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SA Painting Professionals

Adelaide Inner South · SA 5061

Painters in Unley

Unley is 5 to 25 minutes south of the CBD, and SA Painting Professionals paints there as readily as anywhere else in the state. We are an Adelaide-based contractor that services all of South Australia, quoting regional work from photos and plans first so you are not waiting on a site visit, then grouping jobs in the same district so travel is shared and the crew can stay until the work is finished.

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  • Licensed and insured
  • Free itemised quotes
  • Trade-quality paints
Postcode
SA 5061
Licensed
Fully insured
Quotes
Free, itemised
Response
One business day

Services

Painting services in Unley

From a single room to a full exterior, a roof or a commercial fit-out, every service is available in Unley and across Adelaide Inner South, with the same preparation, products and free itemised quote.

Exterior House Painting in Adelaide's Inner Southern Suburbs

Repainting render and brick homes in Unley

Many homes in Unley and nearby Hyde Park, Malvern, Unley Park are rendered or face brick, and each needs its own approach. Render on reactive clay soil cracks at movement points as the ground swells and shrinks with the seasons. SA Painting Professionals rakes out and fills hairline cracks with a flexible filler, bridges wider or recurring cracks with an elastomeric membrane coating, then seals and applies two coats of UV-resistant acrylic. Face brick is sealed first because it is porous. Chalky, faded render is bound with a penetrating sealer so the new paint bonds instead of peeling off the powdery layer underneath.

Exterior House Painting Quote exterior painting in Unley
Freshly repainted exterior of a suburban house, the kind of finish available to homes in Unley

Local knowledge

Painting homes and businesses in Unley

Lead paint is a fact of life in older Unley homes. Anything painted before 1970 is likely to contain lead, and paint from before 1965 can carry a great deal of it. SA Painting Professionals follows AS/NZS 4361.2: leave sound paint undisturbed and overcoat it, and where removal is unavoidable, wet sand or chemically strip with containment and careful clean-up, never dry sanding or burning off in a family home.

The inner south has some of Adelaide's most intact period streets. Unley, Hyde Park, Malvern and Goodwood hold 1880s to 1910s bluestone and sandstone villas and return-verandah cottages. Colonel Light Gardens is a planned 1920s garden suburb of bungalows and a State Heritage Area, with similar bungalows through Westbourne Park and Kingswood. Edwardstown, Daw Park and Mitchell Park were built up after the war in red and cream brick, and Oaklands Park and Warradale followed with 1960s and 70s brick veneer. The hills face at Belair and Eden Hills mixes older timber and brick homes with split-level 1970s and 80s houses on steep blocks, while Craigburn Farm is 1990s to 2000s render. Along the coast, Glenelg and Brighton have swapped many beach shacks for apartments and two-storey rendered homes.

Painting a Unley home before you sell

A fresh, neutral interior and a clean exterior are the cheapest improvements a Unley seller can make before the photos are taken. SA Painting Professionals works to your agent's timeline, focusing on the rooms and elevations buyers see first: the entry, the living areas, the kitchen and the front of the house. We recommend light, current neutrals that photograph well, repair the marks and cracks that make a home look tired, and finish trims and doors so the whole place reads as cared for.

Repainting stone villas and cottages in Unley

Bluestone, sandstone and limestone homes in Unley rarely need their stone painted. SA Painting Professionals focuses on the parts that were always painted: rendered quoins and string courses, timber verandah posts, fretwork, window joinery, doors and eaves. Old lime render gets a breathable mineral or acrylic system rather than a film that traps damp, cracks are filled with flexible compounds, and timber is sanded, primed and finished in exterior enamel. Where a facade was painted decades ago, we advise on whether stripping or overcoating is the safer choice.

About Unley

Unley (postcode 5061) is part of the Adelaide Inner South region, 5 to 25 minutes south of the CBD. SA Painting Professionals is Adelaide based and services Unley along with nearby Hyde Park, Malvern, Unley Park.

Things we consider in Adelaide's Inner Southern Suburbs

  • Salt and wind on the coast

    From Glenelg down to Seacliff and Marino the prevailing westerly carries salt straight onto the front of the house. Beachfront apartments and homes need a full wash-down before painting, rust treated and primed with a corrosion-inhibiting primer on balustrades and steel, and a 100% acrylic topcoat that resists UV and chalking. Marine-grade systems go on anything in direct spray. Strata buildings along the Esplanade tend to repaint the whole facade at once so the colour stays consistent from balcony to balcony.

