Testimonials
During the last 20+ years, we have completed hundreds of projects for both domestic and commercial clients. From mansions in Hove to studio flats, doctors surgeries to gastro pubs, we are proud to state the majority of our business is repeat, through word of mouth or via recommendations on Checkatrade.
Here are a few things that our clients have said about us:
Inside and outside decorating
An excellent professional painter.
Decorating the outside of the house - An excellent workman. So hard working, reliable and conscientious. He is a perfectionist. Would always use him.
External repair and painting house exterior
“Excellent result. Repair and replacing timber, pipe and pebbledash as required and painted. Tidy work.”
Painting of side of house and number of rooms
“Tony worked quickly and extremely hard to complete the work. His attention to detail is superb and we are delighted with the end results! We will definitely use him again and would thoroughly recommend him.”
Painting hallways and landing walls
“Repeat customer - Tony was efficient and did another great job! Would definitely recommend.”
Decorating house interior - This is the 3rd time that we have used Tony and I would recommend him again and again. Excellent work.
Bedroom and w/c decorated
“Tony did a great job decorating two rooms of my house. He is straight-talking and honest, and was able to give good advice on elements that I hadn't really considered properly ie whether to box in pipes, coving, skirting boards. He did the majority of the job while we were on holiday, and it was ready when we got back, as promised. Very pleased with the quality of the work and he's booked in to do two more rooms in August.”
Decoration of hall, stairs and landing and study
“We have used AP Decorators for all our decorating since we moved to Brighton 13 years ago. Have already booked them for outside painting this summer.”
Painting front room
“Very good. Very pleased.”
Decoration of lounge and external repairs
“Highly professional will continue to use for all our decorating jobs.”
Painting of hallway, stairs and landing
“Tony did a great job again. Very reliable, professional and an excellent standard of work. Thank you.”
Internal house decorating - painting
“Quite exceptional.”
Interior painting of house
“This is the second project Tony has done for me. Both have been excellently carried out and his time keeping is impeccable. I agreed the start date with him four months in advance and he kept to it.”
Decorating lounge, kitchen and hall
“Tony is fantastic, I only wish we had a larger flat so we could get him back to do more!”
Painted living room
Tony did a great job painting our living room - would definitely recommend him and use him again, thank you.
Decoration of 3 rooms in flat and hallway, removing doors and re-hanging with new hinges and handles plus small jobs like fixing new letter box etc
I cannot praise Tony Deighton highly enough. An excellent job in the time span he mentioned - one week. He worked fast with meticulous attention to detail. Punctual, very tidy and nice personality. I would definitely use him again. He is so popular that he has a long waiting list - I'm not surprised.
House painted
Excellent, totally professional. Tony is the most meticulous methodical and hard working decorator, he can mend fix, repair- super helpful
Prep and painting hall, stairs and landing - Tony did a great job. All work completed on time and as specified. With house left clean and tidy. I would recommend him to anyone.
Complete painting of interior - Tony was thoroughly professional. He explained everything clearly. The work was completed on time, to the highest standard and was very reasonably priced.
Painting of interior of house - We could not be happier with the work that Tony has completed for us. Very hardworking and versatile. Fantastic service all round
Full redecoration of entire flat - We chose to have the work done by Tony because of his reputation on Checkatrade and were very pleased we did so. We were away for the entire time and were delighted on our return with the very high standard of work. Moreover, there was virtually a complete absence of dust that one might have expected from the preparation before painting and, in addition, Tony went out of his way to provide draft excluder to the windows and purchased brackets to affix one of the bookcases to a wall. Friendly and professional, Tony certainly fulfilled the high expectations that we gathered from other people's experiences and we would thoroughly recommend his services.
Decoration of hall, bathroom and lounge, some woodwork - 1st class! Professional service! Tony's work is accurate and fast. Very tidy and helpful with making choices of paint.
Painting and wallpapering - Reliable, good quality.
