Project spotlight - External restoration Wooloowin
This home was built in the 1920’s, purchased by the client’s family in the 1950s. The boards had been exposed for 60 years and were in desperate need of attention.
John had someone quote for the painting and was alarmed at the cheap quote. Another painter wasn’t interested in the job. When he saw East Coast Painters working in the same street he contacted Charlton and was impressed with his enthusiasm for the project.
East Coast Painters provided a quote then met for a contract meeting to run through our process and what repairs would be needed. When the client accepted our quote, we discussed the condition of the roof as we were concerned about its condition. Cleaning the roof would create more mess on the surrounding substrates so we put the client in contact with a roofing company who suggested a replacement.
During the project we worked with builders and other subcontractors to replace the front deck, balustrades, window hoods, broken window panes and window gable rolls, and repair mouldings.
All of the casement windows were taken out and thoroughly prepared and reglazed. The sash windows were restrung and are now fully functioning, allowing airflow throughout with easy open and close windows.
The unique leadlight windows were damaged with some panes missing or broken. The client was interested in repairing them to maintain this striking feature of the home. We found a specialist to repair them off site.
We used Dulux Precision Premium Coatings Remover, a water based biodegradable product, to trap the original paint layer in a wet state and prevent airborne dust particles. This method also made sure we didn’t damage the boards with sanding. We tarped from the battens to the ground for protection and vaccumed up the residue each day using Festool equipment.
Every champherboard was primed, grain-filled and sanded. They were then undercoated, filled once again to amend the defects, sanded down, spot primed, and finally coated with three coats of Dulux Weathershield Gloss.
The five coat system produced a stunning result and was necessary to protect the boards for another 100 years.