Normanhurst is on our doorstep. Interwar bungalows, post-war brick homes and renovated family houses on leafy streets, all painted with the same preparation standard.
Award Painting is based minutes away, so Normanhurst is one of the suburbs where you will see our crews most often. Since 2007 we have worked under Licence 222321C with $20M public liability insurance, and every quote is fixed in writing after a walkthrough.
Normanhurst’s 1920s and 1930s bungalows are mostly brick with rendered bands, timber-framed casement windows, boxed eaves and timber verandah detail. The brick needs nothing. The render cracks at corners and the timber fails at sills, end grain and joints. We wash, scrape to a sound edge, feather, spot-prime with oil-based primer, replace shrunk putty and fill with flexible compounds before two full coats of a UV-stable system.
Paint from before 1970 is treated as lead-bearing: wet preparation, sealed drop sheets and waste removed from site.
The 1950s to 1980s homes around Normanhurst bring fascias, gutters, eaves linings, aluminium or timber windows and often a rendered or bagged section added during a renovation. Each gets the right primer: etch primers on bare metal, oil-based on timber, acrylic sealers on new render. Garage doors and front doors are usually sprayed or finished in enamel for a clean, factory-like result.
Normanhurst’s gully streets stay damp. South and east walls grow mould and moss and shed paint early if they are coated wet. We treat those elevations with a mould-killing wash, allow proper drying time and schedule them for the driest days of the job. Gutters and downpipes are checked for leaks that would undo the work.
Being this close means quick walkthroughs and a crew that turns up when it says it will. We also paint in Hornsby, Thornleigh, Wahroonga and 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 Normanhurst
Interior, exterior, strata and commercial work, all quoted fixed after a walkthrough.
Walls, ceilings, trims and doors with full protection of floors and furniture.
Read moreRender, weatherboard, brick and heritage timber, prepared for Sydney weather.
Read moreCommon areas, facades and unit blocks with committee-ready fixed scopes.
Read moreOffices, retail, schools and warehouses, scheduled around trading hours.
Read moreA free colour consultation valued at $275 with every quote.
Read moreTimber decks cleaned, sanded and oiled or stained to last.
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.
A full interior of a 3 bedroom home typically falls between $6,000 and $15,000, and a full exterior between $8,000 and $25,000, depending on preparation, access, colour change and trim. Interwar bungalows with a lot of timber sit towards the upper part of the exterior range. The walkthrough fixes the number.
Yes. Trim-only exterior jobs are common on brick homes in Normanhurst and are quoted the same way: a walkthrough, itemised preparation and a fixed price. Bare metal is etch-primed, timber is spot-primed and everything is finished in a durable exterior enamel.
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.