Decorating and general maintenance - Very reliable, went above and beyond requested work and dealt with various 'niggles', beside doing the requested work to a high standard.
Wallpapering and repainting
I would recommend this company.
Painting of windows and front and rear of three storey house
Work carried out to a very high standard. My long neglected windows look transformed. Lovely job. Tony conscientious and considerate.
1st stage re-decoration of hall, stairs and landings - Excellent quality and attention to detail.
Redecoration of bedroom - Highly efficient and very tidy. We are delighted with the quality of the work.
Ceiling and coving/cornicing painted - Tony was polite, professional and reliable. The job was done to perfection.
Removing and reinstating tiling, building new stud wall and tiling - Always on time, quotes accurate, tidy, polite, helpful. Good job done to a high standard.
Decoration of 2 bedrooms - Very high quality decorating with attention to detail.
Internal decorations - lounge, kitchen, bathroom, hallway & bedroom - A faultless service by Tony and therefore an excellent result, with which I am absolutely delighted, and I would not hesitate to recommend him. He decorated the bedroom over a 2 day period and I hope that he is still decorating in about 5 years time when it will need doing again!
Decorating of hallway & bedroom (incl painting fitted wardrobes) - The work was performed quickly and meticulously. Kept up to date with progress and was all completed to a high standard and on time. The areas were kept very tidy during the decorating and we are very happy with the end result. Definitely recommend.
Painting of all exterior woodwork and masonry at front of house - A very professional service. All work undertaken with great care and finished to a very high standard. Very highly recommended.
Complete exterior of 4 bedroom house to include walls and all the woodwork - Completely reliable, trustworthy and work carried out to the highest standard. Excellent workmanship! Would highly recommend.
Basement redecoration - As ever an efficient and high quality service with excellent attention to detail.
Repairs to sash window frames, painted front of house and re-decorated 3 rooms - Tony works to a very high standard and is able to advise on the best course of action. Highly trustworthy, we have given him keys and left him to it.
Decoration of 2 rooms in Georgian House - Careful, detailed work, professional attitude and skilled.
Repaired & painted exterior rear of property & repaired brick shed - This is the 2nd time we have had work done by Tony and I will continue to use him and recommend him to others. His workmanship is excellent as is the professional way he undertakes all his work.
Painting of hallway, stairs and landing - Tidy, good quality and on time. Very professional
Painting kitchen ceiling/wall and wall papering feature wall - Tony worked quickly and efficiently, doing extra jobs as necessary to ensure a highly professional finish. Highly recommended!
Internal painting plus sanding and restoration of floors
Tony was excellent, reliable, honest, reasonable and the quality of his work excellent. We have used Tony several times since and have recommended him to others.
Complete decoration of refurbishment works both internal and external at a property in the North Laines
A friendly and professional service with a quality of finish - 2nd to none.
Repair to a door that was not closing properly and some furniture repairs
Very reliable and trustworthy. Good at describing the problem and recommending the best course of action.
External works - Excellent service, attention to detail is second to none. Customer in Hove, 5 November 2010
Decorating bedroom and cloakroom - Reliable, punctual, clean and trustworthy. We have used Tony several times, always happy with his work.
Fitting new internal position with windows and doors
Extremely professional, clean, reliable service - and a pleasure to have around! Customer in Uckfield,
Refurbishing & painting front of house - "I would recommend this company"
External works, dormer windows - "Excellent work as always. We have been using AP Decorators for years now and have never been disappointed. 100% reliable"
External works, front face masonry, doors & windows - "I would highly recomend Tony. His workmanship is fantastic and he has a very friendly & professional manner"
External works, front face - "Excellent work, we have recommended him to all our neighbours"
Redecoration of bedroom, lounge & conservatory - "Courteous, efficient & trustworthy"
Redecoration of hallway & porch - "An excellent service by someone who obvioulsy takes great pride in his work"
Exterior redecoration - AP Decorators always do a good job for us. He is a perfectionist and has a good eye for detail"
Internal doors made & fitted - "I would not hesitate in recommending Tony. His work is outstanding and he is a pleasure to have around. The benchmark as far as we are concerned"
Decoration & carpentry - "Work is completed to a very high standard by someone who is a pleasure to have in the house. What more could you want?"
