Full house repainting Sandton

Interior repaints run R12,000 to R25,000 for a 2-bedroom home, R18,000 to R45,000 for a 3-bedroom, and R30,000 to R60,000+ for larger houses. Adding the exterior brings a typical 3-bed inside-and-out project to R35,000 to R80,000. Preparation needs and whether the house is empty move the number most.

An empty 2 to 3 bedroom interior takes roughly 4 to 8 working days; add the exterior and a full project runs 2 to 4 weeks depending on repairs and weather. Occupied homes take longer because rooms are done in phases around your life — one more argument for the empty-house window.

At once, meaningfully — one setup, one scaffold hire, bulk paint buying, and crew efficiency all compound, typically saving 20 to 30% versus the same rooms done separately over time. Room-by-room only wins when budget timing forces it. Vetted pros working in and around Sandton quote jobs like this every week, so sharing photos upfront gets you an accurate price fast.

It’s consistently one of the highest-return pre-sale improvements: fresh, neutral walls photograph better, remove buyer objection points, and signal a maintained home. A pre-sale repaint usually costs a fraction of the price-negotiation room that tired paint creates.

No — crews routinely phase occupied homes room by room, sealing off work areas and keeping bedrooms usable. Modern low-VOC paints keep odours manageable. But if a between-homes window exists, use it: empty houses paint faster, cheaper, and to a better finish. For homeowners in Sandton, comparing a few quotes through Kandua is the quickest way to see real local pricing.