About Us
A top-class finish every time
Welcome to RDS Decorating. We're an independent decorating contractor based in South-East London, covering the London, Kent and South East areas. RDS Decorating provides high quality interior and exterior painting and decorating for both domestic and commercial customers. We also provide the latest in dustless sanding and airless spraying for the highest quality finish with the minimum mess. You can find our most popular services below.
At RDS Decorating, no job is too big or too small, from full-scale redecorating to a simple retouching. Providing the highest quality at a reasonable price, we won't consider the job done unless the customer is happy with our work. You can read feedback from our happy customers here.
Our professional decorating services
Take a look at what we can do for you
Our recent work
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Bring living spaces to life with new colours and themes.
A new scheme for your workplace or office.
A refreshed experience for your customers and clientele.
Feature walls for unique contrasts anywhere.
A bold burst of colour for contrast and continuity...
Feature walls can define areas across your home.
Bring light and contrast to your interior spaces.
Colour and contrast for your kitchen and dining.
Standout centrepieces in your living spaces.
Superb stairways and complementing colours.
Colours that bring out the best in all rooms.
Great looks, inside and out, for all your rooms.
Majestic moods for a fantastic fireplace.
Before & after comparison - interior.
Before & after comparison - exterior.
Before & after comparison - interior.
Feedback from our satisfied customers
Genuine testimonials on our work
“Highly recommended, great customer service!!”
- T. Day
“So happy with the end result,definitely recommend them!”
- R. Lovelock
“... really happy with the job. Great guys and good value too!”
- T. Nokes
“Excellent job... high attention to detail and great finish.
- J. Morrish
“Fantastic job on my hallway. Would definitely recommend.”
- J. Clarke
“An excellent job decorating our bedrooms and doors.
Booking again for the rest of the house!” - S. Meaden
“High standard. Highly recommended.”
- P. Meissner
“Excellent finish, left the place cleaner than when they arrived!”
- C. Laing
“Excellent work, a top-class finish.”
- J. MacKean
“I would recommend. They take pride in what they do.”
- P. Nsereko
Contact us for all your decorating needs
To arrange a consultation or request an estimate, message us below or call.
www.rdsdecorating.co.uk
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Terms & Conditions of Work & policies
The legal stuff
1. For the purpose of these terms & conditions the following words shall have the following meanings:
(a)“The Company” shall mean RDS Decorating or Rikki’s Decorating Services trading as RDS Decorating.
(b)“The Customer” shall mean the person or organisation for whom the Company agrees to carry out works &/or supply materials.
(c) The Operative or The Operatives shall mean the representative or representatives appointed by the Company to carry out works.
2. The Company reserves the right to refuse or decline work at its own discretion.
Where the Company agrees to carry out works for the Customer those works shall be undertaken by the designated operative of Company at its absolute discretion.
3. FIXED PRICE WORK shall be given as a firm cost, (manifest errors exempted) including Labour & Materials. All costs are plus VAT at the prevailing rate.
4. Where a written estimate has been supplied to the Customer the total charge to the Customer referred to in the estimate should not exceed the actual time taken by more than 20% but may be revised in the following circumstances: —
- if after submission of the estimate the Customer instructs the Company (whether orally or in writing) to carry out additional works not referred to in the estimate;
- if after submission of the estimate there is an increase in the price of materials;
- if after submission of the estimate it is discovered that further works need to be carried out which were not anticipated when the estimate was prepared;
- if after submission of the estimate it is discovered that there was a manifest error when the estimate was prepared.
5.The Company shall not be under any obligation to provide a final quote to the Customer & shall only be bound (subject as hereinafter) by estimates given in writing to the Customer & signed by a duly authorized representative ofthe Company.
The Company shall not be bound by any estimates given orally or in which manifest errors occur.
6. Material Collection. Collection of non-
(a) Time must be kept to a minimum & reasonable. (b) The Customer must be informed wherever possible when the Operative leaves the premises.
(c) If the collection time is likely to exceed 60 minutes, the Operative(s) will endeavour to additionally inform the Customer of the circumstances.
