ABOUT US
A small Wellington crew, doing painting properly
Eight directly-employed painters. Seventeen years on the tools. One straightforward way of working.
OUR STORY
Started on the tools, still on the tools
Matt Harbour started the company in 2008 after ten years painting in Auckland and Sydney. The first year was Matt and one apprentice doing rental repaints across the Hutt Valley. Word got round, the work got bigger, the team grew.
Today we run eight painters and a small office. Every one of them is directly employed — no labour-hire, no subcontract chains. The person who walks through your house at the quote is the person who's there on day one.
We work across the whole Wellington region, from Paraparaumu down to Wainuiomata. Roughly 60% residential, 30% commercial and body corp, 10% insurance and specialty work. We turn down jobs we can't do well — we'd rather lose a quote than overpromise.
- Wellington owned and operated since 2008
- Eight directly-employed, qualified painters
- 1,500+ projects completed across the region
- Master Painters NZ, Site Safe, Resene & Dulux accredited
BY THE NUMBERS
Seventeen years, counted up
- 17YEARS IN BUSINESS — Trading since 2008
- 8DIRECTLY-EMPLOYED PAINTERS — No sub-contracting
- 1,500+COMPLETED PROJECTS — Residential, commercial, insurance
- $2MPUBLIC LIABILITY COVER — Plus full workmanship warranty
THE CREW
People you will actually meet
No call centres, no project managers you never see. The team that quotes is the team that paints.
Matt HarbourOwner & lead painterTwenty-seven years on the tools. Quotes most residential jobs personally. BCITO qualified, Site Safe Gold.
Sione TupouForemanRuns the residential exterior crew. Twelve years with Harbour Paint. Resene SpaceCote certified applicator.
Jess CarmichaelCommercial leadHandles all commercial and body-corp quotes. Background in interior fitouts. Site Safe Passport.
Dan RobertsonSenior painterSpecialist in heritage and weatherboard restoration. Eight years with the crew, BCITO Level 4.
HOW WE WORK
What makes a job last ten years instead of three
Prep is most of it. Product is the rest. Anyone who skips either is selling you a redo in two years.
- Process01Proper prep, every time
Wash, scrape, fill, sand, prime. We do not skip steps to win a quote on price. Bad prep is why paint fails early.
- Standards02Two topcoats minimum
One coat saves the painter time, not the customer money. Every exterior gets two topcoats over primer, on every surface.
- Materials03Right product for the surface
Weatherboards get a different system than concrete. Bathrooms different from bedrooms. We spec the product to the substrate.
- Quoting04Fixed-price quotes
You sign off on a number, not an estimate. If we hit unexpected damage, we tell you before the cost moves — no surprise invoices.
- Site05Cleaner than we found it
Dust sheets on every interior, drop cloths on every exterior, all rubbish off-site daily. Photos before and after, every job.
- Warranty06Five-year workmanship warranty
On every interior and exterior repaint. If our work fails inside five years, we come back and fix it. In writing.
READY TO GO?
Get a fixed-price quote within 48 hours
Tell us about the job — interior, exterior, roof, commercial. We come and have a look, then send a written quote you can rely on.