Our Painting Projects: Before and After
Recent jobs by our crew, before and after. Open any project for the full write-up.
Before
AfterResidential interior · Inner West period house
Pressed metal ceiling restoration, Inner West
Decades of paint had built up on this ceiling until it started coming away in sheets. We scraped the loose paint off by hand, kept the sound coats, then primed and applied two finish coats, so the pressed detail is crisp again instead of buried under another layer.
Before
AfterCommercial coatings · IKEA, Rhodes
Protective coatings at IKEA Rhodes
The steel waste compactors at IKEA Rhodes were rusting at the panels and seams. We ground them back to sound steel, primed them and finished them in a Dulux Protective Coatings two-pack system, working around a loading dock that stayed open the whole time.
Before
AfterStrata exterior · Canada Bay, between Five Dock and Concord
Three-storey strata block, Canada Bay
A walk-up on Regatta Road taken from tired ochre render to a warm off-white with charcoal window frames, fascias and garage doors. Residents stayed home and the driveways stayed open, with the work done one side of the building at a time from ladders, no scaffold.
Before
AfterPublic building · Marrickville
Park amenities block, Marrickville
A new amenities block in a Marrickville park, finished in deep navy with a white line design running around all four walls. Every line was taped by hand on the bare blockwork, the navy rolled over the top, the tape pulled, and each edge touched up by brush.
Before
AfterResidential interior · Five Dock
Federation home interior, Five Dock
Green, yellow and grey walls through a Federation home taken to one clean white. The pressed metal ceilings were scraped back and refinished, and the leadlight windows, front door and timber joinery were cut in by hand.
During
AfterResidential interior · Annandale
Renovated and extended home, Annandale
A 120-year-old front and a brand-new two-storey extension, painted so you cannot tell where the old house stops. We came in after the plasterers, carpenters and tilers, then returned for a final coat and touch-ups once the fit-out was done.
During
AfterResidential exterior · Newtown
Weatherboard cottage, Newtown
A Newtown weatherboard cottage repainted in charcoal with heritage red trims and a white picket fence, on a tight block with shared walls and no room for a scaffold. The project page also covers a Newtown terrace finished in turquoise and pink.
Before
AfterResidential exterior · Inner West
Timber balcony deck, Inner West
An upper-level balcony deck that had greyed and dried out, cleaned back to sound timber and re-oiled to a warm, even finish, with the board ends and edges done too.
During
AfterCommercial exterior · Sydney
Two-storey commercial building, Sydney
A rendered commercial building with the previous tenant's painted signage taken off and the whole exterior repainted in a mid grey. The roller door and entry stayed clear for the business throughout.
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