House painters in Camberwell

Homes in Camberwell

Camberwell grew with the railway, and many of its homes date from the early 1900s to the 1930s. Edwardian houses typically have red brick or weatherboard walls with timber verandahs, fretwork, turned posts and gables. Californian bungalows followed between the wars, with deep porches, heavy pillars, shingled or roughcast gables and timber windows.

Weatherboard is common here, and on a weatherboard home the paint is what keeps the timber sound. Around Camberwell Junction, the shopfronts and offices along Burke Road need repainting planned around trading hours.

What to look for on a Camberwell repaint

• Weatherboard preparation. Failing paint is scraped back to a sound surface, gaps re-caulked and damaged boards flagged for repair before the timber is primed.
• Red brick and roughcast. Original red brick and roughcast render were usually left unpainted. Painting them is hard to reverse, and under a Heritage Overlay it needs a permit.
• Lead under older coats. Most homes built before 1970 were painted with lead-based paint, so weatherboards, verandahs and window frames should be tested before sanding.
• Shops that keep trading. Commercial repaints can be staged in zones or done out of hours, so the business keeps running while the work is done.