Exterior residential wall painting Centurion

Expect R70 to R150 per square metre in labour, or R150 to R300 including quality paint. Complete exteriors run R15,000 to R28,000 for smaller single-storeys, R25,000 to R45,000 for larger ones, and R35,000 to R70,000+ for double-storeys where access equipment joins the bill.

The palm test: rub a wall, and white chalky residue means the paint’s binder has broken down and protection is failing. Fading, hairline cracking, and any flaking are the same message. Repainting at the chalky-but-sound stage is dramatically cheaper than after flaking, cracks, and damp move in.

Four to seven years for standard exterior acrylics and eight to ten for premium and elastomeric coatings — on properly prepared walls. Preparation is the multiplier: the same paint over unwashed chalk fails in a season or two. North- and west-facing walls age fastest in the sun. Vetted pros working in and around Centurion quote jobs like this every week, so sharing photos upfront gets you an accurate price fast.

Dry seasons: winter in Gauteng and the summer-rainfall regions, and the drier months from roughly October to April in the Western Cape. Exterior coats need dry walls and a rain-free curing window, so good painters plan around the forecast and won’t coat damp walls.

Not directly — cracks get repaired with flexible fillers or plaster first, and damp must be traced and treated or it pushes the new paint straight off. Painting over these problems buys a few good-looking months and a bigger bill later. A thorough quote itemises the repairs before the coats. Pros serving Centurion handle exactly this kind of job regularly — describe it to Jess and you’ll have vetted quotes in no time.