Manchester’s trusted painters & decorators
Beautiful, long-lasting finishes for homes and businesses — delivered by a tidy, fully insured team that turns up when we say we will.
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Everything your walls, woodwork and spaces need
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings and woodwork finished with razor-sharp lines and a flawless, durable coat — from a single bedroom to every room in the house.
Exterior Painting
Long-lasting exterior finishes for render, brick, stone, timber and metal — with the repairs and preparation the North West weather demands.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Doors sprayed in our workshop, frames finished on site — a factory-smooth, wipe-clean finish in any colour, for around a fifth of the cost of a new kitchen.
Staircase & Hallway Painting
Tall stairwells, spindles, banisters and busy hallways — painted safely from proper platforms in finishes made to survive family life.
Feature Walls & Panelling
Panelling, colour-drenching and statement walls — designed with you, fitted precisely and painted to a flawless finish.
Commercial Decorating
Offices, retail, hospitality, healthcare and education — delivered evenings and weekends so your business never stops.
Directly employed, never subcontracted The decorators Manchester recommends to friends
We’re a local, family-run company built on referrals. That means we treat every home like it’s our own — and every client like a neighbour.
Fixed, honest pricing
A written quote within 24 hours. The price you agree is the price you pay.
Insured & guaranteed
£5m public liability and a 2-year workmanship guarantee.
Obsessive preparation
Filling, sanding and priming done properly — the secret to a finish that lasts.
Respect for your home
Dust sheets down, tidy every evening, no music, no mess.
Drag to see the difference
Sale · Bedroom refresh · 2 days
See all projectsA clear, calm process from first call to final walk-round.
Free survey & quote
We visit, listen, measure and give you a fixed written quote within 24 hours.
Plan & protect
We agree dates and colours, then protect floors, furniture and fixtures before we start.
Prepare & paint
Proper preparation first — filling, sanding, priming — then premium paints, applied by hand.
Walk-round & guarantee
We clean up, check every detail with you and back the work with a 2-year guarantee.
186 five-star reasons to choose us
“From the first visit to the final walk-round, Paintivo were brilliant. Seven rooms in eight days, dust sheets everywhere and spotless every evening. The finish on the woodwork is better than new.”
“Our three-storey hallway had defeated two other decorators. Mike and Aman set up a proper platform, worked safely and the result is stunning. Fair, fixed price and they finished a day early.”
“They repaired the render, painted the whole house and every window. Communication was excellent and the house looks brand new from the street. Highly recommend.”
Real people. Real craftsmanship.
James Carter
Founder & Director
Sarah Whitfield
Project Manager
Mike Doyle
Master Decorator · 30 yrs
Ellie Brooks
Wallpaper Specialist
Aman Patel
Decorator
Local decorators across Greater Manchester
Typical prices, no surprises
Single room
Walls, ceiling & woodwork
£350–£650Hall, stairs & landing
Including spindles & banister
£800–£1,400House exterior
Typical 3-bed semi
£2,500–£4,500
Questions we’re asked most
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Why homeowners switch to Paintivo
| What you get | Paintivo | Typical decorator |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed written quote | ✓ | Often verbal |
| Directly employed, uniformed team | ✓ | Subcontractors |
| £5m insurance | ✓ | Rarely |
| 2-year written guarantee | ✓ | — |
| Full protection & daily clean | ✓ | Varies |
| Project manager & updates | ✓ | — |
| Premium trade paints | ✓ | Budget paint |
Most bad decorating experiences come from the same problems: vague prices, no-shows and rushed preparation. We built Paintivo to fix every one.
See how we work
A day with the Paintivo team
Colour of the season
Warm terracotta
Earthy, welcoming and perfect with oak and linen. Pair with soft white woodwork and a sage accent.
The Paintivo promise
If anything we paint flakes, peels or blisters because of our workmanship within two years, we come back and put it right — free.
Follow our projects
Pick a room, see the possibilities
Burnage · through-loungeYour living room, reimagined
- Interior painting
- Feature chimney breast
- Picture rail & coving
Bedroom colour inspirationA calmer place to unwind
- Walls and ceilings
- Feature walls and wallpaper
- Doors, skirting and trim
Hallway and staircase inspirationMake an entrance worth coming home to
- Hall, stairs and landing
- Spindles and handrails
- Skirting and door frames
Kitchen colour inspirationA fresh look for the heart of your home
- Cabinet painting and spraying
- Walls and ceilings
- Colour and finish planning
Exterior painting inspirationGive your home a welcoming exterior
- Exterior masonry
- Doors and exterior woodwork
- Surface preparation
What would my job cost?
Choose the job and size for a realistic range — then lock in a fixed written price.
Fresh off the dust sheets
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Exterior The best time to book each job
Jan – Mar Interiors & kitchens
Our quietest months: the best start dates, and the ideal time for snugs, bedrooms and kitchen spraying.
Apr – Jun Exteriors & front doors
Dry, mild days are perfect for render and woodwork. Exterior slots fill fast — survey in winter, paint in spring.
Jul – Sep Gardens, fences & render
Long dry spells for pergolas, garden walls and fence staining while you enjoy the outdoors.
Oct – Dec Ready for the festive season
Hallways and living rooms refreshed before guests arrive. Book by mid-October for December finishes.
The Manchester Colour Guide 2026
Twenty schemes we have painted in real Manchester homes — Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and city apartments — with exact paint names, finishes and where each colour works best.
- Schemes by house age & room orientation
- Front door & exterior colour pairings
- Paint-quantity cheat sheet
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Painters and decorators in Manchester since 2014
Paintivo is a family-run painting and decorating company in West Didsbury, working in homes and businesses across Greater Manchester since 2014. Our directly employed decorators know the city’s housing inside out — high-ceilinged Victorian terraces in Chorlton and Withington, Edwardian semis in Whalley Range, 1930s homes in Burnage and Sale, and modern apartments in Salford Quays and Ancoats.
Every project starts with a free survey and a fixed, written quote. We protect your home properly, prepare surfaces before a brush touches them and use premium trade paints chosen for each surface — from breathable limewash on listed buildings to hard-wearing lacquers on kitchen cabinets.
Whether it’s a single bedroom, a three-storey hallway, a full exterior or an office painted overnight, the same promise applies: we turn up when we say, keep you updated daily and back our workmanship with a two-year guarantee.
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