GET A QUOTE
A fixed-price quote within 48 hours
Tell us about the job. We come for a 20-40 minute look, then send a written quote you can compare against any other painter.
WHAT YOU GET
Every quote includes
Itemised scope
Stage by stage — prep, primer, top coats, cut-in, clean-up. Labour estimate against each stage. Square metres by surface.
Named products
The exact Resene or Dulux product line and code we are spec'ing. No 'premium acrylic', no whatever-is-on-sale.
Timeline
Working day count plus weather days for exterior. Earliest start date and target completion.
Warranty terms
7 years workmanship, 10-15 years product (registered with the manufacturer). Spelled out, not in fine print.
A name and a number
The painter who quoted you. Direct mobile. No call centre, no project-manager-by-email.
Fixed price
If we hit unexpected scope mid-job, you hear about it the day we see it — never at invoice time. Quoted number is the number you pay.
YOUR DETAILS
Tell us about the job
The more you can tell us up front, the more accurate the first quote estimate. We will follow up with anything we need to confirm.
- Studio142 Jackson StreetPetone, Lower Hutt, Wellington5012
- Phone04 555 0188
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- 7:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday
- 8:00am - 12:00pm (by appointment)
- Sunday
- Closed
RECENT WORK
Some jobs we have quoted, won, and finished lately
All quoted the same way you will be.
- Residential
Petone weatherboard repaint
Full exterior repaint on a 1920s weatherboard in Petone, including lead-paint encapsulation and three rotten board replacements.
View project - Commercial
Lower Hutt office fit-out
420m² office tenancy repainted over two weekends, including specialty acoustic-board surfaces and a feature wall in custom-tinted Resene Karen Walker Charlemagne.
View project - Heritage
Wadestown heritage villa interior
Full interior repaint on a 1908 villa, including matching the original ceiling rose detail and pressed-tin frieze profiles.
View project - Roof
Karori roof restoration
Decramastic tile roof restored with a Nutec coating system — rust treatment, ridge re-pointing, and three coats of heat-reflective topcoat.
View project - Heritage
Khandallah villa whole-house exterior
1903 villa, 165m² of weatherboard plus heritage detailing. Strip-and-prime on the south face, full sash window restoration on twelve windows.
View project - Body Corporate
Mt Cook six-unit body corp
Six-unit 1980s townhouse complex, full exterior repaint phased over three weeks with rolling tenant access maintained throughout.
View project
QUOTE FAQ
Most asked questions about quoting
How do you price a job?
Square metres of paintable surface times a per-m² rate that varies by surface type (smooth wall vs textured ceiling vs weatherboard vs roof), plus a fixed prep allowance based on the condition we walk into.
We don't quote by 'rooms' or 'days' — those numbers hide variation. The quote shows m², product, and labour separately so you can compare like-for-like with other painters.
Do you supply the paint or do I?
We supply it. We get trade pricing from Resene and Dulux and pass the trade discount through on the quote — you'd pay more buying it retail yourself.
If you've already bought paint or have a specific batch you want used (e.g. matching an earlier job), bring it — we'll work with it. We just can't warrant the colour match if we didn't buy the tin.
What's actually included in the quote?
Everything required to deliver the agreed scope: paint and materials, labour, drop sheets, masking, prep (surface wash/sand), application, daily site clean-up, and end-of-job rubbish removal. Specific product brands and codes are itemised.
Not included by default but available as add-ons: minor repairs to plaster or timber, mould treatment beyond normal wash, lead-paint controls (if confirmed by testing), and access scaffolding for heights over 6m. We'll always price these separately so you can see what's discretionary.
When do I pay?
Standard residential terms: 20% deposit on commencement, balance on completion. We invoice on completion day; payment is due within 7 working days. We accept bank transfer (preferred) and credit card (small surcharge).
Commercial and body corp work runs on monthly progress claims for jobs over $20k, or invoice-on-completion for smaller scopes. Retentions of 5-10% by arrangement on very large commercial projects.
WHILE YOU WAIT
A few things you can do before the site visit
We do not need this — the site visit handles all of it — but if you want the quote estimate to be sharper from the start, two things help.
First: any photos of the rooms or exterior elevations, even from your phone. Helps us pre-think the prep level and scope before we are on site.
Second: a clear sense of what 'done' looks like. Same colour or new palette? Just the walls or trim too? Wallpaper coming off or staying? Any rooms you want skipped? Anything bothering you about the current paintwork that needs solving?
If you have a strict deadline (selling the house, new tenants moving in, body corp AGM), tell us at the first call so we can pre-check our schedule. Bookings are usually 2-6 weeks out depending on season.
Call 04 555 0188
8am-5pm weekdays. Off-hours, leave a message and we will call you back next business day.