New Build Painting in Derby
Builder white is not a colour. It is a cry for help.
Your new build deserves better than builder white
You have just picked up the keys to your new build. New kitchen. New bathroom. Everything smells like fresh carpet and possibility. Then you look around and every wall in every room is the same flat lifeless white. Builder white. That thin chalky stuff that says a machine did this and moved straight on to the next plot. New build painting in Derby is half our work now because people are sick of staring at it.
I see it all the time on the new estates around Mickleover, Littleover, Chellaston, basically anywhere they have been building the last few years. People move in and the house is brilliant. Everything works. But it does not feel like theirs yet. It feels like a show home. And that is because builder white has no warmth or personality. Finding a good new build decorator who understands fresh plaster and new surfaces makes all the difference.
At Connolly Coatings new build painting in Derby is a massive part of what we do. We come in after you have got the keys and handle all the new home painting properly. The colours you picked. The finishes you want. The feature wall you have been saving on Pinterest for months while the house was going up. This is where your new build stops being a plot number and starts being yours.
The new build painting process
New builds have their own quirks when it comes to painting. The plaster is new. It needs to breathe and dry out properly before you put decent paint on it. Rush this and you end up with peeling and cracking down the line. We know exactly when a new build is ready for a proper finish and we will tell you honestly if it needs more time.
When the walls are ready, we mist coat first to seal the plaster. Then we apply your chosen colours in quality paint that actually covers properly and lasts. Not the thin stuff the builders use that needs four coats to look like anything. Two good coats of quality paint over a proper mist coat and you have got a finish that looks professional and feels premium.
Renovations and refurbishments too
It is not just new builds. If you are renovating a property, extending your house, or doing a full refurb, we can handle all the decorating at the end. That is actually one of the best times to get the whole house done because the builders are out, the dust has settled, and you can start fresh with every room exactly how you want it.
We work alongside builders, kitchen fitters, and bathroom installers all the time. We know how to coordinate with other trades so the painting happens at the right point in the process. Not too early that it gets damaged by other work. Not too late that you are living in a building site longer than you need to.
New build and renovation painting services
Full New Build Decoration
Every room in your new home, painted in the colours you chose. Mist coat, quality paint, professional finish throughout.
Renovation & Extension Painting
The finishing touch after the builders leave. We make new extensions match existing rooms seamlessly.
Colour Planning
Doing a whole house is a lot of colour decisions. We help you plan it room by room so everything flows together properly.
Snagging Support
Noticed paint issues left by the builder? We can fix patchy walls, missed spots, and poorly cut in edges as part of the job.
“We moved into our new build and the builder white was driving us mad. Connolly Coatings came in and did the whole house in a week. It finally feels like our home now. Absolutely brilliant job.”
Connolly Coatings customer, Mickleover
New build? New renovation? Let us make it feel like home.
You have spent all this money on a new property. Do not let builder white be the first thing you see every morning. Get in touch and let us finish the job properly.