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Painters in
Woden Valley.
Woden Valley holds some of Canberra's oldest suburbs, and the homes here ask for a different kind of preparation than anything built in the last thirty years.
What we usually find in Woden Valley homes
Curtin, Hughes, Garran and their neighbours date from the early 1960s, which makes them among the oldest housing stock in Canberra. Original timber windows, deep timber eaves and painted render are common, and many have been through several repaints already, sometimes with coatings that no longer bond well to each other. That is where the work is: cutting back what has failed, filling and sealing before the topcoat, and knowing when a surface needs stripping rather than another layer. Interiors of this era frequently need cracks cut out and filled around cornices and door frames, because the house has settled over sixty years.
Most common jobs here
- Repaints where earlier coatings have started to fail
- Plaster repairs, cracks and cornices before painting
- Timber windows, eaves and fascia on 1960s homes
Suburbs we cover
Chifley, Curtin, Farrer, Garran, Hughes, Lyons, Mawson, O'Malley, Pearce, Phillip, Torrens
Everything we take on
in Woden Valley.
Painting, plastering and floor coatings, for homes and for commercial sites. Every quote is free, given on site and confirmed in writing.
How we work, step by step- Interior painting
- Exterior painting
- Commercial painting
- New homes
- Repaints
- Roof painting
- Deck & fence painting
- Wallpaper removal
- Plastering
- Garage floor coating
Common questions
Asked in Woden Valley.
Our home is from the 1960s and has been painted several times. Is that a problem?
It is common here and it is manageable, but it changes the preparation. Where old coatings have lost their grip, another layer on top will fail with them, so those areas are cut back to a sound surface first. We tell you what we find at quoting stage.
Do you repair cracked plaster before painting?
Yes. Cracks are cut out and filled, water-stained ceilings patched and sealed, and bare areas spot-primed. On a home of this age that preparation is most of what decides how long the finish lasts.
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