Pro Project Spotlight:
Emperor Paint X Mike's Painting & Decorating
After much research deciding on which product to use on their home, Mike’s Painting & Decorating’s customer decided they wanted to use a top of the range paint that would stand the test of time.

The team at Advanced Decorators recently undertook a full exterior renovation project to give this roughcast property in Bankfoot, Scotland a long overdue refresh that will last years to come.
“The full Emperor system used throughout”
Like many properties in the area, this property was rendered with bare, unpainted pebbledash. While providing added weather durability in comparison to smooth renders, bare roughcast is characterised by its beige tones and is often a surface that can look dated over-time. While the roughcast was still sound, Advanced Decorators were tasked with refreshing the exterior to provide a more modern finish to the property that would also hold up to the weather conditions.
The team at Advanced Decorators began with the process of ensuring the surface was clean and free from contamination. The cleaning process with roughcast and other textured finishes is crucial due to the nature of the texture. Dirt can often gather in the nooks and crannies of the dash, while organic growth is often particularly prevalent due to higher levels of moisture.
The render itself required little repairs and was well adhered to the wall with no cracking, creating an ideal surface to begin the painting process.
With the roughcast being an bare, unpainted surface, the team at Advanced Decorators began the applied one-coat of Emperor Exterior Primer. This priming layer allows first-coat of paint can adhere to the unpainted surface, while also reducing the porosity of the roughcast in order to ensure the first coat of paint does not soak through into the render and instead creates the required paint film on the wall.
Emperor Exterior Primer was specified for the project in order to qualify for the Emperor Paint lifetime guarantee and to achieve maximum performance in the harsh weather the property will endure in Perthshire.
“I fully recommend every exterior we estimate to go down the route of using Emperor Paint”
The homeowner selected ‘White’ as the chosen colour of Emperor Masonry Paint for the project. The colour was also selected for the plinths, previously painted in a light grey in order to create a cohesive exterior colour scheme.
While selecting a contrasting colour for exterior trim such as plinths can be popular and an effective design choice, a uniform colour across both exterior walls and plinths has fantastic benefits. It can not only provide a streamlined appearance but also visually raises the height of a building by not breaking the colour flow at the base. On this property, the contrasting colour of the natural timber windows meant that this colour choice would only further modernise the exterior design.
Advanced Decorators applied two-coats of Emperor Masonry Paint, with a 10% dilution of the first coat which aids application on to the heavily textured finish and ensures the masonry paint is not overapplied within the dash of the render.
Along with the fresh new appearance, the property through the process of applying Emperor Masonry Paint is now also protected from the elements. With a 25 year proven performance, the homeowner is now able to rest assured knowing that the property is painted with a masonry paint that helps prevent penetrating damp and reduces water ingress, which is particularly common in areas such as Perthshire.
“Can’t recommend this system enough for your exteriors”
Along with the fresh new appearance, the property through the process of applying Emperor Masonry Paint is now also protected from the elements. With a 25 year proven performance, the homeowner is now able to rest assured knowing that the property is painted with a masonry paint that helps prevent penetrating damp and reduces water ingress, which is particularly common in areas such as Perthshire.
The team at Advanced Decorators said; “The difference in finish from other paints is night and day and value to money with the lifetime guarantee is a no brainer.”
We would like to say a big congratulations to Advanced Decorators for another successful project and take the time to thank them for sharing this wonderful project in our Pro Project Spotlight.
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