Decorative coving has been used since the Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilisations. It became popular to have cornicing and coving inside residential homes during the Victorian times.

Cornicing and coving was a design statement. Ornate covings meant you were wealthy and grand and the Victorians loved to show off their homes to visitors.

Today, it is still used to enhance the features of a room but they can also be used to hide pipework and make vast rooms and high ceilings, smaller.

Nothing makes the exterior of your home look nicer than a newly painted front door. It will give your home’s exterior an attractive refresh.

This guide will advise you about the average costs of having your external doors painted, what affects costs, how you can save money on painting, how to find and hire a painter and what questions to ask them. You can also find out what’s involved in painting an exterior door.

Finally, we’ll answer some frequently asked questions.

How Much Does It Cost to Paint an External Door?

The table below breaks down the costs of hiring a professional to paint an external door.

Is the outside of your home is starting to look a little shabby? Spray painting your window frames and doors will give your home’s exterior a new lease of life.

You can choose from a variety of colours too, so can completely change the colour scheme of your home if you fancy.

Spray painting your windows and doors is a job for a professional. In this guide, we’ll break down the average cost to spray your windows and doors, explain what affects this cost, how you can save money on the project and what goes into spraying uPVC windows and doors.

Looking after the exterior of your home is just as important as looking after the interior. Your windows and doors reflect the condition of your property.

Maybe you’re thinking about selling your home in the future. If you want your exterior to look attractive, then getting the outside refreshed should be a priority.

After all, the exterior of the home is the first thing visitors and prospective buyers will see as they come towards your front door. Newly painted window frames demonstrate that you are taking care of your home.

Pebbledash was popular in the 1970s and many property exteriors were pebbled-dashed as a result.

Now, the technique is not so fashionable and after almost 50 years the stones may be falling off the walls or the original paint may have faded.

You might be thinking of having the pebbledash on your exterior walls removed. You can then replace it with a new render or take the walls back to the original brick façade.

As you’ll see from this guide, removing pebbledash is labour intensive. The pebbledash is removed by hand, normally with a hammer and chisel or a drill.

Pollution and the weather will affect the exterior of your home. After a few years, the brick or stonework can begin to look past its best and in need of a refresh.

Painting your home’s exterior will make it look clean and new again.  Many of today’s paints offer ten year guarantees, meaning you can get the job done once and not worry about it again for a while.

You can choose to have a professional painter do this type or work or if you have the time and are good at DIY, you can tackle the job yourself. You will need to make sure to take care when working at height and use any safety equipment necessary.

If you’ve ever had to paint your entire house, you’ll know how tiring and frustrating it can be. Although you might rush into your new home with enthusiasm, applying that first coat of colour immediately as you stamp your mark on the place, when the enormity of the job sinks in, that enthusiasm may wane.

Several weeks down the line, when all your furniture is in and your pictures are hanging on the walls, decorating probably won’t seem as fun a task. At this point, many people make the decision to get some painting and decorating quotes…only to be shocked at the cost.

Does your home’s exterior plaster look a little bit tired, or are you sick of taking the time to re-paint a room indoors only to be met with peeling patches and paint that never lasts?

These could be the tell-tale signs that your home’s plaster needs a refresh.

Although plastering may look as simple as icing a cake, is it something you should take on yourself as a DIY project?

In this article, we’ll be discussing just that, as well as how much plastering costs, what affects the cost of plastering, how you can save money on plastering, what’s involved in plastering or skimming a room and how to find and hire a professional plasterer.