Painters and Decorators for Hull Homes
ColourHaus paints and decorates homes in Hull, 61 miles (1 hour 11 minutes) by road from our Leeds workshop, and plans work here in one continuous block. We repaint rooms, woodwork, staircases and house exteriors for owners and landlords: a single room’s woodwork starts from £800, a full room with walls, ceiling and woodwork is typically £1,200 to £2,500, and the front elevation of a house starts from £1,200, each price fixed in writing after a free visit and backed by a 5-year written guarantee.
The commonest home across the Hull City Council area is the terraced house (46.7% of households), and the largest group of properties (22.9%) was built between 1919 and 1939.
Painting in Hull at a glance
- Room woodwork from £800
- Full room £1,200 to £2,500
- Front elevation from £1,200
- Fixed written quote in 48 hours
- 5-year written guarantee
- 175,000+ colours, samples at home
What Our Decorators Paint
Inside the house
- Walls and ceilings
- Skirting boards and architraves
- Interior doors and frames
- Staircases, spindles and handrails
- Radiators
- Built-in wardrobes and panelling
The type of house changes the job more than anything else:
- Terraced houses, 46.7% of homes here (about 53,920 households): rooms are often compact, and the hall, stairs and landing together are frequently the most worthwhile single job.
- Semi-detached houses, 29.4% of homes here (about 33,950 households): side access usually makes outside work simpler, and a full bedroom or living room tends to sit in the middle of our price range.
- Flats, 15.3% of homes here (about 17,670 households): work is usually one or two rooms at a time, with lifts, stairs, parking and any communal areas checked at the visit.
- Detached houses, 8.4% of homes here (about 9,700 households): bigger rooms, more doors and taller stairwells, so a whole-house repaint runs over several days and full rooms sit nearer the top of the range.
Outside the house
- Render and masonry walls
- Soffits, fascias and bargeboards
- Timber cladding
- Garden walls and outbuildings
45.3% of properties were built between 1919 and 1972, when pebbledash and roughcast were common, and those textured walls are where spraying beats a roller. For a full sprayed render finish see exterior spraying in Hull; uPVC windows and doors are a separate service with their own coatings and guarantee, on our uPVC window painting page for Hull.
Woodwork, doors and staircases
Most woodwork here belongs to the 22.4% of homes built from 1945 to 1972 or the 22.9% built between the wars, so expect flush or panelled doors with several old layers of gloss to key back before recoating.
Painting and Decorating Prices in Hull
| One room’s woodwork | From £800, usually 1 day |
|---|---|
| Full room, walls to woodwork | £1,200 to £2,500, 2 to 3 days |
| Front elevation outside | From £1,200, 1 to 3 days |
| Whole house, inside or out | Quoted after a survey |
| Guarantee | 5 years, in writing |
Prices are fixed per job, not day rates, and the written quote is the price you pay, with 0% finance available if you would rather spread the cost.
Brush, roller or spray: how we choose
We pick the method for each surface: walls and ceilings in furnished rooms are usually rollered with the edges cut in by brush, doors, frames, skirting, staircases and radiators are usually sprayed for a finish with no brush marks, and empty rooms, new builds and render are often sprayed throughout. In the terraced houses that make up 46.7% of homes across the Hull City Council area, a lived-in room usually gets rollered walls and sprayed doors, skirting and stairs; if you want the walls sprayed too, see interior spraying in Hull.
Hull Homes in Numbers
What the official figures say about the homes across the Hull City Council area, and what that means for a painting job.
Hull at a glance
| Council | Hull City Council |
|---|---|
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 1 hour 11 minutes by road (61 miles), to the east |
| Households counted | 115,471 across the whole Hull City Council area |
| Owner-occupied | 48% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 24% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What these figures mean for decorating in Hull
The tenure mix across the Hull City Council area is close to typical, with 48.3% owner-occupied, 23.9% privately rented and 27.0% social housing, so we decorate here for owners and landlords alike, and the difference is mainly the finish: hard-wearing and easy to touch up for a let, a wider choice of sheen and colour for your own home.
27.0% of homes are social housing, 9.8 points above the 17% average for the areas we cover; council and housing association tenants can normally decorate inside, but the landlord looks after the outside of the building, so check before booking exterior painting.
46.7% of homes are terraced, 19.9 points above the 27% average for the areas we cover, and many terraced fronts open straight onto the pavement. Any scaffold or tower on the public footway needs a licence from Hull City Council as the highway authority before outside work starts, and inside, rear rooms are reached through the house, so hall carpets and stair runners are protected first.
