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THE BRIEF

Our clients were a young family and their loveable dog, awaiting the birth of the first born. They requested a full exterior repaint including the then unpainted brickwork, all to be completed ready for them to start their new chapter in life!

WHAT WE DID

Before any painting works commenced, our clients were booked in for a colour consultation for assistance in determining their colour scheme. This process allowed them to provide a general idea of the look they were wanting to achieve to the consultant, who could then make a formal recommendation and provide samples for testing.

Once the colours were decided upon, the team got underway with a thorough wash down, particularly for the bricks to the home which were set to be painted for the first time. We then worked our way down from the top with the gutters, fascias and eaves completed first, followed by all windows and doors.

The walls and bricks were next in line and provided the biggest transformation of the project as we brought through their new colours. The team finished off with the boundary walls and fencing, tying the whole home together!

FEEDBACK

“Thanks again for all your trouble over the past months in squeezing us in, putting up with colour indecisions, mishaps etc etc! It’s been an absolute pleasure having the boys around for the last few weeks. We will miss their company! Rest assured all reviews will be glowing.” –  Ben and Simone

THE BRIEF

‘Tiny Tin’ is possibly the sweetest name for a project that we’ve worked on thus far, although credit needs to be given to the architect for the moniker for this little home! This project is an old worker’s cottage that has undergone a substantial renovation to modernise it inside and out, creating a beautiful two bedroom home. We were brought in to complete all painting works during the course of the renovation.

WHAT WE DID

Our works were completed in stages to align with the ongoing renovation, beginning with the upper level exterior. Here we spent a lot of time working with the old boards to bring them back to order, ready for repainting. From there, we progressed through the interior which was all newly fitted out but still included traditional features of a worker’s cottage, with VJ cladding and fanlights above the doorways. Lastly, we completed the remainder of the exterior of the home and the new timber decking, creating a bright and lightly coloured home that in our opinion, is definitely the best in the street!

The Brief

Our clients have resided in this home for the past few decades, having raised a family here who are now grown, and also having seen their surrounding suburb grow around them in scale and height. This beautiful old Queenslander is thankfully heritage protected, with its owners wanting to refresh it whilst retaining its traditional colour scheme.

What We Did

We undertook a full exterior repaint after first providing a full wash down of all surfaces to remove the city dust and grime. We began with the upper level, completing all works here first whilst we had safety rails installed, before we headed down to tackle the main level of the home. All broader areas were completed first, followed by the verandah details (lattice, balustrades etc), the staircase, sub-floor area and the painted timber decking.

THE BRIEF

This project was completed as a part of a renovation to this family home in Clayfield. Our clients undertook a remodel of their lower level including kitchen, living and outdoor entertaining areas, and requested that we also undertake additional painting works to the home, including the repainting of their aluminium windows, and the coating of their paved driveway and pathways.

WHAT WE DID

We commenced this project with our painting works to the main surfaces of the renovated area, both internally and externally. This included the completion of the new raked ceiling to the outdoor entertaining area, and the creation of a statement fireplace in the living room.

Once the main elements of the renovation were completed, we continued with some additional painting works to the existing interior of the home, before we moved on to our more unique elements of the project! We were tasked to repaint our clients’ aluminium windows and doors throughout the home, transforming them from cream to black. These were completed using specialist products and spray techniques, which will provide a hardwearing finish for many years to come.

Lastly, to tie all elements of the home together, we returned to apply a coloured sealer to all pavers to the driveway and pathways surrounding the home. This has taken the pavers from terracotta to a charcoal grey, which look beautiful against the refreshed home!

TESTIMONIAL

“The whole team was a pleasure to work with, so professional, great attention to detail and very clean/tidy. We would recommend Clayton and his team to anyone looking for painting of their new homes, renovations, various household items etc. Thanks Refined Painting.” – Cath and Hugh

THE BRIEF

This much loved family home was set to receive a complete overhaul, with our team tasked to complete a full repaint both to the exterior and the interior, with a renovation also occurring to their kitchen, laundry and bathroom throughout.

WHAT WE DID

The team undertook this project in three stages over a number of months, commencing with the internal and external staircases. The exterior stairs were in need of some TLC and were completed late in 2019, starting to introduce what would become the new colour scheme.

During our 2020 works, we commenced with the interior repaint following the completion of the kitchen and wet room renovations. This provided a complete refresh to the home, tidying up the knocks and bumps of life with small children!

Lastly, we finished with the exterior of the home, as pictured. We assisted the clients with their colour selections by arranging digital overlays of a number of different greys for the walls, helping them to land on the beautiful Tranquil Retreat. This new colour scheme modernises and brightens the home up, and will also be a combination of colours that is unlikely to date over time.

TESTIMIONIAL

“Clayton and his team have done an outstanding job painting our house, inside and out, as well as refurbishing and staining our two timber decks. We are absolutely thrilled with the results! Their diligence, integrity, professionalism and friendly nature make them a pleasure to welcome into your home.” –  Steph and Pete

AWARDS

Finalist | Master Painters Association of QLD’s 2020 Award for Excellence for an exterior residential repaint

THE BRIEF

This stunning family home started out as a creamy-yellow and grey single level character home, built around the 1930s. Our client, an exceptional owner builder, transformed the tired home into a fresh and expansive residence, with a lift, build-under and extension. We were involved in all aspects of this project, joining our fellow trades to complete all painting works to the exterior and interior.

