Property Refurbishment Across Sussex

A full refurbishment typically runs from stripping out through first fix, plastering, second fix, decorating and flooring, to final snagging. We handle the lot: removing old kitchens and bathrooms, replastering or skimming throughout, renewing internal doors and skirtings, retiling, laying new floors, and decorating from top to bottom. Where the roof, guttering or external walls need attention we fold that into the same programme rather than treating it as a separate job.

Landlords and letting agents work to different constraints from homeowners: the property is empty, it is costing money every week, and the finish needs to be durable rather than showy. We work to that brief — hard-wearing flooring, washable finishes, repairs that will survive the next tenancy — and we work to a date. Void periods are the whole cost of a turnaround, so we plan the trade order around getting the property back on the market.

We refurbish offices, shops, salons, treatment rooms and small commercial units across Sussex. That covers partitioning, suspended and plasterboard ceilings, flooring, decorating, lighting changes and washroom refits. Where a business needs to keep trading we phase the work and take the noisy elements outside opening hours as far as the job allows. Commercial refurbishment is quoted the same way as domestic: itemised, in writing, before anything starts.

Older Sussex properties throw up the same handful of problems once you start opening them up: perished lintels, cracked render, blown plaster from historic damp, rotten window sub-frames, and previous DIY that was never going to hold. We deal with these as they surface — repointing, rebuilding sections of brickwork, renewing lintels, hacking off and replastering — and we tell you what we have found before we do it, with a revised figure if it changes the quote.

The finish is what the property is judged on. We skim and replaster whole properties, screed and level floors before laying laminate, engineered wood, vinyl or tile, and decorate throughout. Preparation is where most of the time goes: filling, sanding, sealing and priming properly so the paint and the floor sit flat and stay that way. See our painting and decorating page for how we approach the decorating side.

A refurbished interior behind a tired exterior undersells the property. External work usually means roof and guttering repairs, render patching and masonry paint, replacing fascias and soffits, and tidying the approach with new paving, fencing or a driveway. On rentals and resales this is often the highest-return part of the budget.

We visit, walk the property with you, and write a quote broken down by element so you can see what each part costs and drop anything you would rather leave. There is no charge for the visit or the quote. Once work starts you deal with Harry directly rather than a project manager or a call centre, and you get told when something changes. We do not ask for large sums up front.