Our exterior painters prepare and coat render, brick, weatherboard, eaves, gutters, garage doors and frames for Perth sun and coastal salt.
Perth combines three things that punish exterior paint: very high UV, long dry summers with big daily temperature swings and, across much of the metro, salt air off the coast.
The signs are always the same. North and west walls fade years before the south side. Render cracks finely from repeated heat cycles. Fascia and gutters chalk, and aluminium frames oxidise to a dull white bloom. Meanwhile the sheltered south wall still looks new, so repaints get delayed.
You cannot avoid this, but you can specify for it: UV-stable pigments, a flexible membrane that moves with the wall, and salt-rated primers on coastal jobs.
An exterior quote is eight or nine jobs sharing one set of ladders. Each has its own prep and its own coating.
Weather and access drive exterior work far more than interior work.
Exterior pricing is driven by surface area and access, not bedroom count.
A quote covers preparation, two coats of an exterior acrylic system and the trim in scope. Anything excluded, such as major render repair, extensive rot or full paint stripping, is listed. Vague quotes are where variations come from.
Access is the cost nobody expects. A two-storey home on a flat block with clear access is simple. The same house on a sloping block, with a boundary wall two metres away, may need scaffold. We find this at inspection so it is in the quote, not a variation.
Coastal systems cost more, and they are worth it. Homes within a few kilometres of the coast carry a constant salt load. Salt-rated primers and topcoats cost more, but a standard system fails years earlier. For coastal homes in Cottesloe, Scarborough or Fremantle, ask what is being specified.
Every price is a fixed written figure after an on-site inspection, based on your home, not an average. Quotes are free with no obligation.
Exterior paint keeps water out of the wall. Once it chalks, cracks or lifts, water gets behind it. Render spalls, timber rots from the end grain and steel rusts under the film.
Repaint on time and the job is prep and two coats. Repaint two years late and it starts with repair, the expensive part. Watch for chalking (powder on your hand from the wall), fine cracks in render, paint lifting at edges, and fading on the north or west side.
In Perth, a well-specified exterior system lasts around 8 to 12 years. Expect less on the coast and on exposed western walls.
The roof shares the same access and set-up day. Quoted together, it costs less than booking it separately later.
With access up and the site set, nearby jobs cost less to add now than to book later. See all our residential painting services.
Around every 8 to 12 years for a well-specified exterior system, and sooner on the coast or on exposed western walls. Judge it by the weather side, not the sheltered one. North and west walls fade and chalk years before the south, so a house that looks fine from one angle can be overdue from another.
Yes, with the right preparation. We clean and degrease the oxidised aluminium, then apply an etch primer so the topcoat can grip. Done properly, dated bronze or mill-finish frames become matte black or charcoal for a fraction of replacement cost. Without an etch primer the paint peels off in sheets, which is where the idea that it cannot be done comes from.
It depends on the door's size, material and how much rust treatment the edges and fixings need. It is usually inexpensive compared with its impact. A faded door takes up much of the street view and ages everything around it. We price it on site and give you a fixed figure in writing.
Yes. Homes within a few kilometres of the coast carry a constant salt load, which attacks coatings and exposed steel far faster than inland. We use primers and topcoats rated for that exposure. They cost more, but a standard system fails years earlier. If you are in Cottesloe, Scarborough, Fremantle or elsewhere on the coast, ask what is being specified.
Sometimes. Exterior paint needs a dry surface and a clear window to cure, so winter rain can shift the schedule. We also avoid direct afternoon sun, which flashes the surface and leaves lap marks, so we follow the shade around the house. Perth's long dry season means this is usually a scheduling detail, not a real delay.
We walk every elevation, tell you which are failing and which just look tired, plan the access and send a fixed written quote.
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