Philip.James Decorating & Home Improvements

Philip.James Decorating & Home Improvements Helping customers improve their homes since 2019. Free quotations given on request.

“Don’t be afraid to spend money on travel, be afraid of waking up one day old and realising the only place you travelled...
13/01/2026

“Don’t be afraid to spend money on travel, be afraid of waking up one day old and realising the only place you travelled to was work”

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04/05/2025

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Say cheese…….
04/05/2025

Say cheese…….

A two handed operation after around ten minutes on the trigger. 💪🏼Just happy to have a smaller garden atm tbh as less to...
11/04/2025

A two handed operation after around ten minutes on the trigger. 💪🏼

Just happy to have a smaller garden atm tbh as less to do with it. How long will it last?

Worktop restoration……I started with the Paint Panther - Paint & Varnish Remover to remove several layers of existing var...
06/04/2025

Worktop restoration……

I started with the Paint Panther - Paint & Varnish Remover to remove several layers of existing varnish, and then continued with the orbital sander + a variety of grit counts. To finish I swapped over to the Dewalt Extreme discs 120g before finishing with a Colron Natural Oil.

Caption this……
06/04/2025

Caption this……

Inside looking out……I can think of many better ways I could have spent my day, but in reality I’ve been fitting curtain ...
05/04/2025

Inside looking out……

I can think of many better ways I could have spent my day, but in reality I’ve been fitting curtain poles and blinds in the rented Therapy rooms above this Dentist’s Surgery. Also participating in our favourite British pastime, of admiring the rare sunshine from the inside looking out.

Make a leak disappear…….
24/03/2025

Make a leak disappear…….

Hallway/staircase/landing redecorated with ‘Cool Vapour’ mixed into Valspar Trade Tough Matt. The ceilings had been newl...
22/03/2025

Hallway/staircase/landing redecorated with ‘Cool Vapour’ mixed into Valspar Trade Tough Matt.

The ceilings had been newly plastered and therefore new coving was required. The new balistrade was varnished with Ronseal Light Oak to match the doors, and the woodwork is non yellowing Satinwood.

A hand painted kitchen finished in Eggshell Sage Green and Lamp White. As with many of my jobs the customer had chosen t...
22/03/2025

A hand painted kitchen finished in Eggshell Sage Green and Lamp White. As with many of my jobs the customer had chosen the paint before contacting me, but as I’ve mentioned already Valspar paint is decent as long as you have prepped properly.

Because I do not usually use Valspar for these jobs I purchased the Valspar Universal Primer/undercoat just to ensure compatibility. Of course Zinsser products say they are compatible with all water based products, but I’m an over-thinker. The primer was actually decent and durable just had poor opacity. Covering with a darker colour this wasn’t going to be an issue, but I gave the units two good coats anyway after a wipe down and good sand with the Festool.

To finish I used some Polyvine Clear Varnish to further enhance durability especially on the door edges.

I forget Instagram won’t post anything to Facebook that has music to it*Here we have a part loft conversion to make use ...
21/03/2025

I forget Instagram won’t post anything to Facebook that has music to it*

Here we have a part loft conversion to make use of wasted space.

My customer and I (who was himself self employed for a good few years) took on the challenge of converting this space. In this old property there was already a bedroom on the 3rd floor, but the door adjacent to this bedroom opened to this loft space. The rear bedroom has a flat ceiling and for height reasons they had obviously decided not to convert all of it. I am 6ft and there is plenty of height just not where the Velux windows are.

Firstly it needed a suspended floor as the existing joists were too small to take weight. We tackled this job together, and then I was left to add insulation and board etc whilst my customer worked from home + provided the coffee ☕️.

Pleased with how it turned out and I’ll see the finished room soon when my customer has painted and put floorboards down. 👌🏼

Forgot to add this picture to my last post. Working in a loft space wasn’t exhilarating but the view and the Winter suns...
20/03/2025

Forgot to add this picture to my last post. Working in a loft space wasn’t exhilarating but the view and the Winter sunshine (when we had it) made up for it. ☀️

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Caerphilly

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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