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Interior and exterior house painting in Dublin and north Wicklow for whole homes, multi-room jobs and pubs, restaurants and offices, quoted in writing after a visit.
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Build Me is a painting and decorating contractor in Dublin, taking on whole-house interiors, exteriors and commercial jobs. Our painters and decorators fill, sand and prime before a drop of colour goes on, then work room by room around your family or your trading hours.
We take on whole-house and commercial jobs, big enough to plan properly and finish in one go. Every job is quoted in writing after a visit.
Every room, ceiling, door and skirting board in the house, painted as one job so the colours and finish run right through. Ideal before you move in, after building work, or when the whole place is due a refresh. We cover floors and furniture and work through it room by room.
Render and pebble-dash walls, plinths, sills, fascias, soffits and the front door on Dublin semis, terraces and bungalows. We wash down, scrape and repair cracks before masonry paint goes on, and plan exterior work for the drier months so it cures properly.
The whole downstairs, all the bedrooms, or the hall, stairs and landing with a few rooms off it. Roughly four rooms is where we start. Walls, ceilings and woodwork are done to the same standard, and the rest of the house stays usable while we work.
Commercial painting for bars, lounges, dining rooms and offices. We plan the work section by section around your trading hours, keep walkways and exits clear, and leave each area clean and ready for customers before we move on.
In an industry known for missed calls and vague promises, we pride ourselves on great communication and quick responses.
We're fully insured for your peace of mind, protecting your property throughout every stage of the work.
We invest in top tier tools and equipment to achieve precise finishes, professional craftsmanship and lasting results.
Each phase of your project is led by dedicated specialists who excel in their specific area of expertise.
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Floors, stairs and furniture are covered and taped off before we start. Then comes the real work: washing down, scraping off flaking paint, sanding glossy surfaces so the new paint grips, and spot-priming bare patches and stains. On most jobs the preparation takes longer than the painting, and it is what makes the finish last.
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Cracks, nail holes and dents are filled and sanded flush. Gaps along skirting boards, architraves and door frames are caulked so every line looks crisp. Ceiling cracks are opened up and filled properly rather than painted over; our guide on repairing ceiling cracks explains why.
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Fresh plaster is thirsty. Once it has dried out fully, it gets a thinned mist coat that soaks in and seals the surface, then full coats on top. Skip it and the paint can flake off later. It matters after a renovation, a new extension or skim plastering.
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Ceilings first, then walls, then woodwork, so any drips land on what still has to be painted. Doors, frames, skirting, architraves, banisters and spindles are sanded between coats for a smooth finish, in eggshell, satin or gloss to suit the room.
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Render and pebble-dash are washed, loose paint is scraped back and cracks are repaired before masonry paint goes on. Fascias, soffits, sills and the front door are done in the same visit. Masonry paint needs dry walls and a dry spell, so we plan exteriors for the drier months.
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When a wall is badly cracked, patched or uneven, filler won't hide it. We skim those walls first so the paint goes onto a smooth, sound surface, and quote the plastering and decorating together as one job.
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In a lived-in home we work room by room, keep a bedroom and the kitchen usable, and clear up at the end of each day. In a pub, restaurant or office we agree the order of work around your trading hours, so customers and staff are never in a half-finished room.
High ceilings, cornicing, ceiling roses, sash windows and panelled doors all take careful preparation by hand. Old lath-and-plaster ceilings often have fine cracks, and years of gloss on the woodwork need sanding back before a fresh coat will sit right.
Outside, pebble-dash and render take masonry paint well once they are washed down and repaired, and the bay window frames, sills and front door are painted at the same time. Inside, the original plaster is usually sound but picks up cracks around doors and windows.
Plasterboard walls and ceilings show every dent and popped screw under a fresh coat, so filling and sanding matter more than you'd think. Pine or MDF doors, skirting and stairs change the whole look of a house once they're painted.
Build Me paints full house interiors, house exteriors, multi-room jobs of roughly four rooms or more, and pubs, restaurants and offices. Jobs this size let us plan the preparation, the order of work and the protection properly. We don't take on a single wall or one room.
