Mr Stephan Rochatte

Established painting and decorating company with a proven track record.A professional decorating service with over 30 years of painting and decorating expertise with many clients.One goal and that is to provide you with a top of the range painting and decorating service. Everyone deserves quality workmanship and SmartMove can guarantee all work completed.Just to reassure you, punctual, efficient and clean. 100% committed to providing you with a top-class decorating service.&#39;&#39;Stephan is a highly skilled decorator that has many skills to offer.Please view his services section for more information.&#39;&#39;Thank you.

Two external projects back to back May 2025

March 2025

January 2025

Anything and everything from October to December 2024

Complete restoration from Water Damage

End of July 2024

Claremont Fan Court School classrooms 

All projects June 2024

New for 2024

2024 Projects

Complete external redecoration 

Funky understairs WC etc

Decoration to 2x bay sash windows plus side window x2 French doors.

2 x feature walls (wallpaper) cracking fixed down stairs.

The beginning

1973 Caravan Wallpaper to ceiling & walls

Decoration to living room, WC, study and entrance hall.

Every part of the house I decorated, I have chosen not to upload all photos as it is a large house

Complete house decorated and three feature walls.

Painting kitchen ceiling to cover leak from flat above

Redecoration of dining room, replastering of the room, painted and wallpapered feature wall

Painting exterior walls of cottage.

Total decoration to bedroom plus 3 doors.

Decorate kitchen, lounge ceilings, walls and woodwork.

Decoration to newly plastered ceilings x2 plus lounge

House redecorating.

Painting ground floor and upstairs to landing.

2015 works

Redecoration of 3 bedroom house.

Exterior windows, front door and exterior wall.

Decoration to bedroom.

Prepare and decorate

Decoration to kitchen and wc.

Decoration to 3 bed house.

Paint and French doors.

Decoration to hall, stairs, landing, kitchen

Re move old grout and replace with water proof silicone around kitchen sink.

Wallpapering downstairs toilet and stairs in hallway.

Fitting of cat flap to rear door and making good of paint work.

Redecorating study.

Redecoration to kitchen

2013

Painting and decorating new kitchen and dining room, making good plaster work and painting new doors

Decoration to kitchen

Making good and decorating several windows and doors.

Redecoration to lounge, kitchen, plus utility room.

Exterior of house painted.

External decoration plus entrance hall and WC.

Decoration to master bedroom including en suite MDF cupboard plus 9 x timber doors applied Danish oi

Stripped, papered, decorate bedroom and redecorate living room.

Decoration to hall, stairs and landing and living room.

Strip and wallpaper bathroom

Replace damp wooden window frame and decorate all external frames

Decoration to all external windows.

Decoration to lounge, WC, x 3 bedrooms, hall, landing, stairs, strip, reline and paint.

External decoration

Decoration to master bedroom inc feature wallpaper.

2012

Decoration to entrance hall lounge and bedroom.

Feature wallpaper.

Repaint ceiling and walls

Wall papering, painting, modifying and fitting new skirting board onto original

Prepare x2 wall to apply feature wallpaper.

Painting One Bedroom Flat throughout

Complete exterior redecoration

Redecoration to bedroom.

Painting exterior of the house

2011

Lounge area decorated.

Doors and frames finished in Satin wood finish.

Bedroom wall redecorated from peeling.flaking paint  water stains.

Feature wall prior to applying fresh paint to fresh up.

Complete decoration to kitchen, existing paint has flakedpeeled off.

Redecoration to entrance hall, stairs  landing, walls  woodwork inc

Bannisters redecorated in Satin finish.

Clients choice of DuluxFawn to feature wall.

Redecoration to lounge.

Decoration to lounge.

Complete redecoration to childs bedroom to inc apllying wallpaperborder.

2ed childs bedroom transformedredecorated, existing wallpaperborder stripped prior.

2ed childs bedroom transformedredecorated, new curtain fixtures and hung.

Installing a childs stairgate with new fixtures.

Feature wallpaper to chimney breast.

Complete decoration to exterior.

Various prep wk  primerundercoat applied to already ongoing project.

Decoration of kitchen

2010

Specialised Wallpaper Hanging

Continuation Bespoke wallpaper covering

A complete contrast from the old paint work, now beautiful  bright.

Repainting of exterior house plus out building.

Using superior weather resistant masonry paints for much longer finish

A three man team applied for a faster finish and less inconvenience for the client

All exterior renevation and redecoration

scaffolding used for safer standards

This room was stripped, new lining paper applied and repainted inc all woodwork, the carpet was also removed as new carpet being laid down.

Complete interior decoration to 3 bedroom house

Formed part of a complete redecoration for two disabled ladies, stairway was treacherous, therefore Banister  Grip rails  Antislip paint applid to make safer.

Existing carpet removed and stair treads fully prepared, Antislip applied

We applied this Antislip paint as a precausion against falling downstairs for two disabled ladies.

Full view of staircase with Antislip paint  made safer

Using a nice neutal colour in Matt finish  Natural Hessian by Dulux

Kitchen area redecorated within 3 bed house

This photo forns part of the 3 bed house completely redecorated.

All the radiators were removed  fully prepared  repainted before reinstating.

