Wollongong · Shellharbour · Kiama
House painters
Wollongong
Our prices are on this website, so you know where you stand before you ring anyone. Tell us about the job and you get a fixed number in writing — before anyone opens a tin.
- Fixed price in writing
- 52 Illawarra suburbs
- Prices on the website
What painting costs here
- Interior house painting$4.5k–$9k
- Exterior house painting$5k–$18k
- Roof painting / restoration$3.5k–$14k
- Weatherboard painting (exterior timber)$5.5k–$22k
Typical ranges for this kind of work. Every cost page breaks the figures down job by job, and your own quote is fixed in writing.
Why Tidy
Three things, and we keep all three
Ask around the Illawarra about painters and the same three complaints come back. These are the answers to them.
The price on the page is the price
Every job we do is quoted in writing before anyone opens a tin. The number does not move once work starts.
We turn up when we say
A booked start date is a start date. If something changes you hear it from us first, not by waiting at home.
We leave it cleaner than we found it
Drop sheets down, edges cut clean, and the site swept before we go. It is in the name.
Services
What we paint
Ten services, each with its own price band and what drives it up or down.
Interior house painting
Walls, ceilings, trim and doors through the whole house or one room at a time.
$4.5k–$9kExterior house painting
Full house exteriors, eaves, fascias and gutters, prepped for coastal weather.
$5k–$18kRoof painting / restoration
Metal, concrete tile and terracotta — cleaned, treated, primed and coated.
$3.5k–$14kWeatherboard painting (exterior timber)
Timber exteriors, from a wash and two coats to full strip-back restoration.
$5.5k–$22kRender & texture coating
Rendered and texture-coated walls, including repairs before recoating.
$4.5k–$16kFence & deck painting/staining
Timber fences, Colorbond, decks and pergolas — painted, stained or oiled.
$500–$3.5kStrata & apartment painting
Common areas, stairwells, balconies and whole-building repaints.
$12k–$200kCommercial painting
Shops, offices and industrial spaces, including after-hours work.
$8k–$20kSpray painting
Spray application for empty homes, new builds and large flat areas.
$3.5k–$9kCeilings & cornices
Ceilings, cornices and textured ceiling removal.
$1.5k–$4kPrices, openly
We put our prices on the website
Most painters will not give you a number until someone has walked through your house. Ours are here, so you know roughly where you stand before you pick up the phone.
All painting prices- 3-bedroom house interior$4,500–$9,000
- Single-storey home, whole exterior$5,000–$12,000
- Metal roof, complete project (pressure clean, rust treat, prime, 2 coats)$3,500–$8,000
Suburbs
Painting on the coast is a different job
Salt off the water, shade under the escarpment, humidity around the lake — each corner of the Illawarra wears paint differently, and each suburb has its own page.
Questions
The things people ask first
How much does it cost to paint a house in Wollongong?
A three-bedroom interior runs about $4,500 to $9,000, and a single-storey exterior about $5,000 to $12,000. A double-storey exterior is $8,000 to $18,000. Every one of those is broken down on our cost pages, job by job.
What is the best time of year to paint in the Illawarra?
Spring and autumn. Exterior paint needs the surface above about 10°C and dry for long enough to cure, which rules out a wet Illawarra winter week. Interiors can be done any time of year.
How long does it take to paint a house?
A three-bedroom interior takes two painters roughly three to five days. A single-storey exterior is two to four days. Preparation is 40 to 60 percent of that, and more on a house that has been left a while.
Do I need to move out while the house is painted?
Almost never. Interior work is done room by room so you keep the rest of the house. Spray jobs are the exception — an empty house is far quicker to spray than an occupied one.
How many coats of paint do I need?
Two over a properly prepared surface. A third is needed for a strong colour change, going light over dark, or on bare timber, and each extra coat adds roughly 20 to 40 percent to the labour.
What about lead paint in older homes?
Anything built before about 1970 can carry lead paint, and it must not be dry-sanded. Handling it properly adds around $500 to $2,000 to a job, and it is worth knowing before you compare quotes.
Tell us about the job and get a fixed price
A few details is enough to get a number back. No obligation, and no one will ring you six times about it.
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