G D Parvin Painters & Decorators Ltd

11/01/2023

New year, new paint -

On a quiet trip round Homebase I noticed how easy modern paints are supposed to make our lives. One Coat, No Preparation, Perfect Finish.... If only. My workmen disagree. They'll happily tell you - in great details - how long it takes to sand down a wall, fill the holes, fix the woodwork, prime the....

16/12/2022

Elves up the ladder -

Why can't penguins fly? Because they're not tall enough to be pilots. And yes, it's that time of year again. I'm sure you are fully prepared. My elves (D***y, D***y, D***y, D***y, D***y and Albert) have been taking their  naughty / nice tests,  singing carols as they jauntily dance up and down t...

16/10/2022

Christmas is coming - and so are they -

For a while there it seemed like summer would go on for ever, just like an old Beach Boys record. But here we are, back to earth again, and Christmas heading straight for us like a drunken reindeer. Wherever Christmas cards go, relatives are never far behind. Relatives, it must be said, who will be...

25/09/2022

Wasn't life great when it was boring? -

I asked an online painting app to imagine a robot painting the living room. It didn't miss a beat, and came back with an image that looks every bit as intelligent as I feel at the end of a long week. Not bad, I thought. There's potential here. Fortunately Mrs. Parvin intervened before I tried to ...

24/01/2022

If Walls Could Talk -

If walls could talk!  I'll swear that one of my walls mutters and curses under its breath, and keeps threatening to sue me for negligence.  Nobody likes a whinger, so not even the other walls like that one. I just hope it can't talk english. The remedy of course is a new coat of paint.  Un...

07/01/2022

Is your house angry with you? -

Dog owners tend to look like their pets, so I was wondering whether houses and their owners also look alike. A quick glance down my street made me think there might be something similar going on - houses expressing their feelings to anyone who cares to see. It's scary. Would you sleep well if yo...

13/12/2021

We have a position available for a multi skilled plasterer/builder in the SW London.
Duties include:
Tiling, basic plumbing and electrical, carpentry and plastering.
Not all trades essential but majority desired. Own tools and transport would be an advantage. Please call Holly on: 0208 946 5045 or email the office on: [email protected]

09/12/2021

If 2022 is going to be the year for staying at home, here's one way to soften the blow -

I used to be uncertain. But now I'm not so sure. We might all be getting another chance to spend more time getting to know our living rooms next year. Hurrah. But I say 'Bah!' to such humbug. No matter what happens, brightening up the home is one thing you can be sure will put a smile on your face...

03/12/2021

We have a position available for a multi skilled plasterer/builder in the SW London.

Duties include:

Tiling, basic plumbing and electrical, carpentry and plastering.

Not all trades essential but majority desired. Own tools and transport would be an advantage.

01/12/2021

Christmas decorations, or Christmas Decorators -

As a wise man once said, it's beginning to look a bit like Christmas. And we wish you all the merriness of the season, whether it ends up being social, or slightly distanced. The Parvin elves will be putting a last lick of paint on somebody's living room up to the very last minute. Then, after a lit...

10/11/2021

What dragons don't know about London house prices -

Smaug, the dragon made famous by JR Tolkein, famously slept on a massive hoard of gold in his cavernous cellar. Tolkein's writeup of Smaug is somewhat unflattering. It suggests he was the kind of dragon who had another room full of toilet paper, not to mention several jerry cans of petrol ou...