Decorating a high-street retail unit
A shop cannot lose a Saturday. Retail decorating is bought on programme discipline as much as finish: in after close, out before open, and the sales floor reset exactly as the team left it.
Front of house, out of hours
Sales floors are decorated overnight or on closed days, with everything protected before the first tin opens and photographed at handover each morning.
- Low-odour systems so the unit is fit to trade at open
- Stock and fixtures protected, moved and reset
- Nothing started that cannot be finished within the shift
The shopfront itself
Fascia, stallriser, entrance doors and frames take weather and daily contact. Metal frames need the right primer; timber needs the end grain sealed. A tidy shopfront does more for footfall than most internal work.
Void units between tenants
Landlord turnarounds are simpler: empty unit, quick programme, neutral scheme and any stain blocking done properly so the space photographs well for marketing.
3 questions we get about this building type
- Can you decorate our shop without closing?
- Yes — overnight and closed-day working is routine. The unit is reset and photographed before you open.
- Do you do shopfront and signage surrounds?
- We prepare and coat fascia, stallriser and frames. Signage manufacture and installation is a signmaker's job.
- How quickly can a void unit be turned round?
- Usually a few days for a standard unit, depending on condition and any stain blocking required.
Next step
Send your trading hours and we will build a programme that costs you no lost days.
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