Newcastle
Painters Kotara
Painters Kotara can refresh your home’s painted details and help define which exterior items belong in the work. Send us photographs and identify the parts you would like included in the enquiry.
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- Fully insuredPublic liability cover
- Free written quotesNo obligation
- Locally ownedNewcastle and Lake Mac
The houses in Kotara
On a house with unpainted brick, most exterior paint may be on fascia boards, eaves, doors and window frames. Updating those parts can change the overall appearance without adding a new painted finish to masonry that currently needs no repainting.
Our Kotara painters can discuss a trims only enquiry separately from a whole exterior. Include the condition of the existing finish and whether the brick has already been coated, so we know whether you want the brick walls painted or only the timber and metal around them.
Need a painter in Kotara?
Tell us what needs painting and we will come and look at it, then put an itemised written quote in your hands. Free, and no obligation to go ahead.
What we look at first in Kotara
Compare the visible front of the house with the less obvious areas beneath eaves and around window joints. Preparation depends on material and condition, not simply on which colour you choose.
Trims and eaves
Peeling eaves or fascias may need more than another coat. Look for overflowing gutters, soft timber and older boards or sheets beneath the eaves whose material has not been identified, as moisture or a material requiring special assessment can change what preparation is appropriate before repainting is considered.
Timber window frames
Open joints or failed glazing putty can let water reach timber frames. Identify windows that leak or stick, so those problems can be discussed before painting rather than hidden beneath a finish that leaves the underlying issue unchanged.
Previously painted brick
Coated brick should be assessed for loose paint, chalking and persistent damp. A sound existing layer may be retained, but failed patches need a considered approach so the new colour is applied over material that can support it.
Paint containing lead was used in many Australian houses before 1970. Where it is present, the federal government's Lead Alert guide sets out how to prepare it, with wet scraping and wet sanding in place of dry sanding.
What we paint in Kotara
- Interior PaintingWalls, ceilings, trim and feature walls, prepared properly so the finish lasts. Single rooms through to a whole house repaint.
- Exterior PaintingWeatherboard, render, brick and fibro, recoated with paints built for salt air and the Newcastle sun.
- Commercial & StrataOffices, shopfronts, warehouses and strata blocks. We work after hours and in stages so your business keeps running.
- Residential PaintingWhole home repaints inside and out, handled as one job with one quote, one crew and one schedule.
- Fence & DeckTimber decks, pergolas and fences, cleaned back and re-oiled or stained so they hold up to weather and foot traffic.
Questions people ask painters in Kotara
Can you paint while we are at work?
Explain how entry will be managed and what areas will be available. Exterior work may still require gates unlocked, an outdoor tap available or windows opened at agreed times, while interior work needs clear rooms and agreed arrangements rather than an assumption that nobody needs to be home.
Should we replace old timber windows or paint them?
The timber frames, glass, hinges and window fittings all matter to that decision. Ask about the condition first, and consider repairs where appropriate; painting alone will not correct decay, broken fittings or a window that no longer keeps water out.
Is it much cheaper to repaint just the trims?
Painting only the trims means fewer parts of the house are included, but the price depends on detail, preparation and access. Ask our painters in Kotara to discuss the specific trims you want included, rather than assuming every face brick house needs the same items painted.
Kotara and the suburbs around it
We work the streets either side of Kotara as well, so if you are just over the boundary it is the same job and the same free quote.
Every suburb we cover in Newcastle