Wooden door and window frame painting Sunninghill

Window frames run R250 to R650 for a repaint and R450 to R950 for a full strip-and-refinish; interior doors R450 to R850; and front doors R850 to R2,200. A whole home’s frames and doors typically land between R4,500 and R12,000, with condition driving the spread.

Enamel paint protects longest, hides filler and repairs, and suits harsh exposure; varnish celebrates the grain but needs recoating more often — especially on sun-facing doors and coastal homes. Many homes split the difference: varnished front door as the feature, enamelled frames everywhere else.

Usually not — grey means the finish died and UV has bleached unprotected surface fibres, but the timber underneath is typically sound. Restoration means sanding back to bright wood, treating, priming, and refinishing. The urgency is real though: grey wood is absorbing water, and rot at sills and joints is the next stage. Vetted pros working in and around Sunninghill quote jobs like this every week, so sharing photos upfront gets you an accurate price fast.

Enamel paint lasts five to eight years on well-prepared exterior wood; exterior varnish needs attention every two to four, sooner in full sun or salt air. The maintenance test is simple: when the finish dulls, chalks, or water stops beading, it’s due — and recoating a sound finish costs a fraction of stripping a failed one.

Small and moderate rot repairs beautifully: the soft material is removed, the timber treated, and the section rebuilt with structural epoxy fillers before refinishing — invisible and durable. Extensive rot through joints or most of a sill is carpentry territory, where a new section is spliced in first. Early discovery is the whole difference. For homeowners in Sunninghill, comparing a few quotes through Kandua is the quickest way to see real local pricing.