Malcolm Bell Decorators Ltd

Had most of our house redecorated by Malcolm and his team. There were some tricky aspects with the wall papering, feature walls, high ceilings and hidden doors but the end result was stunning. Work completed quickly, and you wouldn't even know the painters had been in - the clean up was spot on. The cost was as agreed, and contact with Malcolm was regular and helpful.
Would absolutely recommend Malcolm.

Malcolm and his team transformed our dated bay windows and surrounding skirting board from a dark wooden varnish to a matt white finish, ensuring any imperfections in the wood were improved prior to painting. The communication was excellent from start to finish and we were extremely happy with the end result and wouldn't hesitate to use him again for any other decorating work we need. Thanks again Malcolm.

Entire two bed, two bath, flat decorated including all walls, ceilings and woodwork. Excellent job. Took slightly longer than we anticipated, but this was due to being meticulous and was worth the wait.

Top quality work. Excellent communication turned up when they said they would, polite and left the place clean and tidy at the end of each day. I would definitely use them again and would recommend them to others.

In two phases over the course of 2022, Malcolm and his team completed the redecoration of most of our Victorian semi - including the internal staircase and walls reaching up to the 2nd floor cupola. Malcolm was happy to work to our timings involving other contractors, so there was a logical order for things being done. The craftsmanship was excellent. The team is friendly and professional and will listen to any concerns and suggest solutions. As other reviewers have noted, the team pays great attention to getting the preparation of surfaces right so the final papers and paints can show their best. And if the client or the team are not happy with how something has turned out, it gets redone.

Something really important, too, is how Malcolm takes on new apprentices to learn the trade from the ground up - really good to see this happening.

I got in touch with Malcolm for a small job to wallpaper a feature wall. The work was carried out to a very high standard. The prep work was very thorough (two fills and cross lining) and the wallpapering was very good. I am delighted with the high quality of finish. Liam did a fantastic job. I would definitely use Malcolm and his team again.

Malcolm was straight with me from the start. His was not the cheapest estimate but I wanted a good job, done well and that is what I got. He was asked to paint all detached house exterior walls and woodwork and his team did a great job despite the atrocious 'summer' weather. He went the extra mile getting some dodgy roughcast and rotten woodwork repaired so that it could be painted. The preparation of the areas to be painted was great and the guys tidied up every day. He was easy to deal with, kept me up to speed on when they could be onsite(terrible weather) and never got annoyed when I phoned him. I don't live in the property but could trust him to get on with the job even when I was away on holiday.

Was moving house early in the new year and so required the work to be done over the Christmas period. Malcolm's team were impressively hard-working.
Malcolm is very knowledgeable and happy to provide his opinion and advice.
He probably wont be the cheapest quote out there, but he knows his stuff, is trustworthy and reliable, and uses premium eco-friendly products. Worth it for the peace of mind.

I'm sorry that it's taken me a few months to write this review but we had a very poor experience with the company. To be completely fair, Malcolm is a very nice, efficient, thorough and reliable man. But he put a young guy on our job who just didn't seem especially interested or skilled enough. We had our exterior woodwork done and, at the price quoted, I expected a good quality job. Instead we had paint rings left on our floor tiles, have paint flicked all over the sills, bits were left undone and the guy had to come back after he was finished, several of the windows are painted shut and we have rough edges and a bit of peeling on a number of the frames. Clearly, lots of other people are really happy with the level of service Malcolm's company provide so I'm guessing this was a one-off but disappointing nonetheless.