Letterkenny and surrounds
Painting and decorating, done the way it should be.
Every quotation sets out the preparation, the materials and the number of coats before any work begins.
Family trade · Fully insured · Written itemised quotations · One contractor, start to finish
Two painters can quote the same room and mean entirely different things.
The difference is almost never in the finish coat. It is in what happened before it — whether the walls were washed down, whether the filler was primed, whether bare timber was knotted, whether anyone looked at the surface under proper light before calling it done.
None of that is visible when the job is finished. All of it is visible eighteen months later.
Every quotation from McGreal & Co. sets out the preparation surface by surface, the products by name, and the number of coats. If a job needs three coats, the quotation says three coats.
David Zylstra
I’m David.
McGreal & Co. is my painting and decorating business, working in Letterkenny and the surrounding area.
I learned the trade from my father, who ran a painting company in Canada. Most of what he taught me had nothing to do with brushes — he was insistent about proper light, proper sanding equipment, and washing surfaces down before anything went near them.
McGreal was my grandmother’s maiden name. She was from Mayo, married a carpenter from Monaghan, raised seven children in Canada and lived to a hundred and two.
What we do
Interior decoration
Ceilings, walls, woodwork and stairwells. Full house repaints, single rooms, and first decoration of newly plastered work.
Exterior painting
Render, masonry, fascia, soffit, windows and doors. Scheduled around conditions rather than the calendar.
Woodwork and joinery
Doors, frames, skirting, stairs and built-in furniture — where the difference between a competent job and a good one is most visible.
How a job runs
- 1
Site visit
Thirty to forty-five minutes, arranged around you, evenings included. Every surface measured and assessed.
- 2
Written quotation
Preparation, products, coats, start and completion dates, and a fixed price. No charge for either.
- 3
The work
Furniture and floors covered before anything begins. The house cleaned at the end of each day, not the end of the job.
- 4
Completion
The finished work walked through together under proper light. Anything not right is put right then.
What every job includes
- A written, itemised quotation before anything begins — preparation, products by name, number of coats, start and completion dates
- Public liability insurance details supplied with the quotation, without being asked
- A fixed price. Nothing added to an invoice that wasn't agreed first
- Furniture, floors and fittings protected before work starts
- The property cleaned at the end of every working day
- A walkthrough on completion, with snags put right then rather than booked in for a return visit
- Left-over material labelled by room and product and left with you
Areas covered
Letterkenny · Kilmacrennan · Ramelton · Rathmullan · Milford · Churchill · Termon · Glenswilly · Manorcunningham · Newtowncunningham · Raphoe · Convoy · Ballybofey · Stranorlar · Lifford
Outside this area, ask — it depends on the job.
Request a quotation
No charge for the visit or the quote. Site visits arranged around you, evenings included.