Check the registration
Building and Energy says painting work valued over $1,000 must be done by a registered painter. See its painters' registration guide.
A local quote service for painting in Albany
Painters in Albany
Repainting the outside, freshening up inside, or getting a rental ready? Tell us about the job and we'll match you with a local painter for a quote.
Every house is quoted on its own.
How it works
Describe the job
Use the form below. Inside or out, and roughly how much, is enough to start.
An Albany painter gets in touch
We pass your enquiry to a local painter who services your suburb.
Compare and decide
They look at the job and quote it. Whether you go ahead is entirely up to you.
Painting jobs around Albany
From Lower King to Little Grove, these are the jobs people ask about most.
Exterior repaints
Weatherboard, brick, render and fibre cement homes, plus eaves, fascias and gutters.
Interior painting
Walls, ceilings, doors and trims, from one room to the whole house.
Prep and repairs
Filling cracks, sanding back flaking paint and patching before the new coats go on.
Timber and decks
Staining and sealing decks, pergolas, fences and timber windows.
Shops and rentals
Repaints between tenants, shopfronts and small commercial jobs.
Colour changes
Going from dark to light, or freshening a dated colour scheme before you sell.
Picking a dry window in Albany
Albany gets plenty of rain. Bureau of Meteorology averages for Albany put the year at 924mm over about 104 rain days, with July the wettest month at 14.2 rain days.
Summer is the gap. December, January and February average only about 3 to 4 rain days each. Outside paint needs dry weather to go on and cure, so those months, and the run into early autumn, are when outside jobs book up first.
Inside work runs all year. Interiors aren't held up by the weather, so winter is a good time to get inside rooms done.
Rain figures: Bureau of Meteorology, Albany climate averages.
Older homes and old paint
Older homes often carry several layers of paint. The Australian Government's Lead Alert guide says homes built before 1970 are most at risk of having paint that contains lead, though newer homes can have it too.
The guide says to assume lead is present or have the paint tested before it's disturbed, and not to dry sand or burn it off. Young children, pregnant women and pets should stay away while old paint is being removed.
If your house is older, mention it in your enquiry so the painter can plan the prep properly.
Before anyone starts work
Three checks that take a few minutes and protect you.
Look for the number
Registered painters have to show their registration number in their advertising, including websites. See Building and Energy's obligations for registered painters.
Get it in writing
Ask for a written quote that lists the areas, the prep, the paint and the number of coats, and what's not included.
What moves the price of a paint job
Nobody can give a fair price without seeing the job. These are the things a quote is built from.
- Size of the job
- Square metres of wall and ceiling, or how much of the outside, is the starting point.
- Prep
- Flaking, cracked or chalky surfaces take far more time than sound paint.
- Height and access
- Two-storey walls, high ceilings and steep blocks need ladders, planks or scaffold.
- Surface
- Weatherboard, brick, render and timber all take paint differently.
- Colour change
- Covering a dark colour with a light one can need extra coats.
- Paint and finish
- Product range and sheen level change the material cost.
- Old paint
- Older homes may need testing and careful handling of existing paint.
- Timing
- Outside work depends on the weather, and busy dry months fill up first.
Albany painting questions
When is the best time to paint outside in Albany?
Usually the drier months. Bureau of Meteorology averages for Albany show about 3 to 4 rain days a month in December, January and February, rising to 14.2 in July. Outside paint needs dry weather to go on and cure, so summer and early autumn tend to book up first.
Does a painter in WA have to be registered?
Building and Energy says painting work valued over $1,000 must be done by a registered painter, and painting contractors who take on jobs over $1,000 for the public must be registered. Registered painters also have to show their registration number in their advertising, including websites.
My house is older. Could the paint contain lead?
It's possible. The Australian Government's Lead Alert guide says homes built before 1970 are most at risk, though newer homes can have it too. It says to assume lead is present or have the paint tested, and not to dry sand or burn old paint.
What should a painting quote include?
The areas being painted, the prep work, the paint and finish, how many coats, what happens with furniture and clean-up, and roughly when the job will start and finish.
How long does a repaint take?
It depends on the size of the job, how much prep is needed and the weather for outside work. The painter who quotes can give you a timeframe for your job.
Do you do the painting yourselves?
No. Albany Painters is a local quote-matching service. We pass your enquiry to an independent local painter who services Albany. They contact you, quote the job and do the work.
Does it cost anything to send an enquiry?
No. Sending an enquiry is free, and there's no obligation to go ahead with any quote.
Suburbs we cover
Painting enquiries from across the City of Albany, from Lower King and Bayonet Head to Little Grove, Goode Beach and Elleker.
- Albany
- Spencer Park
- McKail
- Bayonet Head
- Yakamia
- Orana
- Lower King
- Mira Mar
- Little Grove
- Lockyer
- Mount Melville
- Mount Clarence
- Middleton Beach
- Emu Point
- Collingwood Heights
- Collingwood Park
- Centennial Park
- Lange
- Milpara
- Gledhow
- Warrenup
- Walmsley
- King River
- Willyung
- Goode Beach
- Robinson
- Elleker
Ask for a painting quote
Tell us about the job and we'll match you with a local painter for a quote.
- We pass your enquiry to a local painter who services Albany.
- They get in touch, usually to arrange a look at the job.
- You get a quote from them and decide. No obligation.