Simple magnolia used within this area, you can see the light bounce off the newly decorated wood work, finished after fully preparing and using High gloss by Dulux. Brightened up a very previously tired Yellowed paintwork.

Entrance hall to 3 bed house

These windows form part of a two bedroomed appartment we are in the middle of decorating in Cheam village, more pictues to follow as we progress.

Interior metal framed windows

We removed all the flacking paint, fully prepared before repainting.

Recreating a new precise line seperating ceiling from wall.

We decided although the radiators did not form part of the estimate we would repaint them free of charge

All radiators were again fully prepared before applying paint.

The overall look to the woodwork was very pleasing to the eye from the original tired yellowed gloss.

All walls were painted in a Natural Hessian and woodwork glossed.

We managed through working through long hours and hard work to complete this project in just 5 days.

This 2 bed flat formed part of a whole redecoration from top to bottom.

We used a quality Stain block to make sure the visible water marks would never return and treated the walls prior to decorating.

Bathroom  WC had alot of water staining and flacked paint due to lack of extractor.

We spent much time preparing the windows before repainting and the client was extremely happy with the results.

The metal framed windows were in very poor condition.

The bare rusted metal was treated with a Rust inhibitor prior to full metal preparation.

Five set bay windows in metal frames.

The shelves were dilligently removed and replaced upon completion.

Living room finished in Dulux Natural Hessian matt emulsion.

We used a 3 man team on this project, the wood panelling was exeptionally dry  needed preperation by hand, we refixed any loose panels.

Full prep work on exterior, clearing out gutters  cleaning.

Our team  cleaned all gutters inout  prepared the facias  sofits.

Exterior prep work to large house with extension.

We removed all traces on the Ivy  diligently sanded the area prior to applying a stain.

Removal of climbing Ivy.

Here you can quite clearly see the importance of doing correct prep work, the area is now ready to receive a stain finish.

After removal  prep to Ivy traces.

You will notice that we also covered the downpipes to protect against any stain cover.

All exposed areas are covered using plastic industrial strength sheets

All windows were completely protected using simple plastic sheets.

Applying the first of two coats of top quality stain to the paneled wood.

We had an oil based gloss tinted Brown  applied to this gate after fully preparing  undercoating.

Side gate prior to receving top coat.

Weather resistant hard wearing gloss applied to this gate.

Side gate after completion.

Here you can see the stark difference as we continue to apply the first of two coats.

The garage frame  the door itself  were also included.

The difference is HUGE between the prior look  after SmartMove have worked on it.

Completed after applying two coats of quality stain.

Here you can view the well matched Brown tint gloss we added to the facias to complement the wood panelling.

A beautiful finish to all timber.

The finished product..clients were truly happy with our efforts.

Complete exterior was finished in just one week.

The Brown tinted gloss looks beautiful with its lustre finish.

Entire porch area redecorated.

With proper preparation  painting this will prove to be extremely hard wearing against the elements.

Very neat  precise painting of facias.

All algae was removed  gutters cleaned, corner timbers were finished in a hard wearing oil based gl

Another exellent project finished on time within a week.

Rear exterior after completion.

Total prep work removing all flacking paint prior to repainting.

Redecorate exterior including downpipes

Preparation to walls and fascias and downpipes.

This window was in poor condition prior to preparation  repainting.

All wood work inc this gate received x2 undercoats  top coat in professional oil gloss.

A contrast to the walls etc from the tired old paint work

Exellent painting workmanship will keep this house looking good many years to come.

A brilliant finish and a very satisfied client

This formed part of a decoration we did that inc plaster works  laying a laminate floor.

A new laminate floor being laid in a bedroom.

Diligence  precision workmanship made this a beautiful finish.

Laminate flooring in bedroom.

Finished laminate flooring.

All the beading was cut perfectly to match.

Laminate flooring.

Radiator  pipes were all carefully cut around  a truly professional job throughout.

Laminate flooring laid in one day.

Many angles made this floor really stand out from the existing old carpet look.

The door height had to accounted for as were the other fixtures, a very happy client with the results.

Laminate floor.

The walls were fully preped prior to applying a natural colour by Dulux.

This was the colour of walls in the same bedroom repainted  new floor laid.

These walls were in pretty bad shape, as well as filling all cracksimperfections the entire walls were sanded down using 99 dust free sanding machines.

old corner wardrobe was removed  walls plus ceiling preped.

x3 sets French windows were completely preped and repainted leaving them looking beautiful again.

French windows in living room.

The radiator was removed  replaced after completed works.

Replastered and redecorated wall finish.

All the beautiful georgian skirts had been overpainted so we totally preped them  introduced new fresh lines.

Another wall here was plastered and repainted.

An overview of living room.

Overview of living room.

Living room plus kitchen,inc ceilings, walls replastered, new laminate floor laid in bedroom  all completed in one week

Another overview photo of living room.

All walls were fully preped, resanded prior to recoration woks.

A replastered bedroom prior to having a new timber skirting installed  redecorated.

Overview of bedroom prior to decoration works.

This photo taken just before we installed a timber skirting.

Newly plastered living room missing chimney breast skirting surround.

The first two sheets are up, pattern 45cm repeat.

Carefully alligning the pattern to be true  correct.

Chimney breast covered  turning into the corners.

Completed wallpapered feature wall.

2009

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