  • Shade, mould and bushfire zones

    Belair, Blackwood, Eden Hills and Coromandel Valley are cooler, wetter and shadier than the plains. South-facing walls, eaves and timber under trees grow mould, so we wash with an anti-mould treatment first and use mould-resistant paints. Decks, pergolas and timber cladding weather fast under gum trees and need regular recoating. Much of this area is bushfire prone and carries a BAL rating under AS 3959. Paint does not change that rating, but sealed timber and sound eaves and gutters are basic maintenance for a house in the bush.

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How it works

What a painting job in Unley looks like

From the first visit to the final walk-through, SA Painting Professionals keeps Unley homeowners informed. Furniture is moved and covered, surfaces are washed, sanded, filled and primed, then the colour coats go on in a sensible order. At the end we inspect every room with you and touch up anything that needs it before we leave.

  1. Step 01

    Get in touch

    Call or send the quote form with a few details about what needs painting, where it is and roughly when you would like it done.

  2. Step 02

    Free quote

    We measure up on site or quote from your photos, then send a written quote with every item priced and nothing hidden.

  3. Step 03

    Prep and paint

    Surfaces are washed, sanded, filled and primed before the colour coats go on, with floors, furniture and gardens protected throughout.

  4. Step 04

    Clean up and walk-through

    Drop sheets come up, the site is left clean and we walk you through the finished job to make sure you are happy before we leave.

Why choose us

Why Unley chooses SA Painting Professionals

  • Licensed and insured

    A licensed painting contractor with public liability insurance, so your home or business is covered while we work.

  • Thorough preparation

    Washing, sanding, filling, caulking and priming before any colour goes on. Preparation is what makes a paint job last.

  • Trade-quality paints

    Premium products from the major Australian paint brands, chosen to suit the surface and the South Australian climate.

  • Tidy site, every day

    Floors, furniture and gardens protected, tools packed away each evening and the site left clean at handover.

  • Clear, itemised quotes

    Free written quotes that list the preparation, products and coats included, with no hidden extras and no obligation.

  • We stand behind our workmanship

    If something is not right, we come back and fix it. Our name is on the finish and we want you to recommend us.

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Tell us about the job and we will be in touch within one business day.

Free, no-obligation quotes. We reply within one business day and only use your details to respond to this enquiry.

FAQ

Painting questions from Unley

Distance is not a reason to put off painting. Contact SA Painting Professionals about your Unley home and we will plan the job so the crew arrives ready and finishes in one visit.

Is roof painting worth doing on an older house?
Often it is the most noticeable improvement. A faded, moss-covered terracotta or cement roof or a rusting metal roof makes a home look older than it is and can lead to leaks. SA Painting Professionals pressure cleans the roof, makes repairs, treats rust, primes and applies two coats of flexible roof membrane, with heat-reflective colours available to lower summer temperatures. Doing the roof, gutters and walls together in Unley shares the set-up and any travel.
Are car park line marking and warehouse floors part of what you do?
Both are regular jobs for us. SA Painting Professionals line marks car parks, loading bays and warehouse floors in Unley with durable, high-visibility coatings, laying out bays, arrows, disabled spaces and walkways accurately. Painted floors and ramps are finished with slip-resistant products assessed under AS 4586, and epoxy floor coatings are available for workshops and plant rooms. This work is usually done outside operating hours so vehicles and forklifts are not displaced for long.
How much preparation do you do before painting my home?
As much as the surface needs, and it is itemised on the quote. Walls are washed, sanded and filled, cracks are caulked, glossy trims are sanded back so new enamel grips, and bare or patched areas are primed. Outside, that means pressure washing, scraping loose paint to a firm edge, treating rust and priming timber. Preparation is what decides how long the finish lasts in a Unley home.
How much of the inner south do you cover?
All of it. We cover all 78 suburbs and localities in Adelaide's Inner Southern Suburbs, from Wayville and Goodwood on the Park Lands edge, through Unley, Mitcham and Marion, down to the coast at Glenelg, Brighton and Kingston Park, and up into the hills face at Belair, Blackwood and Coromandel Valley. The whole region is metro Adelaide, so every quote is done on site. We reply within one business day.
How much preparation do you do before painting?
As much as the surface needs. We wash, sand, fill, caulk and prime before the first colour coat goes on, because preparation is what decides how long a paint job lasts.
Do you service Unley?
Yes. SA Painting Professionals is Adelaide based and services Unley (SA 5061) along with every suburb and town in Adelaide's Inner Southern Suburbs. Quotes are free whether we measure up on site or work from your photos.
How do I get a painting quote in Unley?
Send the quote form on this page with a few details and, if you can, photos of the areas to be painted. We reply within one business day with a free, written, itemised quote and no obligation.

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Painters near Unley

We also service these suburbs and towns around Unley. Every one has its own page with local painting details.

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Free, itemised quotes for homes and businesses in Unley and across Adelaide Inner South. Send the quote form and we will be in touch within one business day.

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