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Brisbane Painting Guide
A fresh coat can make a tired house look years younger, as long as the prep is right. This guide covers interior and exterior painting around western Brisbane, the Queensland sun’s favourite targets, and the questions that separate a lasting job from a quick lick of paint.
What this site is
An independent guide run by Taylor Made Media. Enquiries go to us first. When we have an appropriate arrangement, we pass the job to one suitably licensed local painter and aim to tell you who that is.
Licensing honesty
Older homes may contain lead paint — test before heavy sanding. Safe access for heights is non-negotiable. Taylor Made Media Pty Ltd holds QBCC company licence 15649335 (Builder – Low Rise, Completed Residential Building Inspection, Termite Management – Chemical), issued 10 Nov 2026. This site refers work to a suitably licensed local trade.
When a repaint makes sense
Paint is peeling or chalky to touch, mould keeps coming back on a bathroom ceiling, timber window frames are drying out, or you’ve got a sale or new tenants coming up.
What the western Brisbane climate does to paint
North and west-facing walls cop the harshest sun and tend to fade and chalk first, while shady, damp corners grow mould. Older timber homes around Oxley and Darra have weatherboards, fascias and window frames that need scraping, filling and priming before any topcoat. If the old paint is chalking, a better primer and the right product usually beat throwing on an extra colour coat.
If your home was built before 1970, assume the old paint may contain lead and get it tested before any sanding or scraping, as Queensland Health advises. Ask your painter how they’ll contain dust and clean up. Work at height also needs proper access, whether that’s scaffold, a platform or a lift.
Painting work we commonly refer
- Interior repaints: walls, ceilings, doors and trims
- Exterior coating systems matched to timber, render, brick or metal
- Surface preparation and patching coordination before the colour goes on
- Colour consult referrals if you’re stuck between twelve shades of white
- Ceiling and high-access painting, including stairwells and raked ceilings
- Rental turnover painting between tenants
The size of the house, how much prep is needed and the products you choose all change the price, so the painter quotes after a look. No invented prices or reviews here.