UIL always provides free, no obligation, detailed written quotations (not estimates) and a fixed price for every job (anything verbal is put into writing).

The quote is fully transparent and shows how the price of the job is calculated (eg cost of materials and cost of labour for each phase of the job). This allows the customer to add/omit aspects of the job to meet their budget and avoids any confusion regarding what is/isn't included in the job.

Dancing around a pole really does make the time fly by!

No, not that sort of pole! An extension pole for a roller cage – when painting walls!

If you haven’t used an extension pole when you are roller painting a wall then you’re missing a trick.

Happy birthday to us!

Trying to find relevant UK statistics for the amount of years that a typical (similar) company lasts for has proven difficult. The general consensus was that 5 years is “above average” when looking at failure rates of new companies, so a pat on the back is well deserved.

Here’s to the next 5 years!

The debate around Trade vs Contract paint is one of those topics that always seems to divide opinion. Search online and you’ll find conflicting reviews, strong personal views, and very little clarity and that’s the problem – there doesn’t seem to be a factually correct answer to the difference between Trade and Contract paint.

“Pssst, have you seen the new kid in school?  Hey, look at him!  Ohhhhh, who is that, what is his name?  Wow what a big shiny chisel!”  Jokes aside, I want to welcome onto the scene Able & Mason!

They say every day is a learning day, so hopefully this blog teaches you something pretty basic and pretty useful!  

Salt – it attracts moisture. We have all seen it before, leave a pot of salt open to the atmosphere (indoors) and it clumps together and goes hard, it has stuck together with the moisture from the air.  So what has this got to do with buildings?  

It is a common misconception that you can chuck a bit of household bleach over the mould around your shower tray or at the edge of the...

When you’re already feeling ill, down and low on energy then someone knocking you back, cancelling on you last minute, rejecting you, or ghosting you, can make an already bad situation a lot worse.

A space saving design solution UIL utilised back in 2018/2019 was to install a washing machine in a bathroom.

This is a common design tactic utilised in Europe and America and really it does make sense – after all, why would a washing machine be in a food area (kitchen)? If you don’t have a utility room then a bathroom (with all it’s lovely cleanliness and plumbing) is the obvious place for a washing machine.

Read the original post that UIL wrote on MyBuilder here

Sometimes it does feel like we are living in a limbo…. So any time you can bring order to the chaos it is probably a good idea to do so! Don’t hire a fly-by-night or unprofessional trades-person, do your due diligence and you probably won't come unstuck.

When you are dealing with a proper incorporated Limited Company you, the customer will have access to certain information that other types of businesses (e.g. Sole-Trader) don’t or won't provide.

You are what you say you are…

It sounds silly but it is true. Anyone who has ever changed career will have realised it is true. At first you have “impostor syndrome” but then all of a sudden you are running a new life, dressing differently, carrying yourself different, mixing with different people…

If you act shy you will be more shy…

If you give in to OCD you will become more OCD…

Afraid of something? Then you’ll be more afraid in the future…

Water causes the most damage to buildings! Even above fire!

Most people are interested and surprised to learn this.

That dripping gutter you meant to fix ten years ago – seemed like a minor problem, but left unchecked it can cause a lot of damage to a structure because the slow drip drip drip has been chipping away at the building and causing all sort of unseen damage like rot, decay, paint peeling, etc.

A bit like the Bermuda triangle a project budget will always be a thing of mystery – after all, how do you control time, quality and money!? Surely only Dr Who can control time?! The simple answer is that you cannot control and prioritise all three aspects of a project – even for the best Project Manager, it is impossible.

Yet again we missed our own birthday party! October was a crazy busy month, busy enough to almost forget that Upcycle Interiors Limited (UIL) turned 4 years old.

A big thank you goes out to all customers – past – present – future.

Thank you!

If you’re unsure of the options then this blog will hopefully clarify the way that pricing a job works.

“The devil is in the detail” so they say, alternatively, the “The Architecture is in the detail”, which is far better considering we are discussing buildings.

Both of these sayings are so true! Details can make or break a project, in the same way that they can make or break a business.

UIL is proud to act in a professional manner at all times and to conduct business in a completely transparent manner. There is nothing to hide - you will find all of the company details in this blog

Please see the below video to find out about the 3 pillars that Upcycle Interiors stands by - Professional, Trustworthy, Reliable

Recycling a material normally means reducing it to its raw material and then making a new item from it. For example, glass bottles are melted down and then used to make new glass bottles. This process uses a lot of energy. The value of the recycled material is “neutral”, after it is used it is thrown away, melted down and another bottle is made, which has the same value/quality of the bottle that was discarded.

A brief overview of some of the books on the current reading list

Other Portland / Weymouth-based Handymen and Property Maintenance operatives include Chesil Property Maintenance and HouseMartin. Martin is much like Upcycle Interiors Limited – offering a broad range of skills and virtually able to cater for everything that a complete renovation requires. A promising fact is that House Martin does not advertise cheap or value prices and they aren’t trying to do everything at the lowest level.