"Over the last 4 years, Tony has done lots and lots of work for us. He has decorated the inside of two houses, one flat and an entire pub (both inside and out!) - we move a lot... He is always on time (usually early!), consults with you frequently regarding the progress of the job, works long and often arduous hours and completely understands the importance of meeting deadlines. Tony has immaculate attention to detail and sets himself very high standards. We always have confidence in his ability to complete a job on schedule and within budget without compromising the finish and would not hesitate to recommend him. The cost of Tony's work has always been very competitive, he is very tidy, has total respect for your property, clears up well at the end of the day and even brings his own coffee with him - what more could you ask for?"
"Tony decorated our house from top to bottom, and did a superb job. He always arrived punctually each morning, and kept going until after it was dark, charging a very reasonable rate for some very excellent work - he never cut a corner and he always went the extra mile to get superb results. He is a skilled craftsman and a careful and meticulous worker; more than that, he is a thoroughly nice chap, and having him around for several weeks was no hardship at all."
"I would happily recommend Tony for any painting and decorating job. He was punctual, tidy and his work was of a high standard."
"Tony was recommended to us and we employed his services to paint the outside of our house this summer when he also had to carry out repairs to original wooden windows and doors. He made an excellent job - always prompt, reliable and totally trustworthy. We were delighted with the quality of his work and plan to use him for some more internal decorating and carpentry work in the new year, Great value for money too! We would strongly recommend him."
"AP Decorators provided an extremely professional service and we were very pleased with the results. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend them and will be using their services again."
Helen Harwood, Practice Manager, Derby Medical Centre, Epsom, Surrey
During the last 20+ years, we have completed hundreds of projects for both domestic and commercial clients. From mansions in Hove to studio flats, doctors surgeries to gastro pubs, we are proud to state the majority of our business is repeat, through word of mouth or via recommendations on Checkatrade.
Here are a few things that our clients have said about us:
Inside and outside decorating
An excellent professional painter.
Decorating the outside of the house - An excellent workman. So hard working, reliable and conscientious. He is a perfectionist. Would always use him.
External repair and painting house exterior
“Excellent result. Repair and replacing timber, pipe and pebbledash as required and painted. Tidy work.”
Painting of side of house and number of rooms
“Tony worked quickly and extremely hard to complete the work. His attention to detail is superb and we are delighted with the end results! We will definitely use him again and would thoroughly recommend him.”
Painting hallways and landing walls
“Repeat customer - Tony was efficient and did another great job! Would definitely recommend.”
Decorating house interior - This is the 3rd time that we have used Tony and I would recommend him again and again. Excellent work.
Bedroom and w/c decorated
“Tony did a great job decorating two rooms of my house. He is straight-talking and honest, and was able to give good advice on elements that I hadn't really considered properly ie whether to box in pipes, coving, skirting boards. He did the majority of the job while we were on holiday, and it was ready when we got back, as promised. Very pleased with the quality of the work and he's booked in to do two more rooms in August.”
Decoration of hall, stairs and landing and study
“We have used AP Decorators for all our decorating since we moved to Brighton 13 years ago. Have already booked them for outside painting this summer.”
Painting front room
“Very good. Very pleased.”
Decoration of lounge and external repairs
“Highly professional will continue to use for all our decorating jobs.”
Painting of hallway, stairs and landing
“Tony did a great job again. Very reliable, professional and an excellent standard of work. Thank you.”
Internal house decorating - painting
“Quite exceptional.”
Interior painting of house
“This is the second project Tony has done for me. Both have been excellently carried out and his time keeping is impeccable. I agreed the start date with him four months in advance and he kept to it.”