(d) Where more than one Operative is on site, only one Operative will in normal circumstances leave the job to collect parts or items.
(e)The collection of materials which should be normally stocked items is non-
7 (a) Where the date &/or time for works to be carried out is agreed by the Company with the Customer, then the Company shall use its best endeavors to ensure that the Operative(s) shall attend on the date and at the time agreed.
7 (b) However, the Company accepts no liability in respect of the non-
8. The Customer shall accept sole liability to discharge the Company’s account unless the Customer discloses to the Company when initially instructing the Company to carry out work and/or supply materials that he/she is acting on behalf of a third party (including, but not limited to, a Limited Company or partnership) and receiving a written estimate) and the name of the third party appears on the written estimate.
9. If the Customer cancels their instructions prior to any work being carried out and/or after materials supplied then the Customer shall be liable for any related expenditure together with the profit that would have been made by the Company had the work been carried out and/or materials supplied in accordance with such instructions.
10. If, after the Company shall have carried out the works, the Customer is not wholly satisfied with the works then the Customer shall give notice in writing within 12 months to the Company and shall afford the Company, and its insurers if so involved, the opportunity of both inspecting such works and carrying out any necessary remedial works if appropriate.
The Customer accepts that if they fail to notify the Company as aforesaid then the Company shall not be liable in respect of any defects in the works carried out.
11.1 The Guarantee shall be for labour only in respect of faulty workmanship for 12 months from the date of completion with the manufacturer’s warranty in force. The Guarantee will become null and void if the work/appliance completed/supplied by the Company is: (a) Subject to misuse or negligence.(b) Repaired, modified or tampered with by anyone other than a Company operative. The Company will accept no liability for, or guarantee suitability of materials supplied by the Customer and will accept no liability for any consequential damage or fault.
11.2 The company will not guarantee any work undertaken on instruction from the customer and against the written or verbal advice of a designated company operative. Work is guaranteed only in respect of work directly undertaken by the company and payment in full has been made. Any nonrelated faults arising from recommended work that has not been undertaken by the company will not be guaranteed. The company shall not be held liable or responsible for any damage or defect resulting from work not fully guaranteed or where recommended work has not been carried out. Work will not carry a guarantee where the customer has been noti?ed by the operative either verbally or indicated in ticked boxes or in Comments/ Recommendations of any other related work which requires attention.
11.3 Where the Company agrees to carry out works on previous work of inferior quality or over ten years old, at that date no warranty is given in respect of such works and the Company accepts no liability in respect of the effectiveness of such works or otherwise
14.1 The Company shall be entitled to fully recover costs or damages from any designated Company operative or contractor whose negligence or faulty workmanship results in the Company being made liable for those damages or rectification of the work.
14.2 The Company shall be entitled to fully recover costs or damages from any Customer whom engages in actions causing damage to Company equipment and/or materials and/or loss of business and/or damage to the reputation of the Company resulting from such actions.
14.3 The Company shall be entitled to fully recover costs or damages from any Customer who, in breach of contract for the provided works, fails to provide the agreed remuneration by payment of the agreed costs.
These terms and conditions may not be released, discharges, supplemented, interpreted, varied or modified in any manner except by an instrument in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of the Company and by the Customer.
Further, these terms & conditions shall prevail over any terms and conditions used by the Customer or contained or set out or referred to in any documentation sent by the Customer to the Company; by entering into a contact with the Company the Customer agrees irrevocably to waive the application of any such terms and conditions.
14.1 Title to any goods, supplied by the Company to the Customer, shall not pass to the Customer but shall be retained by the Company until payment in full for such goods has been made by the Customer to the Company. Until such time as title in the such goods has passed to the Customer:
14.2 The Company shall have absolute authority to repossess, sell or otherwise deal with or dispose of all any or part of such goods in which title remains vested in the Company, (i) for the purpose specified in 14.1 above, the Company or any of its agents or authorized representatives shall be entitled at any time & without notice to enter any premises in which goods or any part thereof is installed, stored or kept, or is reasonably believed so to be. (ii) the Company shall be entitled to seek a court injunction to prevent the Customer from selling, transferred or otherwise disposing of such goods. Notwithstanding the foregoing, risk in such goods shall pass on delivery of the same to the Customer, and until such time as title in such goods has passed to the Customer, the Customer shall insure such goods to their replacement value and the Customer shall forthwith, upon request, provide the Company with a certificate or other evidence of such Insurance.
