for any future work."
Painting & Decorating — Croydon · February 2017
Wallpapering in Croydon
"Nice guy,does a very good job, punctual and polite."
Painting & Decorating — Chatham · January 2017
Painting & decorating a lounge/diner
"John did a great job of decorating our sitting room/piano room. He worked very hard and cleared everything up as he went. We are very pleased with the standard of work and would very happily recommend him."
Painting & Decorating — Bromley · October 2016
Wallpaper a room
"Great job. Thanks"
Painting & Decorating — Bromley By Bow · May 2016
Hang Wallpaper in Hallway
"Apexdecorating did an excellent job. They turned up promptly discussed the work to be done and did an excellent job within a quick time for a extremely reasonable quote. We are very happy with the work was done and would definitely recommend for future work."
Painting & Decorating — West Norwood · April 2016
Painting 6 sets of sash windows & frames
"We hired John to paint our sash windows, masonry and then called him back to paper and paint our ceiling. He was great, reliable, friendly and professional and we would not hesitate to recommend him for any painting job! "
Painting & Decorating — Bexleyheath · November 2015
Paint large open plan living/dining room area
"Highly recommend John, he did a first class job painting our large lounge area, some doors and skirting boards. He's friendly, tidy and his quotes are very reasonable. When we want more painting done, we'll definitely rehire John."
Painting & Decorating — Canary Wharf · October 2015
wallpapering one wall in bedroom
"John did an excellent job at hanging wallpaper on one wall in our bedroom. He arrived on time, was very friendly, tidy and professional. Perfect!"
Painting & Decorating — Bexleyheath · September 2015
wallpaper removal, painting, wallpaper hanging
"Well what a treasure, John is a professional and very good at his various skills. Nothing was too much trouble for him to overcome any little hiccup that came along. Completed both rooms that he was hired to do, and the results were so good, I asked if he could redecorate the hall. SUPERB. Robin."
Painting & Decorating — Cheshunt · June 2015
wallpaper fitting and painting
"I hired John to paper and paint one of my bedrooms. Not only has he done a great job, he was fun to have around too. Top man, highly recommended. "
Painting & Decorating — Ashtead · April 2015
Painting
"I hired John to Paint landing area, hall way and several doors. His work was very good. Great quote and perfect job. John was very fast and very clean, I was really impressed with his work. I will definitely hire him again for our future jobs."
Painting & Decorating — Welling · April 2015
painting in one bed flat
"I hired John to do all interior painting and wallpapering & I found his work excellent. John is a very pleasant character who was always on time and a very tidy worker and was prepared to give advice and assistance. I recommended this tradesman."
Painting & Decorating — Canning Town · October 2014
2 bedroom flat painting and laminate flooring
"Great quote, great work, great timing, great professionalism. Job well done!"
Painting & Decorating — Croydon · October 2014
to paint outside of bungalow
"What more can be said about John not a lot everyone seems to have said it all but all the comments turn out to be correct. John is a real pro and a credit to his trade"
Painting & Decorating — Crawley · July 2014
painting & hanging wallpaper
"Excellent service got hear at 10.30 finihsed at 20.00 worked hard at the standerd is excellent,was happy john came had a hour and half drive before he even started,and done the job in a day ,painted ceiling,door frames and wallpapperd hall,stairs,landing,look forward to having him back in October to do the front room "
Painting & Decorating — Lower Edmonton · June 2014
Decorate a through lounge including wallpaper, ceilings &...
"John was reliable, fast, diligent and friendly! He has a very good attention to detail, the finish is excellent, could not be happier with the work and I will definitely use John again... I would not hesitate to recommend John to others, Super highly recommended!!!!! from Edmonton London. "
Painting & Decorating — Bexleyheath · February 2014
paint/paper hall and spare bedroom
"Really pleased with the papering and painting John did in my hall and spare bedroom. He arrived promptly every day and said if he was going to be late. Nothing was too much trouble even when he hit a problem with one of my doors, happily repainting it. Highly recommended. Good value for money. "
Painting & Decorating — Maida Hill · February 2014
Decorating one bedroom.
