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.
Thornleigh is a working suburb of brick homes, townhouse complexes and newer apartments, and we paint all three from a base a few minutes up the road.
Award Painting is based minutes away near Hornsby, which is why Thornleigh homeowners and strata committees see our vans so often. Since 2007 we have worked under Licence 222321C with $20M public liability insurance, and every job is fixed in writing after a walkthrough.
Thornleigh’s older homes are mostly brick with timber or aluminium windows, fascias, gutters and eaves linings that need repainting every 8 to 12 years. The job is mainly trim, and trim is detail work: metal etch-primed, timber scraped and spot-primed, putty replaced, then enamel laid on with brush and roller for clean lines. Rendered additions and bagged brick are washed, repaired and coated in flexible acrylic systems.
Weatherboard cottages and the occasional Federation home in Thornleigh get the full timber treatment described on our exterior painting page, including lead-safe preparation of pre-1970 paint.
Townhouse complexes are a Thornleigh specialty. Dozens of identical facades, shared driveways and residents on different schedules call for a clear program: a fixed scope the owners corporation can approve in one meeting, a staging plan that keeps garages and entries open, and a crew that works through the complex in order so nobody is left half-done. Apartment buildings near the station follow our strata painting process, with low-odour products indoors and safe facade access planned in advance.
Homes on the lower Thornleigh streets near the valley live with shade and damp: mould in the render texture, moss on south walls and timber that never fully dries in winter. Homes on the ridge take western sun and chalk early. We treat each elevation for its own problem, wash and dry before coating and choose UV-stable products for the exposed faces.
We also work in Normanhurst, Pennant Hills, Hornsby and Beecroft.
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 Thornleigh
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 moreScheduled programs for strata and commercial properties.
Read moreA free colour consultation valued at $275 with every quote.
Read moreExteriors, driveways and paths washed before coating or on their own.
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.
Yes. We walk the complex with the committee or strata manager, write a single fixed scope with options if needed, and provide a staging plan that shows which units are painted in which week. Residents are notified in advance and shared areas stay accessible throughout.
Usually every 8 to 12 years in Thornleigh, sooner on sun-exposed western faces and later on protected elevations. Chalking, hairline cracks at joints and gloss loss are the early signs. Repainting at that stage costs far less than waiting for bare timber and rust.
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.