Eddie Reid Tempo Painting and Decorating T: 02866336005
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All Interior & Exterior Repainting & Wallpaper Hanging Private & Commercial Work Power Washing Also Available Fermanagh & South Tyrone Most Competitive Rates
Eddie Reid Painting & Decorating
Telephone: 02866336005
Mob: 07745 839511
29 Mullanaskea Road, Tempo, Enniskillen, BT94 3AD
A house painter and decorator is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator or house painter.[1][2] The purpose of painting is to improve the aesthetic of a building and to protect it from damage by water, rust, corrosion, insects and mold.
In England, little is known of the trade and its structures before the late 13th century, at which paint guilds began to form, amongst them the Painters Company and the Stainers Company. These two guilds eventually merged with the consent of the Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1502, forming the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers. The guild standardised the craft and acted as a protector of the trade secrets. In 1599, the guild asked Parliament for protection, which was eventually granted in a bill of 1606, which granted the trade protection from outside competition such as plasterers.[2]
The Act legislated for a seven-year apprenticeship, and also barred plasterers from painting, unless apprenticed to a painter, with the penalty for such painting being a fine of £5. The Act also enshrined a maximum daily fee of 16 old pence for their labour.[2]
