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Exterior House Painters in Rye
Exterior House Painters in Rye: tell us what needs painting and we'll come and look. You'll get a free written quote before anything starts.
Painting the outside of a house in Rye
Every suburb is a different paint job. Here is what's particular to Rye, and what each thing means for the work.
Bay on one side, Bass Strait on the other
Rye runs from the bay foreshore across to the ocean dunes. The town faces north onto Port Phillip, and the Shire's own study of the centre notes strong north-west winds coming across the water. At the other end, Parks Victoria calls Rye Ocean Beach an exposed sandy shoreline with powerful waves. A house here gets salt from whichever way the wind blows. North and west walls take the sun and the bay wind together, so they chalk and fade first, and bare metal rusts fast. Galvanised gutters and downpipes are primed before they're painted.
Beach houses turning into homes
Housing spread south from the bay in the 1950s and 1960s until it reached the back beach. For decades most of it was holiday housing: 61% of dwellings were empty at the 1996 census. The Shire noted back then that holiday homes were becoming permanent homes and owners were spending on older properties. That is still the usual job in Rye, an older beach house being brought up to a full-time home. Tell us if it has old fibro sheet. Fibro from before the mid-1980s is likely to contain asbestos, and we don't take those jobs on.
Tea-tree, sand and shade
When the lime burners cut the original timber for their kilns, coastal tea-tree moved in, and it now covers much of this end of the Peninsula. A block under tea-tree stays shaded and damp on its south side. Green growth builds up on shaded walls, and leaf litter sits in gutters and holds water against the metal. Wind-blown sand works on the weather side. Walls need a proper wash and time to dry before paint, and we don't start outside work when rain or heavy dew is due.
More than half the houses are empty midweek
On census night in 2021, 54.5% of Rye's private dwellings had nobody in them. If yours is one, the outside can go a long while without anyone looking at it. A few of the oldest houses, among them Tyrone in Locke Street and Bimblehurst and Killarney on Point Nepean Road, also carry heritage paint controls, so their owners should ask the Shire before changing colours.
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Painting services in Rye
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In Rye, like anywhere, the cheapest quote skips the prep, uses cheap paint and does one coat. It looks fine for a few months, then it peels, and you're paying someone to strip it and start again.
| What matters | The lowest bid | Aussie Painting |
|---|---|---|
| Preparation | Filler left unsanded, so every patch shows through the new paint | Filled, sanded smooth and primed where it needs it, so the finish is flat |
| The paint | Whatever's cheapest, thinned to go further | Dulux on every job |
| Coats | One coat and call it done | Enough coats for full, even coverage |
| Your home | Paint on the lights, the floor and the carpet, and a mess left behind | Everything covered, then cleaned up with no dust left, like we were never there |
| Who does the work | Whoever is free that day | All work done by trade-qualified painters |
| Who turns up | Hard to tell who's meant to be on site | A crew in uniform, so you know who's at your home |
| Insurance | Often no cover if something goes wrong | Fully insured, $20 million public liability |
| Timing | Start dates that keep moving, and no word why | A planned schedule, and a heads-up if weather changes it |
| When it fails | Peeling within months, and you pay twice | 7-year workmanship guarantee |
| Reaching someone | Stops answering once they're paid | Answering the phone 7 days on 0481 737 626 |
| Who you're dealing with | Here this month, gone the next | A Peninsula local, born and raised, painting homes in Rye |
Exterior Repaint in Rye
In Rye, most houses were built in the 1950s and 1960s and later. Houses from before 1970 can have lead-based paint in the older layers. Aussie Painting doesn't do lead paint removal, so if you're not sure, have it tested before any sanding. Rye sits on Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait, and salt air is hard on exterior paint and bare metal. On coastal jobs we prime galvanised gutters and downpipes before they're painted. We don't start outside work when rain or heavy dew is due, and on hot days we work in the shade, so the paint goes on and dries the way it should. Rye stretches from the calm bay beach, with its old lime kiln, right across to the wild ocean back beach. Homes near the back beach cop wind-blown sand and salt, which wear paint fast, so thorough washing and prep come first.
Call Now- Call or send the formTell us what needs painting and where.
- We look and quoteWe see the job in person and put the price in writing.
- We paintPrep, paint, clean up, and a walk-through with you at the end.
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Rye painting questions, answered.
Quotes and price
Do you paint houses in Rye?
Yes. We paint homes in Rye and the suburbs around it, inside and out. Call or send the form and we'll come and look at the job.
How do I get a quote?
Call us or send the form with a line about the job and where you are. We'll arrange a time to look at it and give you a written quote. The quote is free.
How much does it cost to paint a house?
It depends on the size of the area, how much preparation the surfaces need, their condition, access and height, and how many coats it takes. We don't guess over the phone: we look at the job and put the price in writing, with each of those explained.
Do you take a deposit?
Yes, but only enough to cover the materials for your job. Everything else about payment is set out in your written quote before we start.
The job itself
Is there anything different about painting in Rye?
Rye stretches from the calm bay beach, with its old lime kiln, right across to the wild ocean back beach. Homes near the back beach cop wind-blown sand and salt, which wear paint fast, so thorough washing and prep come first.
Who actually does the painting?
Daniel's team of trade-qualified painters. Daniel runs the business and is your contact from the quote to the final walk-through.
What paint do you use?
Dulux, on every job. We pick the right Dulux product for the surface, whether that's a wet-area ceiling, weatherboards or a factory wall.
What time of year is best for exterior painting?
Dry, mild weather. Paint needs a dry surface and a temperature in the manufacturer's range while it cures, so exterior work is planned around the forecast. You get a planned schedule, and if rain moves the dates we tell you.
Peace of mind
Are you insured?
Fully insured, $20 million public liability, on every job.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Every job comes with a 7-year workmanship guarantee. If something fails because of how we did it, we come back and fix it.
When can I reach you?
Answering the phone 7 days. Call 0481 737 626, or send the form any time.
Do you paint near Rye too?
Yes. We also paint in Tootgarook, Blairgowrie, Sorrento, Rosebud and Dromana, and right across Frankston & Mornington Peninsula.
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Painting homes in Rye · 7-year workmanship guarantee