"Experienced, reliable and pleasant chap. John works steadily, solves problems and really wants a satisfied customer. He did a quality job. FG"
Painting & Decorating — Walthamstow · October 2013
Strip wallpaper and put lining paper on house
"John stripped our walls on our landing, stairs, front room and lounge. He then made the walls good before lining them and preparing them where necessary so that we could paint straight onto them. The job was excellent quality, at a very reasonable rate and done in super fast time. John is very friendly, courteous and we felt at ease leaving him alone to do the job whilst we were at work. We highly recommend his services."
Painting & Decorating — Middle Park · September 2013
paper hanger
"john paper my hall way and ,paper my little girl room, we had a feature wall done in our bedroom . johns work is ten out of ten he tidys up after each day when done will use john again ,,,,,,,,,and tell my friends and family he price was fair and dont try and over price like some that try it on ..lee mottingham"
Painting & Decorating — Woolwich · June 2013
Wallpapering
"John came in to hang some wallpaper for us. He relined one wall in the lounge and two alcoves in the dining room. He then hung the wallpaper, which looks absolutely stunning. His workmanship is second to none in my opinion and the finish on our uneven walls is fantastic. Would definitely recommend. He is very pleasant, tidies up after himself and a good workman."
Painting & Decorating — Canning Town · May 2013
Painting of damp affected walls and ceiling
"John repainted damp areas in my property and the flat below. He is friendly and professional, provided a very good quote for the 2 day job, and was also accommodating when I asked to reschedule work for the 2nd day. I would hire him again for any future painting/decorating work and would recommend to others."
Painting & Decorating — Middle Park · November 2012
decorate bedroom
"I asked John to decorate my bedroom he did a wonderful job iam really pleased with it. He is polite and a pleasure to have in my home. I have asked him to do more work for me i would recommend him to anyone wanting a job done. Tina"
Painting & Decorating — Kentish Town · October 2012
Wooden cladding sanding and painting
"I had John paint the external cladding on my house. He was very professional and completed the job to a high standard. He also took the time to advise me on the correct materials to use to give the finished job a highly professional look. I would certainly recommend John to others looking for external decoration works."
Painting & Decorating — Canary Wharf · October 2012
Painting a 60 sqm (3 rooms) flat
"I hired John to paint a 2-bd flat. He did an excellent job and the price he quoted was reasonable. He is a pleasant person to deal with and I can highly recommend him."
Painting & Decorating — Clapham Junction · October 2012
2 bed, living room, kitchen, bathroom, toilet & hallway
"Well where can I start just moved into my first place & must admit I had very high standards John came round & helped with tips & advice, very reliable job was finished on time everything I asked John was more then happy to do & to a very high standard, could not be any happier with the finish would highly recommend for anyone who is looking for great quality at a great price. Tom battersea"
Painting & Decorating — Erith · September 2012
decorate hall, stairs and landing
"John quoted me a price and stuck to it even though I had added an extra small job. He transformed my hall and stair case from a nicotined stain area to a stunning entrance. I am very please with his work and would recomend him."
Painting & Decorating — Norbury · August 2012
Paint the outside of my house
"John has decorated the outside of our house, which was looking very shabby, including wooden sashes. His price was exceptionally reasonable and nothing was too much trouble. The house now looks great. He also did a number of small jobs inside the house for next to nothing. He also cleaned and tidied up really thoroughly at the end of each day. It was refreshing to have such a can-do and obliging person around the place. I would definitely use him again and have no hesitation in recommending him."
Painting & Decorating — Grove Park · August 2012
Exterior and Interior painting and flooring
"John has done wonderful job for decorating our entire house inside and outside. His painting skill is first rate. He is efficient, reliable and helpful. We are very pleased with his work and would highly recommend to anyone."
Painting & Decorating — Brentwood · July 2012
Two rooms and a landing needed painting this week
"John gave me a fantastic price and the quality he delivered was beyond my expectations. The rooms he painted look amazing. I'd highly recommend his services."
Painting & Decorating — Crouch End · June 2012
To paint two alcove MDF units
"Very happy with John's painting work. Prompt, trustworthy, reliable and clean worker. Very reasonable charges, and very helpful and friendly service."
Painting & Decorating — Tooting · May 2012
Paint ceilings, walls and woodwork
"We're very pleased with the decorating John did for us. He gave us a competitive quote and got the job done on time. He was also very flexible to work around the other building work we had on that affected what and when he could paint."
