Painter and Decorator Cover Letter Example

Nine in every ten jobs my crew takes on finish by the day we agreed with the client, because I plan preparation, coats and drying time on a written schedule before a brush comes out. I am applying for the Lead Painter and Decorator role at Shandon Property Care.

At Thornacre Decorating I lead a crew of three on about 70 interior and exterior jobs a year, from a single bedroom to a whole house. Every surface is filled, sanded and masked before any paint goes on, and in the last twelve months we had three callbacks. I mix and match colors on site and check them in daylight before the final coat, so a client never sees a change of shade between rooms.

Shandon Property Care is adding a crew for older terraced houses in the city center, and that is the work I most want to lead. Old plaster and many layers of paint reward slow, careful preparation, and preparing surfaces to a high standard is what keeps my callbacks low. People usually live in those houses while the work goes on, so protecting clients' floors and furniture matters as much as the finish. My crew covers floors, furniture and fittings and cleans up every day, with no damage claims in three years, and my quotes land within 5% of the final cost.

Sample boards in two of your standard colors, one brushed and one sprayed, can be ready for our meeting so you can judge the finish yourself. My Safe Pass and tower scaffold cards are current, and I could start within a month of an offer.