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How To: Plan your exterior house painting project

When you’re investing in a redecorating project, it’s only natural to want to achieve the best possible outcome for the money you spend. As experienced Auckland Master Painters we know that the most successful projects are those where proactive planning and coordination are a priority. With that in mind, we have a few tips we would love to share with you to make the experience of redecorating as stress-free and rewarding as possible.   1. Picking the perfect colour scheme. You...

How To: Paint your house in winter

Worried you’ve missed out on the chance to paint your home’s exterior this summer? Relax, exterior house painting in winter is no problem if you follow these tips.Hopefully, you spent this summer enjoying time on the beach, having barbecues with friends and taking some time out to relax. While you were enjoying chilled out summer days, the task of organising a painter to repaint your house might have gone on the backburner. And now, in the rush before the weather cools down, it may be slight...

How To: Minimise the risk of colour variations

With winter arriving it is the season many of us return indoors and rejuvenate our interior spaces; and a new colour can dramatically change the mood of a space.After choosing the colours to create just the right feeling, a key challenge for interior painters and decorators is managing paint colour variations.  There are a few reasons that variations can arise, including mis-tints, colour matching or the chemical makeup of paint.What is a mis-tint? And how can you avoid one?All paint compan...

How To: Make your house stand out from the crowd

With the New Year, new hopes, aspirations, and resolutions emerge.  For you, this may mean moving – which may include selling your current home. So, what are buyers looking for?  Paint and painting are an easy way you can stand out from the competition and maximise the value of your home.We spoke with long-standing client, Janet McGillivray from Unlimited Potential Real Estate Mt Eden, to get some tips. Q: Vendors are wary of not over-capitalising their homes.  However...

How To: Get a perfect exterior paint finish

No matter how experienced your house painters are, painting the exterior of a home can be tricky business.Every day, we work with a range of different wall substrates – from timber and block work to concrete, metal and more. In each case, the materials will have weathered differently and most houses have their own additional challenges, for example previous paint coatings that are de-laminating.With all this in mind, how do you know that the paint finish you’ll receive is worth the investmen...

How To: Choose the right interior designer

Working with an interior designer is a great way to achieve just the right look for your home. As professional house painters we often work with interior designers, and this great article from Houzz outlines some key things to think about when choosing one – including budget, the scope of the project and personal compatibility. Wall Treats reached out to some leading interior designers for some gems on how to choose the right designer for your house painting project. Fiona Wilso...

How To: Decipher a house painting quote

If you’ve decided to repaint your home, you’ve probably sourced a few quotes to make sure that you’re getting value for money.Many of our clients find a wide range in the quotes they receive. If this is the case for you, it might be difficult to understand the difference in the prices.Here are our tips for deciphering house painting quotes:The two key components of any house painting quote are labour and paint.LabourGenerally, labour makes up about 80% of the cost of a house painting proje...