For Chiswick homes where ‘nearly level’ isn’t level
Chiswick’s Victorian and Edwardian streets are full of houses that have been loved, extended and filled with things worth hanging properly. Twenty minutes from Hounslow, I’m the detail end of the trade: gallery walls measured to the millimetre, alcove shelving that looks built with the house, doors eased without losing their character.
W4 is also where the laser gets its most dramatic outings — masonry paint off brick fronts and porches, revealing the London stock that should never have been painted over.
The W4 menu
High standards welcome. If the picture rail is staying, the fixings will respect it.
Recent jobs around Chiswick
- Chiswick W4recently
Painted porch stripped back to original brick
Masonry paint off with the laser, no blasting scars — the 1900s brick colour back for the first time in decades.
- Grove Park sidelast month
Gallery wall of thirteen frames
Templates, laser level, one afternoon. The stairs finally tell the family story in order.
- W4this spring
Alcove shelving both sides of the chimney breast
Scribed to walls that haven’t been straight since 1905, painted to match the woodwork.
Also nearby
Same prices, same van, a few minutes further along.
Chiswick questions
Can you remove the paint from our brick front?
Very likely — laser paint removal lifts masonry paint off fired brick without the damage blasting does. It always starts with a test patch you can judge before committing to the elevation.
Do you hang on picture rails or drill the walls?
Whichever the room wants — original picture rails with proper hooks and cord where they’re staying, discreet modern fixings where they’re not. Lath-and-plaster gets treated gently either way.
Small job in W4 — worth your trip?
Yes. Twenty minutes is a normal hop and Chiswick jobs cluster nicely. The £50 minimum applies as everywhere, and most people add a second job once I’m booked.
Chiswick precision required?
Send the photo — millimetres are a reasonable request, not a difficult one.