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Assessment · wallpaper hangers round wallpaper-hanging-2026-09

RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating review

Assessed in Wallpaper hangers in Telford

Sole Trader

Telford · Service area: Telford

RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating in short

RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating is an Overdale decorating business listed on the Places record and a trade directory, both giving the same address. The Places listing carries a mobile number, and there is no business website. In our judgement it suits anyone comfortable booking a decorator by phone on the strength of reviews.

Customers rate the business at five stars on Google, with a directory source agreeing at the top of its scale. This review reads that two-source agreement as a clean but small customer story. Name and address matching across both records adds a basic trace of reassurance.

What counts against it is everything beyond reviews: no website, and insurance, trading history and pricing all unpublished. Our verdict keeps RICHARD DEAN outside the ranked ten until the public record grows. The gaps sit in paperwork, not in anything adverse.

RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google5.0 out of 512
bdir.in5.0 out of 57

Our verdict

Our judgement: this business suits you if you want an Overdale decorator with a clean two-source review record and you are comfortable booking by phone [1] [2]. The public record beyond reviews is minimal, with no website and no stated terms of any kind [2]. The gaps sit in paperwork, not in anything adverse on the public record.

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
55.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 12 reviews; bdir.in 5 out of 5 from 7 reviews [1] [2].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked [2].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40

No pricing statements of any kind were found — no rates, quote terms or VAT position [2].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

30

There is no website; only directory listings confirm name, address and trade [2].

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • Two sources agree at 5.0: 12 Google reviews and 7 directory votes, both seen 4 September 2026 [1] [2].

  • Name and Overdale address match across the Places record and the directory [1] [2].

Limitations

  • There is no website, and insurance, trading history and pricing are all unpublished [2].

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Questions about RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating

Is RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating any good?

The record is clean but thin: researched for our September round but outside the ranked ten, an Overdale decorator with five stars on Google and a directory source agreeing. There is no website and no stated terms. Read both sources, then phone the listing number for terms.

Is RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating on a trade register?

No trade-scheme membership could be sourced from any register or platform we checked, and with no website there is nowhere else to look. That is normal in this trade, where no registration applies by law. Ask about current membership when you phone.

What does RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating charge?

No pricing statements of any kind were found — no rates, quote terms or VAT position. Phone the listing number with the decorating you want and ask for one itemised fixed quote. Confirm who supplies materials before you agree anything.

Where does RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating work?

RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating works from Overdale in Telford, with the Places record and a trade directory giving the same matching address. The Places listing carries a mobile number. Send your area with the job description to confirm cover.

How is RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating ranked?

It was researched for our September wallpaper hanging round but sits outside the ranked ten, so it carries no position. The thin public record beyond reviews held it back against fuller profiles. Read the full review, then phone for terms. Firms can send detail through Claim a listing.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Handyman Telford66.3 / 100Ranked 1. Best for wallpapering plus wider odd jobs from one pair of hands.
  2. Town & Country Painting & Decorating65.0 / 100Ranked 2. Best for established family firm for wallpapering.
  3. Dampguard & Plastering63.1 / 100Ranked 3. Best for damp-proofing with plastering included.
  4. A Thorpe Plastering61.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for plastering with re-decoration afterwards.

Sources

  1. Google Maps listing — RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. bdir.in Telford painters page Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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