Decorating lounge, kitchen and hall
“Tony is fantastic, I only wish we had a larger flat so we could get him back to do more!”
Painted living room
Tony did a great job painting our living room - would definitely recommend him and use him again, thank you.
Decoration of 3 rooms in flat and hallway, removing doors and re-hanging with new hinges and handles plus small jobs like fixing new letter box etc
I cannot praise Tony Deighton highly enough. An excellent job in the time span he mentioned - one week. He worked fast with meticulous attention to detail. Punctual, very tidy and nice personality. I would definitely use him again. He is so popular that he has a long waiting list - I'm not surprised.
House painted
Excellent, totally professional. Tony is the most meticulous methodical and hard working decorator, he can mend fix, repair- super helpful
Prep and painting hall, stairs and landing - Tony did a great job. All work completed on time and as specified. With house left clean and tidy. I would recommend him to anyone.
Complete painting of interior - Tony was thoroughly professional. He explained everything clearly. The work was completed on time, to the highest standard and was very reasonably priced.
Painting of interior of house - We could not be happier with the work that Tony has completed for us. Very hardworking and versatile. Fantastic service all round
Full redecoration of entire flat - We chose to have the work done by Tony because of his reputation on Checkatrade and were very pleased we did so. We were away for the entire time and were delighted on our return with the very high standard of work. Moreover, there was virtually a complete absence of dust that one might have expected from the preparation before painting and, in addition, Tony went out of his way to provide draft excluder to the windows and purchased brackets to affix one of the bookcases to a wall. Friendly and professional, Tony certainly fulfilled the high expectations that we gathered from other people's experiences and we would thoroughly recommend his services.
Decoration of hall, bathroom and lounge, some woodwork - 1st class! Professional service! Tony's work is accurate and fast. Very tidy and helpful with making choices of paint.
Painting and wallpapering - Reliable, good quality.
Decorating and general maintenance - Very reliable, went above and beyond requested work and dealt with various 'niggles', beside doing the requested work to a high standard.
Wallpapering and repainting
I would recommend this company.
Painting of windows and front and rear of three storey house
Work carried out to a very high standard. My long neglected windows look transformed. Lovely job. Tony conscientious and considerate.
1st stage re-decoration of hall, stairs and landings - Excellent quality and attention to detail.
Redecoration of bedroom - Highly efficient and very tidy. We are delighted with the quality of the work.
Ceiling and coving/cornicing painted - Tony was polite, professional and reliable. The job was done to perfection.
Removing and reinstating tiling, building new stud wall and tiling - Always on time, quotes accurate, tidy, polite, helpful. Good job done to a high standard.
Decoration of 2 bedrooms - Very high quality decorating with attention to detail.
Internal decorations - lounge, kitchen, bathroom, hallway & bedroom - A faultless service by Tony and therefore an excellent result, with which I am absolutely delighted, and I would not hesitate to recommend him. He decorated the bedroom over a 2 day period and I hope that he is still decorating in about 5 years time when it will need doing again!
Decorating of hallway & bedroom (incl painting fitted wardrobes) - The work was performed quickly and meticulously. Kept up to date with progress and was all completed to a high standard and on time. The areas were kept very tidy during the decorating and we are very happy with the end result. Definitely recommend.
Painting of all exterior woodwork and masonry at front of house - A very professional service. All work undertaken with great care and finished to a very high standard. Very highly recommended.
Complete exterior of 4 bedroom house to include walls and all the woodwork - Completely reliable, trustworthy and work carried out to the highest standard. Excellent workmanship! Would highly recommend.
Basement redecoration - As ever an efficient and high quality service with excellent attention to detail.
Repairs to sash window frames, painted front of house and re-decorated 3 rooms - Tony works to a very high standard and is able to advise on the best course of action. Highly trustworthy, we have given him keys and left him to it.
