Exterior and facade painting
Outside walls and facades. And yes, we’re English-speaking.
We paint the outside of houses, villas and community buildings. Facades, terrace walls, garden walls and metal railings are all part of it. Private owners call us, and so do comunidades.
What happens before the paint
Outside walls get the same care as inside ones. Cracks are filled first. Then we sand back, seal any damp stains and prime. Only after that do the top coats go on. It isn’t a separate service. It’s how every outside job starts.
How a facade job runs
First we come and walk round the building with you. That’s when we spot the salt, the cracks and the loose paint, and work out how to reach the high parts. Your quote covers all of it.
Low walls are done from ladders, and higher ones from a mobile tower. When a job needs scaffolding, we arrange it. You don’t have to find a scaffolder yourself.
Before any paint goes on, the walls are washed down and left to dry. Loose and flaking paint is scraped off. Then come the filling, the priming and two top coats. We don’t paint in the rain, and we keep off walls that are baking in the midday sun. Paint put on a hot wall dries too fast and doesn’t grip.
Problems we fix outside
Salt on sea-facing walls. The sea air leaves salt on the wall, and it pushes paint off from behind. You see white powder and bubbles. We wash it all off with fresh water first. Paint over salt and it fails again fast.
Sun-faded facades. The southern sun bleaches colour and turns old paint chalky. Rub it and it comes off on your hand. We clean that chalk off and prime, so the new paint has something firm to hold on to.
Flaking terrace walls. Terrace walls get sun, rain and pool splashes all year. We scrape back to a solid edge and sand it smooth, so the repair doesn’t show through as a ridge.
Cracks in render. Small cracks let water into the wall. We fill them with a filler that can flex a little as the wall heats up and cools down.
Rust on railings. We brush the rust off back to firm metal and put on a rust-stopping primer. Then the railing gets a paint made for metal.
Why good paint and proper prep matter by the sea
Down by the coast, a wall gets salt, strong sun and wind most days of the year. Cheap paint can look fine for one summer. Then it fades, goes chalky and starts to peel.
Good outside paint lets the wall breathe and holds its colour for longer. But even the best tin won’t stay on a salty, dusty or flaking wall. That’s why we spend so much of the job on the prep. It’s the part you don’t see, and it’s what makes the paint last.
Questions people ask us
Can you give me a rough price over the phone?
Not a fair one. A facade with salt damage or lots of cracks is a very different job from one that only needs fresh colour. We need to see the walls first, and the visit won’t cost you anything.
Do you put up scaffolding?
For tall walls, yes. We use ladders and towers for most jobs, and we arrange scaffolding when the building needs it.
Do you paint community buildings?
Yes. We work for comunidades as well as private homes and villas. Every job gets an invoice with IVA, and we take a deposit before we start.
Can you paint the outside while I’m abroad?
Yes. We can hold a set of keys or use a lockbox. And we send you before-and-after photos on WhatsApp, so you can see the work from wherever you are.
What happens if the paint fails?
If it fails within 12 months because of our prep or painting, we come back and fix it at no cost. Storm damage, leaks and cracks from the building moving aren’t covered. Even then, we’ll help and give you a fair price.
Will you do one wall, or just the railings?
Sure. We take any job, big or small, outside as well as in.