Category: Tradional Victorian House Painters

We’re your Tradional Victorian House Painters, with a wealth of painting experience and knowledge.

We love painting your cornices, tin ceilings, archways, and gigantic skirting boards. Not to mention your sash windows, of every shape and size, ceiling roses in tradional colours, with individually painted roses, is second nature to us. You name it, we’ve painted it. Sometimes in ten different colours. Sometimes in just one colour.

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  • Before and After The Victorian Weatherboard Painters

    Before and After The Victorian Weatherboard Painters

    Victorian Weatherboard Painters Seddon

    Victorian Weatherboard houses always provide satisfaction. Taking run down old houses and turning them into gems, is one of the reasons we work as a Victorian Weatherboard painters.

    “This one’s a work in progress, hence we should have it 99% done by the end of the week.”

    Weatherboard houses are full of character, some of that character is in the lovely little details. However most of that character is usually called maintenance.

    Typically a weatherboard house should be painted every 10-15 years, but I’ve seen paint jobs only last a couple of years almost always as a result of a poor job. Due usually to little or no preperation, unprimed boards and, or a poor product was used as a top coat.

    We sand, then sand again, between coats and then just because. All new boards are primed, that pink or white stuff the boards are sprayed in is a ‘transit primer’, and not a real primer. As a result our paint job will last. We gap, we fill, we sand. Then we paint, and finally sand and paint.

    Paints Used:

    • Dulux WeatherShield Low Sheen: Tranquil Retreat
    • Lexicon Gloss for Trim
    • WeatherShield Gloss: Maximus
    • WeatherShield Low Sheen: Flooded Gum

    Our wonderful Colour Consultant was employed on this project, and as a result, the house looks great and as for the streetscape, no one can argue with that. See how she can transform your home and your lifestyle. We are your Victorian Weatherboard Painters Seddon.

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  • Amazing Heritage Weatherboard House Painters Balaclava

    Amazing Heritage Weatherboard House Painters Balaclava

    House Painters Balaclava

    Weatherboard House Painters Balaclava

    It’s great for us to paint a heritage weatherboard houses and make them look really special. And as so, now we’re House Painters Balaclava, doing just that!

    The owner took our advice and we painted the house entirely in Dulux Weathershield gloss. Because gloss forms a barrier that simply repells rain and dust, and so, the house is protected for longer.

    Recommending the trim at the sides and back be painted in a lighter colour, rather than the traditional dark green, gave a better idea of space. And as so, made the house seem larger. See Sterling Exterior Painters for more details.

    Paints Used:

    • Weatherboards: Dulux Weathershield gloss Regency White.
    • Trim: Dulux Weathershield gloss Bronzed Green
    • Trim: Dulux Weathershield gloss Regency White quarter

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  • Outstanding Victorian Weatherboard House Painters – Kensington

    Outstanding Victorian Weatherboard House Painters – Kensington

    Weatherboard House Painters

    Victorian Weatherboard House Painters

    As Victorian Weatherboard House Painters, I’ll tell you the secret on how to make a victorian weatherboard house look good. It’s simple, really simple. It’s Preparation. The unfortunate thing about preparation is time, because it takes time. A lot of time!

    The front of this weatherboard house took 16 hours of preparation. Yes, just the front of the house. As a result in your weekend would be lost. Without even picking up a paint brush!

    • Weatherboards: Tranquil Retreat low sheen.
    • Trim: Lexicon half semi gloss
    • Trim: Ironstone semi gloss.

    Note to oneself. Tranquil Retreat is very ‘in’ at the moment, but don’t tell everyone! Sterling Exterior Painters for more details.

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  • Face Painting Weatherboard Homes in Winter? We Do

    Face Painting Weatherboard Homes in Winter? We Do

    Painting Weatherboard Homes in Winter – Kensington

    We always get asked to paint weatherboard houses, but especially in winter. Why? You may ask. I assume that come Autumn, everyone’s house looks a little dull. So I guess we’ll be painting weatherboard homes in winter again!

    The same people also think that winter would be too cold/rainy etc to paint outside. Whilst us painters aren’t exactly happy with the colder, wetter weather. The paint dries slower, and that’s better than drying too fast a hot day in summer, and as a result, makes for a better finish. Less brush marks, less joins. Wet edges keep wet for much longer, no need to use acrylic paint conditioners, and less washing brushes at the end of the day, as the brush isn’t caked with paint.

    So even on a rainy day in June, under the veranda, there will be us exterior house painters, looking a little sad, sanding and painting away. No we aren’t cold, as painting is a active pursuit, but we’ll be checking the forecasts, the rain radar throughout the day. Still looking a little sad!

    Paints Used:

    • Weatherboards: Dulux Weathershield Semi Gloss – Lime White Gloss
    • Trim: Dulux Weathershield Gloss – Triple strength Ecru
    • Front Door: Heritage Paints Gloss. Sorry the colour has Slipped my Mind!

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  • Painting The Decorative Details – Awnings

    Painting The Decorative Details – Awnings

    Painting Decorative Details. Kensington

    Decorative awnings look great but, unfortunately they usually come unpainted. Painting decorative details is a little time consuming.

    But if you are a glutton for punishment, painting these four awning involves:

    • Preperation: sanding, gapping filling
    • One coat of primer
    • Two coats of exterior paint

    That’s about 12 hours of our time as professional exterior house painters, double that for you. 24 Hours, 3 days! That’s not just one weekend!

    Or simply delegate Info@sterlingpainters.com.au

    Painting Lacework, Gorbels and Picket Fences

    All of these take a lot more time than you’d like to believe, because they are the fiddly painting tasks. Lacework is usually iron, so you will need to be priming with a metal primer, after you’ve dealt with any rust, and then you’ll be painting two top coats. Corbels, those things above weatherboard veranda roofs, are fiddly because they have been left to the elements for years. And as so, they are held together by paint, dust and spiders! This painting task will have you lying down upside down. Whilst trying to stay on a veranda roof with your foot in the gutter. Picket fences were designed to be time vacumns. Because after you’ve finished the first picket, you’ve only got another 230 still to do. Then there’s the second and possibly a third coat!

    Paints Used:

    Weathershield Gloss – Natural White

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