In the world of home maintenance, house painting is an essential investment. This blog takes a deep delve into the cost of house painting in South Africa.
House painting is more than just a value and aesthetic enhancing exercise it also protects your home’s structure and ensures it remains stable and sound so that it can be your place of refuge for many years to come. It also ensures your home remains in pristine condition and can significantly increase its value.
The true cost of house painting in South Africa: Two Approaches
Option 1: The DIY Route
Your home is in need of painting. You decide to head on down to your local DIY home store and buy a few 20 litre drums of paint, a few paintbrushes / rollers and pick up a group of lads that are casually advertising their services alongside the entrance.
This project begins with great gusto at the prospect of a daily wage. However, as the days begin to tick past and your daily wages bill begins to tally up along with your endless trips back and forth to said DIY store, the project eventually grinds to a halt, leaving you with a half painted house that is in a state of disarray.
Alternatively, the project begins and continues with great gusto at the prospect of a per meter rate for 1/2 coats of paint. Being highly motivated to finish as early as possible to maximise their return your project is finished in a flash. However, without the check and balances required to ensure the required and vital preparation work was in fact correctly carried out. The result is the accelerated deterioration of your newly applied, and expensive paint; not to mention potential arguments over extra work / coats applied with the additional costs attached.
Option 2: The Professional Route with Dampcon
Your home is in need of painting. You decide to get in touch with your local damp and waterproofing specialist, Dampcon. We offer you an obligation free quote whereby one of our knowledgeable agents comes through to your home.
Once accepted and all aspects of the project have been explained to you, the project commences by our trained professionals. Our team ensures seamless, timely, and clean execution, leaving your home looking brand new with minimal effort from you.
Check out some of our home painting projects: https://dampcon.co.za/house-painters/
Why work with the team at Dampcon?
As South Africans we have heard of the Afrikaans term, “Goedkoop is duurkoop”. Never has this been more true.
Guarantees
As a business that has stood the test of time and been in the industry for over 30 years we pride ourselves in abiding by our guarantees. We believe our customers are our greatest asset and are treated as such.
We also belong to various bodies to ensure the quality and standards of our industry are upheld such as the Damp & Waterproofing Association of South Africa.
Risk Profile
Opening your home up to a group of individuals who advertised their services on the roadside opens your home and family up to a host of security risks. Our teams are vetted and trustworthy individuals who have completed thousands of jobs with us.
Additionally, the risk profile drastically rockets upwards should a ladder or any “work at heights” be required.
The responsibility falls to the homeowner to cover induction, safety training, workman’s compensation insurance, medicals and supervision in the event you decide to use a “DIY” team. Failure to do so may create criminal liability for the home owner, should an incident occur.
The good news is by choosing Dampcon your risk is limited. We have the required workman’s compensation, insurances, training and supervision in place to deliver on your painting project safely.
Time Periods
As professionals, who have completed thousands of projects before, our knowledgeable agents are experts in giving you an accurate time period, weather dependant. You will have an excellent estimation of when your project will be completed, ensuring minimal disruption to your daily life.
Professionalism & Skill
At Dampcon, we believe in the concept of constant learning & upgrading of skills. As such our project managers and teams are regularly exposed to updated learnings. We aim to stay at the pinnacle of innovation, ensuring our methodologies and techniques are founded in the trusted and true methods.
Our teams have received some excellent reviews online. Check them out on our website here or on google here
By now you should have noticed that the cost of painting your home is not just the price you pay…
If you are looking to avoid the pitfalls of low quality workmanship, get in touch with us. Save time, money and endless headaches by reaching out to the professionals. We will ensure your home painting project is handled with the care and expertise it deserves.