WHAT WE DID

This was a staged project that provided us with a variety of old and new areas to blend together into the home you see today. Whilst the lower level is all new, the upper level retained some original features, such as the timber bay windows, which were restored with care.

We commenced works to the exterior of the upper level before moving indoors, and finishing off on the lower level exterior. The team spent days up in the heights of the stunning raked ceilings, our favourite feature of the home. The other area we adore is the unique teak decking, which was coated for protection, but to a more natural finish and look compared to many other decks we complete. This less glossy and more raw look works beautifully with the teak, and creates the perfect segue from indoors to out.

AWARDS

Winner | Master Painters Association of QLD’s 2020 Award for Excellence for a newly painted home (with a contract value over $20,000)

The Brief

This lovely home belongs to regular clients of ours, whom we’ve completed a number of projects for in years gone by. This time around, they required a full exterior repaint, and hoped to resolve some ongoing difficulties they’d been having with cracking to the rendered walls.

What We Did

Our clients had two different colour schemes chosen for their home, and weren’t sure which to proceed with, so we firstly arranged for a digital overlay of each colour scheme for them to compare and use to decide. This was really effective, and we love the colours they ended up choosing!

In order for us to rectify the existing cracking and to prevent it occurring again in the future, we elected to repaint their rendered surfaces using an elastomeric product from Dulux’s Acratex range. Elastomeric coatings are designed to be extremely flexible and durable, which in turn bridges cracks and allows the coating to move with the substrate, without breaking down.

We also used our Dulux Acratex system to repaint the roof, providing a long-lasting, protective coating to their roof tiles. Lastly, we finished the look by repainting the side aluminium gates, perfectly tying everything together!

THE BRIEF

Our clients’ family home needed to be refreshed both internally and externally,  including their roof. Whilst they knew the repaint was required, they were undecided as to whether they should retain their existing colour scheme, or transform their home completely with new colours inside and out. With the assistance of one of our Colour Consultants, they selected a whole new range of colours, and a complementary wallpaper for the interior.

WHAT WE DID

We completed this project in two stages, commencing with the interior. The team provided a full repaint to all ceilings, walls, doors and architraves, and also uplifted the existing clear-coated staircase timber handrail and balustrade by painting it, to suit the style of the rest of the home. Their chosen vinyl wallpaper was then installed to the walls adjacent to the staircase and to the dining room  to add not only a nice focal point, but one that would also withstand the little hands of grandchildren running up and down, or around the table at dinner time.

The second stage of this project was to repaint the full exterior of the home, which we began with the roof. This was taken from a traditional Manor Red to a more modern colour, Monument. From there, the team worked down to the ground, repainting everything in between and transforming the look of the home as we went. We finished off by re-spraying the garage panel-lift doors, and added a feature colour to the front entrance columns.

The Brief

Our clients have owned this canal-side home for around 10 years, and had always dreamed of renovating it to create the perfect blend of a homely and resort-style feel. They finally undertook their renovation, adding a double carport and gatehouse, rendering the existing brickwork, creating a new front courtyard with a firepit for entertaining, adding a new roof to add height and a pitched ceiling to the kitchen, installing Velux skylights, completely redoing their main bathroom, fitting new panelled doors with black hardware, and installing timber-look flooring. Given the size of the renovation, the entire home required painting, internally and externally.

What We Did

As we were almost the final trade in the home, we took particular care to really protect the areas we were working in, especially as the new flooring had already been laid. In order to protect the floors from not only paint, but also from our step-ladders and tools, we covered the floors with a combination of thick cardboard, brown paper and plenty of tape, as well as applying protective measures to all other fixtures and fittings. Aside from painting the entire exterior and interior of the home, we also repainted the laundry cabinetry to transform it from a yellowing cream to the dark shade of Domino. Lastly, we completed the look with a tropical wallpaper installation to the front entrance!

THE BRIEF

This was a brand new family home, beautifully built by Watt Homes to maximise space, and to showcase its high-end finishes and exceptional construction. Featuring raked ceilings, custom-made barn doors and beautiful oak floors, this home was always going to beautiful! A project we were grateful to be involved in, completing all interior and exterior painting works.

WHAT WE DID

The team worked from the outside in on this project, first completing our works to the exterior of the upper level and to the raked soffit over the rear patio. This raked soffit carried inside to the living area ceiling, and is one of our favourite features of this home!

Once inside, we were able to take full advantage of this being a brand new (and therefore empty) home, allowing us to complete our painting of the woodwork using spray finishes. The black barn doors were removed and completed by our team off-site, before being re-hung at the completion of the remainder of our interior works.

Lastly, we returned to the exterior to finish off the ground level after all construction and ground works had been completed, to ensure a clean finish was provided.