Decoration of 2 rooms in Georgian House - Careful, detailed work, professional attitude and skilled.
Repaired & painted exterior rear of property & repaired brick shed - This is the 2nd time we have had work done by Tony and I will continue to use him and recommend him to others. His workmanship is excellent as is the professional way he undertakes all his work.
Painting of hallway, stairs and landing - Tidy, good quality and on time. Very professional
Painting kitchen ceiling/wall and wall papering feature wall - Tony worked quickly and efficiently, doing extra jobs as necessary to ensure a highly professional finish. Highly recommended!
Internal painting plus sanding and restoration of floors
Tony was excellent, reliable, honest, reasonable and the quality of his work excellent. We have used Tony several times since and have recommended him to others.
Complete decoration of refurbishment works both internal and external at a property in the North Laines
A friendly and professional service with a quality of finish - 2nd to none.
Repair to a door that was not closing properly and some furniture repairs
Very reliable and trustworthy. Good at describing the problem and recommending the best course of action.
External works - Excellent service, attention to detail is second to none. Customer in Hove, 5 November 2010
Decorating bedroom and cloakroom - Reliable, punctual, clean and trustworthy. We have used Tony several times, always happy with his work.
Fitting new internal position with windows and doors
Extremely professional, clean, reliable service - and a pleasure to have around! Customer in Uckfield,
Refurbishing & painting front of house - "I would recommend this company"
External works, dormer windows - "Excellent work as always. We have been using AP Decorators for years now and have never been disappointed. 100% reliable"
External works, front face masonry, doors & windows - "I would highly recomend Tony. His workmanship is fantastic and he has a very friendly & professional manner"
External works, front face - "Excellent work, we have recommended him to all our neighbours"
Redecoration of bedroom, lounge & conservatory - "Courteous, efficient & trustworthy"
Redecoration of hallway & porch - "An excellent service by someone who obvioulsy takes great pride in his work"
Exterior redecoration - AP Decorators always do a good job for us. He is a perfectionist and has a good eye for detail"
Internal doors made & fitted - "I would not hesitate in recommending Tony. His work is outstanding and he is a pleasure to have around. The benchmark as far as we are concerned"
Decoration & carpentry - "Work is completed to a very high standard by someone who is a pleasure to have in the house. What more could you want?"
"Over the last 4 years, Tony has done lots and lots of work for us. He has decorated the inside of two houses, one flat and an entire pub (both inside and out!) - we move a lot... He is always on time (usually early!), consults with you frequently regarding the progress of the job, works long and often arduous hours and completely understands the importance of meeting deadlines. Tony has immaculate attention to detail and sets himself very high standards. We always have confidence in his ability to complete a job on schedule and within budget without compromising the finish and would not hesitate to recommend him. The cost of Tony's work has always been very competitive, he is very tidy, has total respect for your property, clears up well at the end of the day and even brings his own coffee with him - what more could you ask for?"
"Tony decorated our house from top to bottom, and did a superb job. He always arrived punctually each morning, and kept going until after it was dark, charging a very reasonable rate for some very excellent work - he never cut a corner and he always went the extra mile to get superb results. He is a skilled craftsman and a careful and meticulous worker; more than that, he is a thoroughly nice chap, and having him around for several weeks was no hardship at all."
"I would happily recommend Tony for any painting and decorating job. He was punctual, tidy and his work was of a high standard."
"Tony was recommended to us and we employed his services to paint the outside of our house this summer when he also had to carry out repairs to original wooden windows and doors. He made an excellent job - always prompt, reliable and totally trustworthy. We were delighted with the quality of his work and plan to use him for some more internal decorating and carpentry work in the new year, Great value for money too! We would strongly recommend him."
"AP Decorators provided an extremely professional service and we were very pleased with the results. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend them and will be using their services again."
Helen Harwood, Practice Manager, Derby Medical Centre, Epsom, Surrey