We take this onFull interiors, exteriors, or both together.
We take this onThe downstairs, the bedrooms, or the hall, stairs and landing with rooms off it.
Not for usToo small for us to plan and quote well; a local painter suits it better.
There's no price list for painting and decorating, because the preparation varies so much from house to house. Every job is quoted after a visit.
We paint whole houses, exteriors and commercial interiors across Dublin and north Wicklow, on their own or as the finishing stage of a renovation. Surfaces are filled, sanded and primed properly before any colour goes on, and every job carries our 1-year workmanship warranty.
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VJ, Lana and the team did an amazing job painting our hall and living space. They were meticulous in detail, clean, tidy and a dream to work with. They gave fantastic guidance on what would work well, Lana has a brilliant eye when it comes to interiors. They worked incredibly hard from early in the morning until late in the evening. I cannot fault anything, and cannot recommend them highly enough to anyone needing work done.
I couldn't be happier with the fantastic job done by Vasilij, Michael, and Daniel! From start to finish, their professionalism, attention to detail, and craftsmanship were absolutely top-notch.
They expertly plastered and painted the walls with a flawless finish that completely refreshed the space.
Vasilij and team did an outstanding job with our recent house renovations. Their work was exceptional including flooring, tiling, painting plumbing/bathroom installation and other works. The team was always so pleasant, hardworking, diligent and professional.
Build Me recently completed a full renovation of our home. The whole process was handled professionally from start to finish. Communication was top-notch, with everything coordinated through a whatsapp group. Really happy with the final result.
Still have questions about your painting job? Call 01 270 9764 and we'll be happy to help.
No. Build Me takes on whole-house and commercial jobs: full house interiors, house exteriors, multi-room jobs of roughly four rooms or more, and pubs, restaurants and offices. We don't take on a single wall or one room, because a job that size is better value from a local painter. If you have a few rooms in mind, it is often worth grouping them with the hall, stairs and landing into one job.
We don't publish a price list, because two houses of the same size can need very different amounts of work. The price depends on how much preparation the walls and woodwork need, the ceiling heights, the number of doors, windows and banisters, whether new plaster needs a mist coat, access outside and how many coats each surface needs. Painting contractors who quote without seeing the job are guessing. We visit, look at every surface and give you a written quote for your job.
It depends on the size of the house, how much filling, sanding and caulking the walls and woodwork need, and whether any new plaster has to dry out before it can be painted. Preparation usually takes longer than the painting itself. We set out the order of work and a timeline with your written quote, so you know which rooms are out of use and when.
No. In a lived-in home we work room by room, keep a bedroom and the kitchen usable, cover floors and furniture, and clear up at the end of each day. Keep windows open where you can while the paint dries. If you're planning more work than decorating, such as new floors, a kitchen or rewiring, see our home renovation service: decorating is the last stage, as our guide to the order of a home renovation explains.
Usually, yes. We agree a sequence with you, section by section, around your trading hours, keep walkways and exits clear, and leave each area clean and ready for customers before moving on. We plan it at the visit, once we've seen the layout, the seating and how the place trades through the week.
Late spring to early autumn, in a dry spell. Masonry paint needs dry walls and a few dry days to cure, so we plan exterior house painting for the drier months and keep an eye on the forecast. Before painting, render and pebble-dash are washed down, loose paint is scraped back and cracks are repaired. If the walls are cold and you're thinking about insulating them anyway, look at external wall insulation first, as it comes with its own render finish.
Until it has turned an even light colour all over with no darker damp patches. That can take from several days for a skim coat to a few weeks for a full coat of plaster, depending on the thickness, the time of year and the heating and ventilation. Then it needs a mist coat, a thinned first coat that soaks in and seals the plaster, before the full coats. Painting too soon, or skipping the mist coat, is the usual reason paint peels off new walls.
Yes. Where walls or ceilings are badly cracked, patched or uneven, we skim plaster them first so the paint goes onto a smooth, sound surface, and quote both as one job. The new plaster then dries out and gets a mist coat before the finish coats go on.
