South Kensington · Project enquiries
Let’s discuss
the decoration.
A flat off Gloucester Road, a tall terrace on Queen’s Gate and a mews house each need a different decorating brief. Start with your South Kensington address and the changes you want to make. Use the form for a written outline, telephone to discuss the rooms, or send photographs by email or WhatsApp using the contact details here.
Tell us about the property
Include the floor, the rooms to be decorated and whether your enquiry covers interiors, exterior surfaces or both.
From enquiry to written quote.
Your message begins the discussion. We reply to clarify the proposed work and arrange a site survey so the rooms, existing coatings and access can be considered together. Point out any recurring stains, loose paint or repairs by other trades; photographs help explain the concern, while the visit establishes what needs closer assessment. The written quote follows the agreed scope, setting out preparation, finishes, exclusions and practical arrangements. Review those details alongside the price and proposed dates before agreeing to proceed. Sending an enquiry does not reserve a start date.
What to have ready.
Prepare a room list that separates walls and ceilings from windows, doors and fitted cupboards. Add wide views of each space and close photographs of damaged areas, plus any colour references you already like. In a South Kensington period flat, include cornices, shutters or other details you want retained. Bring relevant freeholder or managing-agent instructions and any conservation or listed-building information for the address. Tell us your preferred dates, planned moves and other work taking place, along with the rooms you will need to keep using. Unresolved choices can be recorded for discussion at the survey.
Reaching the working area.
In a mansion block, the route from the entrance to the flat may involve a porter, communal stairs or a lift with building-specific restrictions. Share those arrangements before the visit and identify who agrees protection of shared spaces. For a converted terrace around Onslow Gardens, explain any narrow stair turns and whether garden access is through the home. In South Kensington mews, show where equipment can be carried and stored without obstructing neighbouring entrances. For exterior windows or high ceilings, the survey needs to consider the space for ladders or scaffold and any permissions required for the proposed access arrangement.
Parking and deliveries.
South Kensington streets fall under the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s controlled parking zone rules. Check the signs for the particular bay: restrictions vary, and the council does not issue visitor parking vouchers. At the survey, agree the van and delivery arrangements, including who will arrange any necessary parking permission or bay suspension through the council. A suspension may be available for a van used for building or maintenance work; it needs a council application. Use the council’s current guidance when planning access, including any private rules for a mews or shared driveway.
Council guidance: visitor parking and controlled hours · parking bay suspensions.