Exterior Painting in Sydney's inner city, inner west & eastern suburbs
Exterior work that lasts starts with the prep. We wash down, scrape and sand back failing paint, treat bare timber and fill where needed, then coat with exterior-grade systems chosen for the substrate. Weatherboards, rendered façades, eaves, fascias and gutters — sealed against Sydney's sun and rain.
What's included
Ideal for weatherboard cottages, terraces and rendered façades.
- Weatherboard, fibro, brick and rendered surfaces
- Eaves, fascias, gutters, downpipes and soffits
- Pressure-wash, scrape, sand and spot-prime bare areas
- Timber repair, filling and full gap-sealing before topcoats
- Exterior-grade, UV-stable coating systems
How we approach exterior painting
Assess the whole exterior
We walk the outside before pricing anything: the substrate, which elevations take the weather, where the existing coating has already let go, and what needs repair rather than paint.
Wash it down
Pressure-wash or hand-wash to take off dirt, chalked paint, mould and — near the coast — salt. Everything after this step depends on this step.
Scrape, sand and repair
Failing paint comes back to a sound edge, the transitions get sanded flat so they don't telegraph through, bare timber is treated, and splits and failed filler are made good.
Seal where water gets in
Caulk the joints, cut ends, and window and door surrounds. This is the unglamorous step that decides whether the boards behind the paint stay sound.
Prime the bare areas
Spot-prime bare timber, render and every repair with a primer chosen for that substrate rather than one general-purpose tin for the whole house.
Coat the system
Two coats of an exterior system specified for the substrate and how exposed the wall actually is, applied in conditions that let it cure properly rather than just dry.
Finish and check
Eaves, fascias, gutters and downpipes completed, site cleared, and a walk around the outside with you to sign it off.
What changes the result
- Preparation is most of the job. A premium coating over a chalked, dirty or damp surface fails early, and it fails for reasons that have nothing to do with what it cost.
- Weather sets the schedule, not the calendar. Paint won't bond to a damp surface and rain on a fresh coat means that coat comes back off, so a bad forecast costs a day.
- Exposure decides the specification. A wall taking salt spray and afternoon sun is a different system from a sheltered rear elevation on the same house.
- Bare timber and end grain are where water gets in. Sealing them properly is the single biggest difference between a repaint that lasts and one that doesn't.
- Render and painted brick have to be dry through, not just dry to touch — a wall can look ready and still be holding water from last week's rain.
- Rust keeps coming back through paint on steel frames and balustrades unless it's taken back to sound metal and primed for the job.
- Colour reads lighter and stronger across a whole façade than it does on a chip in your hand. A test patch on the actual wall is worth the hour.
Where we do this
We cover three parts of Sydney closely rather than the whole city thinly. Each area page covers the housing there and what it means for the work.
Inner city
Terraces, warehouse conversions and apartment blocks, on streets where access and heritage colour matter as much as the coating.
See the areaInner west
Federation semis, weatherboard cottages and bungalows — timber-heavy homes where the prep decides how long the finish lasts.
See the areaEastern & coastal
Rendered houses and deco apartment blocks facing the water, where salt and UV decide how long an exterior coating lasts.
See the areaQuestions about exterior painting
What time of year is best for exterior painting?
Sydney gives us a long usable season, and the practical answer is whenever we get a settled run of dry, mild days. Cold nights and heavy dew slow curing, and mid-summer sun on a dark wall can dry a coat faster than it should. We work with the forecast and sequence the elevations so the exposed sides go on in the right conditions.
Do you paint gutters, downpipes and roofs?
Gutters, downpipes, fascias, eaves and soffits, yes — they're part of a proper exterior job and they're usually the first thing to fail. Roof coating is a different job with different access and different gear, and if that's what your place needs we'll tell you you're better off with a roofing specialist rather than take it on.
How long will an exterior repaint last?
That depends on the substrate, the exposure and how sound the surface was underneath — which is why we won't quote you a number for a house we haven't seen. What we can tell you is what we find on your place, which elevations will go first, and what the preparation needs to be for the coating to reach its potential rather than fail early.
What do you need from us — access, water, power?
Access to every elevation, an outside tap and a power point, and somewhere sensible to stand ladders or gear. We'll walk it with you when we quote so anything awkward — a locked side gate, a neighbour's fence line, an air-conditioning unit in the way — is sorted before the first day rather than on it.
Other services
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trims and doors — clean cut-ins and a flawless roll, room by room.
Learn moreHeritage & Restoration
Period terraces and detailed joinery handled with the care older homes deserve.
Learn moreFeature Walls
One considered wall — deep colour, clean edges, and a finish that carries the room.
Learn morePlastering & Repairs
Cracks, holes and patchy walls made good — a sound surface before a drop of paint.
Learn moreCommercial & Shopfront
Shops, stores and offices — staged so you can keep trading while we work.
Learn moreThinking about exterior painting?
Send through the details and we'll arrange a time to look at it and price it properly.