The craft
The details you never see, done properly.
Sharp tape lines, clean brushes, the right product for the right surface. Small habits, repeated on every job, are what a premium finish is made of.
Carlingford is brick veneer country, with renovated family homes and a growing stock of townhouses and apartments. We paint the trims, the renders and the interiors properly, and we quote them fixed.
Award Painting has worked in Carlingford since 2007 under Licence 222321C with $20M public liability insurance. Every quote follows a walkthrough and is fixed in writing.
On a Carlingford brick home the paint is mostly on the trim: fascias, gutters, downpipes, eaves linings, window frames, doors and garage doors. Trim work is detail work. Metal is cleaned and etch-primed, timber is scraped and spot-primed, old aluminium is treated with a bonding primer and everything is finished in exterior enamel with clean lines. Painted brick, where it exists, is washed and recoated in a breathable system.
Interiors from this era often have textured ceilings, timber doors and a lot of architrave and skirting. Ceilings are rolled with the right nap, timber is finished in enamel and walls in washable low-sheen.
Carlingford’s renovated and rebuilt homes bring rendered facades, cement-sheet upper storeys and large open interiors. New render is sealed before coating, cracks are filled with flexible compounds and facades are finished in premium or elastomeric acrylic. Big interior walls are rolled in consistent sheens so they read evenly in the strong afternoon light that west-facing rear extensions tend to get.
Townhouse complexes are common across Carlingford, and they need a program as much as a painter: a fixed scope the owners corporation can approve, a staging plan that keeps garages and entries open and a crew that works through the complex in order. Apartment common areas and facades follow our strata painting process with low-odour products and planned access.
We also work in Epping, Beecroft, Pennant Hills and West Pennant Hills.
The craft
Sharp tape lines, clean brushes, the right product for the right surface. Small habits, repeated on every job, are what a premium finish is made of.
Services in Carlingford
Interior, exterior, strata and commercial work, all quoted fixed after a walkthrough.
Render, weatherboard, brick and heritage timber, prepared for Sydney weather.
Read moreWalls, ceilings, trims and doors with full protection of floors and furniture.
Read moreCommon areas, facades and unit blocks with committee-ready fixed scopes.
Read moreGround, primed and coated garage and workshop floors.
Read moreExteriors, driveways and paths washed before coating or on their own.
Read moreStatement colour, textures and crisp lines for one wall that matters.
Read moreNearby suburbs we also paint
All 48 suburbs within 15 km of Hornsby are listed on our service areas page.
Questions
Anything else? Call us or send a message and we will give you a straight answer.
Every quote starts with a free walkthrough. We look at the condition of the existing paint, access, the number of colours and how much trim there is, then put a fixed price in writing with preparation, coats, repairs and access itemised. Preparation overruns are carried by us, not added to your bill.
Yes. Award Painting Pty Ltd holds NSW Painting and Decorating Contractors Licence 222321C and carries $20M public liability insurance. Both are shown on every quote and can be checked against the NSW Fair Trading licence register.
Exterior trim repaints on single-storey brick homes commonly fall between $4,000 and $9,000 depending on the amount of timber, the condition of gutters and fascias and whether garage and front doors are included. Two-storey homes and heavy timber add to that. The walkthrough fixes the number.
Yes, with the right preparation. Frames are cleaned, lightly abraded and coated with a bonding or etch primer before a durable exterior enamel. Skipping the primer is why aluminium repaints peel; doing it properly gives a finish that lasts.
A full interior of a 3 or 4 bedroom home usually takes 5 to 8 working days. A full exterior takes 1 to 3 weeks depending on size, access and how much timber needs preparation. You get a start date and a finish date in writing, and the same crew stays on the job from the first day to the last.
A colour consultation valued at $275 is included free with every quote. We look at the orientation of each wall, the roof and brick colours you are keeping, the street and the light under your trees, then test sample boards on the house rather than choosing from a chip.
Next step
Tell us about the job and we respond the same business day. Every quote starts with a walkthrough and includes a free colour consultation valued at $275. $0 call-out, no obligation.