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Painters Hillsdale mostly work on post-war brick — a suburb built out through the 1960s and 70s with brick unit blocks and single-storey brick houses close to Eastgardens, rather than the older timber cottages found further into the eastern suburbs. That single dominant construction type shapes the job: original brickwork holds up well, but the painted trim, eaves and rendered sections from that era have usually had several recoats and need proper preparation, not a quick coat over old, chalky paint. Unit blocks with shared driveways and common stairwells add strata scheduling on top of the standard repaint.

Post-war brick units and houses

The brick unit blocks that make up a large share of Hillsdale’s housing were mostly built from the 1960s through the 70s, with painted eaves, window frames and stairwell walls carrying decades of old coatings. Anything from this era is treated as a possible lead paint risk on original trim, so painters Hillsdale test before sanding and use wet prep instead of dry sanding or grinding, especially in stairwells where dust would otherwise drift into other units. Chalky, powdery old paint on eaves needs a proper wash and a sealer coat before a topcoat will bond; skipping that step is the usual reason a repaint fails within a year.

Strata blocks and shared common areas

A good share of Hillsdale’s housing sits in strata blocks with shared stairwells, driveways and car park walls, which means jobs here usually start with the owners corporation rather than a single owner. Painters Hillsdale quotes for common-area work include a written scope for the committee, confirmation of the approved colour scheme, and a schedule that keeps stairwells and driveways usable while work is underway. We confirm the committee’s decision in writing before ordering paint, so the block isn’t repainted twice over a colour dispute.

We coordinate access with a building manager where one is appointed, rather than assuming residents will be home during the day to open up. On external walls we check the render for drummy or hollow-sounding patches before painting, since a coat laid over loose render just lifts with it the next time the block moves in the heat. On a large block painters Hillsdale phase the work across sections, so residents always keep a clear path to their door.

Because so much of Hillsdale’s stock is brick rather than timber weatherboard, the bulk of a repaint is trim, eaves, render and stairwell walls rather than full wall cladding — so prep quality on those smaller surfaces matters more to the finished look than it would on a full weatherboard house.

A painters Hillsdale crew washes down brickwork and render before deciding whether a section needs patching, rather than painting over hairline cracking and hoping it holds. In occupied blocks we keep at least one stair or path clear at all times, so residents and delivery access are never fully cut off while a common area is being coated. A painters Hillsdale crew leaves the site swept and the common area usable at the end of each day, not only at the end of the job.

Every job starts with a walk-through and an itemised quote — free, with a reply inside 24 hours. The work is done by licensed, insured painters (NSW Lic 357576C) and covered by our 10-year guarantee.

Interior repaints in Hillsdale typically start from $800 per room, with exterior work quoted after a walk-through — pricing depends on prep condition more than size, and every quote is itemised so you can see exactly where the money goes.

Painters Hillsdale: common questions

How much does it cost to repaint a room in Hillsdale? Interior repaints start from around $800 per room, confirmed by an itemised quote after a walk-through — the condition of existing paint on trim and walls moves the final number more than room size does.

Do you paint strata common areas in Hillsdale? Yes — we quote stairwells, driveways and external common areas against the owners corporation’s approved colour scheme, and provide the scope-of-works and insurance paperwork most committees ask for before work starts.

Is old paint on 1960s and 70s brick units a lead risk? Original trim and eaves paint from that era is treated as a possible lead risk, so we test before disturbing it and use wet sanding rather than dry sanding or grinding on suspect coatings.

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