Forbes Decor
Skills
- Painting / Decorating
- Wall Murals
- Wallpapering
Customer Reviews
Write a review9.79 /10
Based on 25 reviews over the past 12 months
Quality of work
9.72
Reliability
9.8
Communication
9.84
What customers are saying
AI-generated from customer reviews over last 24 months
Customers consistently praise this tradesperson for their high standard of work, professionalism, and excellent communication. They are also frequently described as reliable, tidy, and a pleasure to have in the home.
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Reviews (100)
10 Painting / Decorating
Posted 5 days ago
Forces decorating 5 star
Carl gave a fabulous service from start to finish Hall stairs and landing painted with panelling also Looks great!! Would highly recommend 5 star serviceVerified reviewerJob location: LS1310 Painting / Decorating
Posted 30 October
Hallways, stairways and woodwork
We booked Carl to decorate our stairway and hallways, after finding him on checkatrade. Carl sourced the paint ensuring we got the colour we wanted at a good price. He worked tirelessly throughout the week ensuring the work was done to a high standard whilst also being friendly, personable and clean. We found the quote very reasonable as well. Having decorating work done can be disruptive yet Carl made the work as least disruptive as possible, planning in advance so that we could get areas back to normal quickly. Thank you Carl, we look forward to seeing you next month for the bedroom renovations 🙂Job location: LS18RMelissa L10 Painting / Decorating
Posted 02 October
Excellent job of our stairs & hallway
Super job by Carl - very neat finish, very fast, very good price. We’ll definitely be getting him back for more jobs.Verified reviewerJob location: LS18Response from Forbes Decor
Really appreciate the positive feedback Ben. Was lovely working for you both and so glad you’re happy with the result. Hopefully see you both again soon 👍 Many thanks
6.67 Wallpapering
Posted 15 September
livingroom wall
my experience, I was very good . he came and did a very good jobVerified reviewerJob location: LS9RALISON J10 Painter / Decorator
Posted 09 September
Would highly recommend
Carl was great from start to finish. He did our lounge, hallway and stairs and kitchen cupboards and were really pleased with how they look, he did a great job.Job location: WF2Response from Forbes Decor
Thanks for the nice review mate. It was great to meet you both and so glad you were happy with the result. All the best 👍
10 Painting / Decorating
Posted 04 September
Kitchen walls and ceiling.
What can I say about Carl, he has just finished our kitchen today and what a job he has done. He is such a lovely and kind man, the work he has done is outstanding, attention to deal detail is 10/10, I can not pick a fault with his work. Very reliable and left the kitchen clean and tidy. I couldn’t recommend him enough. ThankyouVerified reviewerJob location: BD10RHelen WResponse from Forbes Decor
Thankyou Helen for the positive review. It reallly means a lot to have the work I do appreciated. It’s been a pleasure. Hope to see you again. Many thanks
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Company Info
Owner
Mr Carl Forbes
Sole Trader
2 years on Checkatrade
VAT Registered
No
Forbes Decor has generally been a local business, specialising in pudsey and surrounding areas, although i have worked nationwide on various projects.
Friendly local business and no job too small, all aspects undertaken including paper hanging. High standard work, FREE quotations.
I have been a decorator by trade for the last 22 years.
I went into self employment pretty much from the start and have had a reasonably successful career in that time. I started mainly on domestic projects locally and expanded from there.
I have also worked with various other decorating firms on a sub-contract basis. This has involved projects with Tesco, Barclays, one-stop convenience stores, Texaco, Councils, police stations, prisons, student accommodation and local authority housing.
I like to think I am a perfectionist and I always like a job to be done to the best of my ability.
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