ABOUT FRANCO
Franco and his brother Guisseppi are Italian and trained and worked as multi-skilled tradesman for 9 years in Naples, Florence and Milan before relocating to Henley-on-Thames. They currently undertake work with alexander for his domestic and commercial clients in the London and Thames valley area and are skilled in all aspects of painting, decorating, plastering and tiling.
Franco was keen to work as a multi-disciplinary tradesman ever since he began his initial training as a plasterer. He wanted to learn additional construction trade skills and further his professional development. He also wanted to be able to provide a fully comprehensive service to the customer, without the customer having to call in a number of different people to carry out individual plastering, painting, decorating and tiling jobs. On a housing renovation project in the Tuscan countryside, apart from the plumber and the electrician, Franco was the only other tradesman employed. He was responsible for painting, plastering, tiling and flooring the villas, and is used to working to a tight schedule and organising the order in which different jobs need to be done, the exact tools that are needed, the time required to carry out the job etc.
Customer satisfaction is really important to franco, as the majority of his work comes from recommendations made by satisfied clients. He takes pride in being reliable and completing work within specified timescales. His main priority is to provide an efficient, reliable, and cost effective service that is not always easy to find, and gives each and every job his personal attention. He is passionate about the work that he does, and is dedicated to achieving excellent results.
Franco also offers a more specialised service to customers. As an Italian, and having plastered, redecorated and tiled many properties in Tuscany, Campania and the Veneto, Franco is a specialist in specific Italian plaster finishes (e.g. Venetian) and cornices, as well as Italian wall and floor tiling. If you fancy a Mediterranean terracotta tiled kitchen or a marble and mosaic Sicilian style bathroom, contact Franco for a free, competitive and no obligation quote.
SERVICES
General interior and exterior painting and decorating
Plastering and skimming (multi-finish/board finish)
Re-plastering
Rendering
Skimming on plasterboard and skimming over artex ceilings
Dry-lining (dot & dab)
Plasterboarding
Damp proofing
Specialist in Italian plaster finishes and cornices
- All aspects of wall and floor tiling: ceramic, slate, mosaic, marble, terracotta and granite
Specialist in Italian wall and floor tiles, glass mosaics, travertine and porcelain
Small bricklaying jobs
Laying of laminate flooring