How old the homes are, and why it matters for paint
42.8% of properties were built before 1940 and 34.8% since 1973, so older surfaces with more layers of old paint and more filling are the norm here, and preparation is the larger part of most jobs.
- 1919 to 1939, 22.9% (about 28,640 properties): lath-and-plaster ceilings, picture rails and panelled doors are typical, and fine ceiling cracks need cutting out and filling or they come back through new paint.
- 1945 to 1972, 22.4% (about 28,010 properties): textured ceiling coatings are common, and any applied before 2000 can contain asbestos, so they should be painted over or tested, never sanded or scraped.
- 1973 to 1999, 22.1% (about 27,640 properties): plasterboard walls paint well, but varnished pine doors and skirtings need keying and a stain-blocking primer or knots bleed through a pale colour.
- Built before 1919, 19.9% (about 24,880 properties): lime plaster and solid stone or brick walls want a breathable paint rather than vinyl emulsion, and old woodwork may hide lead paint, so it should be tested before any dry sanding.
- 2000 onwards, 12.7% (about 15,880 properties): walls usually carry a thin contract matt that marks easily, and shrinkage cracks in the first year or two are normal, so redecorating after that settling lasts better.
These figures cover all 115,471 households in the Hull City Council area and 125,050 properties in the VOA count, so your own street may look different; we judge the surfaces at your home on the visit.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, for the whole council district; Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (CTSOP4.1, build period, 31 March 2025); OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory via postcodes.io; OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, from LS7 1AH. "Average" is the household-weighted average across the 203 towns and villages on our areas page. Figures compiled 2026-10-19.
How a Decorating Job Runs
- Free home visit with colour samples
- Fixed written quote within 48 hours
- Masking, filling, sanding and priming
- Painting, final check, written guarantee
Booking a Decorator in Hull
Getting to Hull
Hull is 61 miles and about 1 hour 11 minutes by road from our Leeds workshop, which is a long way for a small team, so we take on work here when the job is a good fit, planned in one block. If we can't offer a sensible price for the distance, we will say so at the quote stage rather than after.
Painters near Hull
- Painters Anlaby 4 mi
- Painters Cottingham 4 mi
- Painters Hessle 4 mi
- Painters Willerby 5 mi
- Painters Kirk Ella 5 mi
- Painters Hedon 6 mi
Distances are straight-line from Hull centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Painting Quote in Hull
Tell us a little about the job. We reply within 2 working hours and send a fixed-price written quote within 48 hours of the consultation.
What Customers Say About Our Painting and decorating Work
“Matt was amazing and the communication was great. We had our house painted with white ceilings and a contrast on the walls - exactly what we asked for.”
“A massive thank you to Matt and his team. They spray painted all my internal doors and transformed my bedroom by decorating and spraying the fitted wardrobes. Absolutely thrilled.”
“Matt is great to work with and we are delighted with the finished results in our son's bedroom. He sprayed some inbuilt wardrobes and they look superb.”
These are genuine Google reviews of our painting and decorating work from customers across Yorkshire, not only Hull. Read all our reviews.
Painters & Decorators in Hull: Questions
How much do painters and decorators charge in Hull?
A single room's woodwork starts from £800, a full room including walls, ceiling and woodwork is typically £1,200 to £2,500, and the front elevation of a house starts from £1,200. Terraced houses are the commonest home here (46.7%), and their smaller rooms usually put a full room nearer the lower end; whole houses are quoted after a survey.
How long does it take to decorate a room?
One room's woodwork usually takes a day, a full room two to three days and an exterior one to three days depending on the house and the weather; Hull is 61 miles (1 hour 11 minutes) by road from our Leeds workshop, so multi-day jobs here are booked as one block of consecutive days, set out in your written quote.
Can you paint varnished pine doors and skirtings?
Yes. 22.1% of properties across the Hull City Council area date from 1973 to 1999, when varnished pine was common; it needs keying and a stain-blocking primer first, or knots and resin bleed through a pale colour.
How far is Hull from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Hull is about 61 miles by road, roughly 1 hour 11 minutes away, to the east. We confirm visit dates and anything distance-related in your fixed-price quote before you commit.
Do I need permission to change exterior colours in Hull?
Usually not for an ordinary house, but listed buildings, conservation areas and Article 4 areas can need consent from Hull City Council. If your home is in one, check with the council first; we can give you the exact RAL or BS colour reference for the application.