If you decide to have new UPVC windows and doors fitted one top tip for future decoration of both inside and outside of your property is as follows.

Please do not allow the fitters to seal around you door or windows with silicone, as this cannot be over painted.

It’s OK to seal with silicone on the exterior if you don’t have painted rendered walls, as painting to the exterior obviously isn’t required.

If you have had your windows and doors sealed with silicone, rather than a sealer that can be over painted, you could be in for problems when it comes to decorating. Paint and wallpaper will not stick to silicone. You may have to have the silicone removed and replaced with a sealer that can be painted over, such as flexible decorators caulk.

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In the summer we work on outside jobs, if you are thinking of painting your property exterior then painting the facia and soffit first before the masonry or windows is always the best – facia and soffits may need washing and rubbing down, so by doing this and painting them first saves on any nasty dirt or paint splashes on your new paintwork below.

Always remember to move or cover plants, shrubs and bushes as well as cars before you start too, nothing worse than giving the car a new paint job too!