Painting & Decorating — Wimbledon · February 2012
painting walls, woodwork and ceilings in 5 rooms
"Delighted with the work that John did, including extra bits requested during the week. Prompt, trustworthy and very good value for money."
Painting & Decorating — Dartford · February 2012
wallpaper and gloss
"really pleased with the standard of work john did, gave me a quote and time for work and delivered .very frendly am having my whole house decorated and will be using john for all of it. he gave great rates and a good service. would recommend him to anyone ."
Painting & Decorating — Bexleyheath · December 2011
Decorate a bedroom
"John did a great job for us - reasonable price - reliable, arrived when he said he would and job was finished on time. I would definitely use him again"
Painting & Decorating — Blackheath · August 2011
Small Bedroom (Decorating)
"John provided a competitive quote and even agreed to paint my kitchen when I added this to the job scope at the last minute. I am very pleased with both rooms, which he finished in one day. Great standard of work and very straight forward to work with. Will definitely be using him for any decorating I need in the future - and will recommend him to my friends."
"John did a great job. No mess at all - All ceilings in house done in 2 days. I was a bit apprehensive about having someone into our house, who we have never met, to do work. No problem with John at all. Would recommend him to all."
"Recently John decorated our en-suite bathroom, with painting walls, and woodwork work. Very happy with the work John did, great prices, he turned up on time and I would definitely recommend him for painting and decorating work. Many Thanks "
"John is a top bloke he came when he said . Anything u asked nothing was too much for him . His prices are excellent . The standard of work is very good I cannot believe how brilliant things are now, He did everything in the time frame he advised . Will refer him to anyone .."
Painting & Decorating — Grove Park · March 2011
Paint Bedroom
"John did some decorating work for us recently, stripping wallpaper and painting our back bedroom. We were very pleased with the work that John did, it was perfect, he is very friendly and his rates were very reasonable. We would definitely recommend him for painting and decorating work and will use his services again for sure!"
Painting & Decorating — Walthamstow · February 2011
Decoration of hallway and stairs
"John's quote was extremely competitive, one joker quoted £3000. He finished the work in the agreed time and did an excellent job. We're delighted. Highly recommended"
Painting & Decorating — Dagenham · September 2010
bedroom strip prep and line.
"A very good job done by John. Quick to start and finished very quickly and professionally. Would use his services again."
Painting & Decorating — Bromley By Bow · September 2010
paint a one bed flat and wallpaper
"I am really pleased with the work John has done in my flat, where the high ceilings presented a real challenge. He was helpful, friendly and trustworthy: I would certainly recommend him, and no doubt will ask for his help again in future. Thank you, John!"
Painting & Decorating — Woolwich · September 2010
outside windows + low wall
"I am very happy with the work done. Competitive quote and efficient and pleasant service. Would recommend."
Painting & Decorating — East Ham · August 2010
Wallpaper & Paint
"John was an excellent choice, he worked under extreme conditions (three large dogs)he was reliable, very reasonable and his work was first class. I would certainly use John again and recommend him to family and friends. "
Painting & Decorating — West Wickham · August 2010
Small extension decorating
"I am very pleased with the work John West did and will use him again. John was very reliable and helpful"
Painting & Decorating — Sidcup · August 2010
2 rooms: wallpapering and painting
"John was a great find; trustworthy, friendly, high quality -all at an excellent price! We had him prep and paint two bedrooms, including a tremendous amount of filling and sanding to get the finish just right. He handled our comments with ease, even coming over on the weekend to discuss, and worked diligently to get the job done. We will be using him in future for further work around the house. "
Painting & Decorating — Orpington · August 2010
Paint: hall, stairs, landing
"John West provided an efficient and professional service. I am very pleased with the work he did removing wallpaper and painting my hall/stairs/landing. John was punctual, hardworking and reliable - and a lovely guy too! I would highly recommend him and would not hesitate to contact him again for future jobs. "
Painting & Decorating — Westerham · June 2010
wallpapering
"John was a real find. Good consciencious workman, reasonable rates, delighted with the work, so much so that the job expanded and one weeks work became three as we gave him more and more of our list to do. "