The Company shall not be liable for any delay or for the consequences of any delay beyond its control, unforeseen or foreseen, in performing any of its obligations if such delay is due to any cause whatsoever beyond its reasonable control and the Company shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of the time for performing such obligations.
The Company shall only be liable for rectifying works completed by the Company and shall not be held responsible for ensuing damage or claims resulting from this or other work overlooked or subsequently requested and not undertaken at that time. These terms and conditions and all contacts awarded between the Company and the Customer shall be governed and construed in accordance with English law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of English law.
Health & Safety Amendment (this replaces the Covid-19 Amendment):
17.4 The Company shall undertake all efforts to protect its Operators in respect to HM Government laws and regulations in respect of Health & Safety Executive requirements for a place of work (taken to be the home or premises of the Customer).
17.5 The Customer shall undertake all efforts to ensure that the workplace is safe to work in, and to inform the Company as soon as reasonably possible of any issues, defects or otherwise risks and/or dangers and/or hazards which may put at risk the Company and its Operators whilst carrying out their contractual obligations in the place of work. Issues, defects, risks, dangers, and hazards include but are not limited to unsafe building materials or construction/stability of the place of work, unsafe or unstable pipework (including but not limited to water and gas), plumbing or wiring, unsafe or unstable flooring or ground surface, contagious disease or harmful transmissible condition (including but not limited to measles, Covid-19 and/or influenza/flu) which would reasonably be expected to be detrimental to the health of the Company's operatives and their families.
Covid-19 Amendment (deprecated):
17.1 The Company shall abide by and where possible exceed requirements mandated by the Her Majesty's Goverment of the United Kingdom (Government) in regards to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Such commitments include but are not limited to ensuring social distancing between Company operatives and the Customer, and appropriate Personal Protective Equipment including but not limited to face masks.
17.2 In the event of a scheduled work being impacted by a change to mandated requirements issued by Government, the company shall be entitled to reschedule the works to a time when these requirements have been lifted, at no penalty to the Company.
17.3 The Company shall reserve the right to ask the Customer whether the Customer or any additional members of the Customer's household have been exposed to Coronavirus, experienced symptoms of such, or are currently under mandatory isolation instructions from the NHS and/or Test & Trace services. The company shall reserve the right to withold and/or delay and/or reschedule services in such circumstances to protect the health of its operatives and their families, at no penalty to the Company.
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Identity Info
Personal identification information
We may collect personal identification information from our visitors in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our website to fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our website.
Visitors may visit our website anonymously if their settings allow them to do so. We collect personal identification information from visitors only if they voluntarily submit such information to us, such as our online contact forms.
Visitors can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from using some of the features of our website.
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How we use collected information
RDS Decorating may collect and use visitors’ personal information for the following purposes:
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How we protect your information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our webite.
Our website complies with PCI vulnerability standards in order to create as secure of an environment as possible for visitors.
Personal information is NEVER shared or sold!
We do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise provide any personal identification information of our visitors to third parties, except where required by law.
Third Party Websites
Some content on our website may link to the websites and services of approved partners and/or suppliers. We do not control the content or links that appear on those websites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our website.
These sites/services will have their own privacy and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our website, is subject to their own terms and policies and entirely at your own risk.
Updates To This Policy
RDS Decorating, and by extension their website services manager DigitalBulldog Web Solutions (DBWS) has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will post a notification on the main page of our website as appropriate. It’s our responsibility to notify you of changes, but up to visitors to stay informed by reading the updated information.
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Questions
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact the website team at:
privacy@RDSdecorating.co.uk
This document was last updated on July 15th 2021.
Questions and queries regarding the website will be handled by our website design & management agent, DigitalBulldog IT & Web Services.