# D.P.A Decorating

D.P.A Decorating is a painter / decorator in Colchester. Rated 4.9/5 from 3 public reviews across 1 review source. This is the MyTrustedTraders public-evidence profile — independent reviews, credentials and registry data from named public sources, with no ads and no paid placement.

Trust score: 46/100

## About
Painter / decorator in Colchester, Essex.

## Public review evidence (by source)
| Source | Average rating | Reviews |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Checkatrade | 4.9/5 | 3 |

_Per-source review counts may overlap — they need not sum to the 3 cross-checked total above._

Rated 4.9★ — in line with the local average for painters / decorators in Colchester. Across 50 rated painters / decorators in Colchester, the typical rating is 4.9★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.

Most recent review: 5 years ago.

## In customers' own words
_Verbatim quotes from this trader's public reviews, each attributed to its source:_
> "Dale was recommended by a neighbor and I'm so happy I went with him. He made sure surfaces and floors were covered and hoovered up at the end of every day, he was on time and very polite, the standard of work was excellent and I will be having him back in the future to finish off the house."
> — Anonymous (5.0, via Checkatrade)

> "Dale was exceptional, such a lovely young man, the work carried out was great, he was very clean and tidy. I would have no problem to recommend him to anyone."
> — Anonymous (5.0, via Checkatrade)

> "Dale came and didnan excellent job of modernising our kitchen, spray painting the fitted parts and then painting the tiles and walls for a full colour change. He was left alone in the house to get on. Done a great job with the finish in the kitchen it looks 100times better and very trustworthy would highly recommend him to anyone in need of decorating doing"
> — Anonymous (4.8, via Checkatrade)

## Trades
Painter / decorator

## Independent verification
_What MyTrustedTraders independently checked for this business (verified items only):_
- Review volume: MTT is showing 3 public reviews on this profile. (via MyTrustedTraders public listing)
- Public listing spread: MTT is showing 1 public listing for this trader. (via MyTrustedTraders public listing)
- Business identity: MTT is showing public business identity data with operating status unknown. (via MyTrustedTraders public listing)

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## Credentials & sources
- Credentials shown: 0
- Companies House status: unknown
- Evidence from: Checkatrade
- Public evidence last checked May 2026

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