Painter & Decorator across London & Kent
A small team that sands, fills, and masks before a brush touches the wall. 10/10 on Checkatrade, with a £1,000 workmanship guarantee on every job.
We paint, paper, and decorate across London and Kent.
The bit we spend most of our time on is the bit you'll never see — the sanding, filling, caulking, and masking. That's the difference between a finish that lasts a year and one that lasts a decade.
David “Akin” Akinpelu Akinwunmi set up Daking Decorators after years on the tools. The team is small on purpose — the same decorator who quotes your job is on site to finish it.
- Prep-first approachSanding, filling, and masking done properly — not skipped to save a morning.
- A small team, not a churnThe decorator who quotes your job is on site to finish it.
- Free written quotesFixed price, fixed timeframe. No surprises once we start.
- No corners cutTwo coats minimum, cut in by hand, rolled flat — every time.
What we can do for your home
Interior and exterior painting, wallpapering, and specialist finishes across London and Kent.
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, woodwork. Cut in by hand, rolled flat, two coats minimum.
Interior Painting quote →Exterior Painting
Masonry, render, fascias, and outdoor woodwork. Weather-rated paints.
Exterior Painting quote →Wood & Window Stripping
Windows, doors, skirtings — taken back to bare wood and re-finished.
Wood & Window Stripping quote →Paint Spraying
For large or awkward surfaces — kitchen units, fences, ceilings.
Paint Spraying quote →Anti-Vandal Coatings
Durable, wipe-clean finishes for high-traffic and commercial walls.
Anti-Vandal Coatings quote →Commercial & Landlord / EOT
Out-of-hours work for shops and offices, plus fast, inventory-ready end-of-tenancy repaints.
Commercial & Landlord / EOT quote →Why homeowners pick Daking
Six things we won't compromise on — and that show up in every review we get.
Verified 10/10 rating
Every review on Checkatrade scores 10/10. Not a curated sample — that's the full record.
£1,000 workmanship guarantee
If a finish we've applied fails within 12 months due to our workmanship — peeling, blistering, visible cracking, or defects — we return and put it right at our cost, up to £1,000 per job. It doesn't cover damage from leaks, knocks, or normal wear and tear.
Fully vetted (12-point check)
Identity, insurance, qualifications, and references all verified through Checkatrade's vetting process.
Meticulous preparation
Fill, sand, caulk, mask. Where most of the time goes — and most of the difference is made.
Tidy & respectful
Floors sheeted, furniture moved and covered, site hoovered daily. Shoes off if you'd like.
Same decorator throughout
Whoever quotes the job is on site to finish it. No handovers, no subcontractors you've never met.
The finish is in the prep
Four steps. The middle two are where most of the time — and most of the difference — lives.
Consult
We come out, look at the job, talk through what you want. No charge for the visit or the quote.
Prepare
Fill, sand, caulk, mask. Where most of the time goes, and most of the difference is made.
Paint
Two coats minimum, cut in by hand, rolled flat. Quality paint, the right tools, the right order.
Clean up
Hoover, wipe down, take the rubbish with us. You wouldn't know we'd been — except for the finish.
Before & after: what prep-first looks like
Close-ups rather than wide shots — because the finish is in the detail. Illustrative examples of typical work below; real photos from Akin's own completed jobs are being added — see the Gallery page for genuine Checkatrade-sourced before/afters.
Living room & hallway repaint
Wallpaper strip & re-paint
The team, on every job
Small on purpose. The same faces from quote to clean-up.
David 'Akin' Akinpelu Akinwunmi
Quotes the job and runs the site — the same face from first visit to final coat.
Marcus
Second decorator on site, focused on getting the prep and the finish right.
Theo
Sands, sheets, and keeps the site tidy — learning the trade from the ground up.
Real reviews, real postcodes
Pulled directly from Checkatrade — every one scoring 10/10.
Working across London, Kent (all boroughs)
If your postcode is on this list, we'll come out and quote free of charge. Not sure if you're in our patch? Send us your postcode — we cover most of London, plus Kent.
- BeckenhamBR3
- BromleyBR1 · BR2
- CroydonCR0
- WimbledonSW19
- GreenwichSE10
- OrpingtonBR5 · BR6
- Sidcup & BexleyDA14 · DA16
- DulwichSE21 · SE22
- ClaphamSW4
- LewishamSE13
- Kingston upon ThamesKT1 · KT2
- TwickenhamTW1 · TW2
- SuttonSM1 · SM2
- WandsworthSW18
The things homeowners ask us most
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