Bathroom Contractor Recommendation

I'd second the recommendation for Doranlink. I had a truly grotty and damaged original bathroom, and Terry Coull and his team managed to make it look nice and new in little more than a week. There's been a lot of discussion about regrouting on this forum - it was expensive but I think the end result justified the expense. The project included re-plastering the ceiling, polishing the bath, replacing smashed tiles, and plumbing work. I ended up with a shiny, clean, functional original bathroom that looks welcoming and new rather than 40 years old. Terry knows all the ins and outs of the Barbican and is good at explaining what can (and can't) be done. He's very responsive by phone and email (not always the case with contractors, in my experience) and he and his team were friendly and easy to deal with. I also employed them to deal with sundry other restoration/redecoration tasks around the flat.

Stripping Paint of Painted Window Frames
I have just moved into a flat in the Barbican. The previous owner painted the interior woodwork on doors and window frames. Does anyone have any hints, tips or recommendations for removal and stripping of paint?

Bathroom Contractor Recommendation

Just wanted to post a recommendation of a really good bathroom guy we used recently - in case anyone's looking...

We had our bathroom in Cromwell Tower renovated last year. It was in a pretty bad state when we moved in. The previous owners had painted over the tiles and all that paint was now flaking off. There were serious problems with dampness and mould in the walls and ceiling. It was basically a bit of a state.

The situation was so bad, in fact, that the first contractor we called out wasn't able to handle it. He spent an hour stripping a couple of tiles off the wall and then disappeared never to be heard from again!

Terry Coull at Doran Link, however, was amazing. He quickly ascertained the scale of the problem and gave us realistic and very reasonable quotes about what the job would entail.
We now have a beautiful new bathroom that we're confident is going to stand the test of time.

Decorators

No experience of B & S but we recently used Terry Coull of Doranlink & Co. for painting and tiling. They did an especially good job on repairing water penetration damage to our cracked ceiling and give clear and detailed written estimates beforehand.