Painters and Plasterers on the North Shore

Homes along the East Coast Bays and the harbour edge get salt spray carried in on the wind. Salt sits on painted surfaces, attracts moisture and breaks paint down faster than in inland suburbs. It also corrodes metal fixings, gutters and nail heads, which can rust through paint and leave stains.

Before we paint a coastal home, we wash the salt off properly, treat any rust, and use a paint system suited to the conditions. It's extra prep, but it's what stops you needing to repaint again in a few years.

A lot of North Shore houses were built between the 1960s and 1980s, with weatherboard, brick or fibre-cement cladding and interior walls that have been painted many times. Inside, it's common to see cracked joints, old patches and dated colours. We fix the walls properly first, then paint, so the house looks fresh rather than just recoloured.

Some homes from this era have textured or stippled ceilings. Many of these can contain asbestos, so they need testing before anyone sands or scrapes them. We'll talk to you about this if you're thinking about smoothing a ceiling.

In newer suburbs around Albany, we do a lot of GIB stopping on extensions and new builds, and repainting of homes that are 10 or 20 years old. Builders' original paint jobs often show their age in high-traffic areas like hallways and stairs.

Many newer homes also have plaster cladding. Keeping that cladding well painted and any cracks sealed is part of keeping water out, and we can do both the plaster repairs and the painting.

Exterior painting depends on dry days, and coastal homes can take longer to dry out after rain. We plan exterior jobs around the forecast and keep you updated if the weather moves things around.