Painting and redecoration · London
Painting at height. Without the scaffold.
External window frames, facades, internal lightwells and lift shafts prepared and painted by rope access. Often the more cost-effective option over scaffolding.
What we do
Redecoration, reached by rope
Painting at height usually means scaffold: weeks of hire, a pavement licence and a building wrapped in tube and boards. On many jobs, rope access does the same work for less.
Our IRATA team rigs from the roof and works down the building drop by drop, preparing, protecting and painting as it goes. It works outside, on window frames and facades, and inside, in lightwells, atria and lift shafts. See our listed building and lightwell case studies.
Services
What we paint
External frames prepared, masked and painted, including on listed buildings.
Render and masonry redecorated at height.
Tall internal voids repainted without bringing scaffold through the building.
Shaft walls redecorated on ropes.
How it works
Prepare, protect, paint
Free site survey
We look at the surfaces, the access and the street or space below.
Surface prep
Surfaces are prepared so the new paint has a sound base.
Mask and protect
Glass, sills, masonry and surroundings are masked and protected.
From the ropes
Our IRATA team paints drop by drop, then you get a photo report.
FAQs
Rope access painting: common questions
Is rope access painting cheaper than scaffolding?
On many jobs, yes, because there is no scaffold to hire, erect and strike and usually no pavement licence. It depends on the building and the scope, so we price every job after a free survey.
Can you paint listed buildings?
Yes. We have painted the window frames of a listed building in central London, preparing and protecting each window before painting.
Can you work inside buildings?
Yes. Internal lightwells, atria and lift shafts are well suited to rope access, because scaffold would have to come through the building.
Which areas do you cover?
London, Kent and the South East.
Redecoration at height?
Send us the address and a few photos. We will tell you honestly whether ropes or scaffold makes more sense.