Strata Painting services

Whether your strata painting project is commercial, residential or a mixed strata scheme, from interiors to exteriors to epoxy floor coatings, Beverly Painting will help you to complete your project safely, on time and on budget, with minimum disruption to your tenants, residents and businesses.

Our estimators will provide a specified strata painting schedule to assist with planning and budgeting for your project including an accurate strata painting price, methodology and a work breakdown structure.

We provide Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) that will be site specific for each strata painting project and toolbox talks prior to the commencement of each work shift.

Our strata painting supervisors and teams will follow our Quality Management System (QMS) including our Workplace Health and Safety Handbook to ensure safe and high quality painting services.

We determine the most cost effective and safest method to access your building and remain competitive by utilising our own EWP and scaffolding.

We listen to our customers. At Beverly Painting, we have a policy of no-smoking, no loud music, and we only employ people with the appropriate language skills who act with courtesy, punctuality and cleanliness.

Our projects speak for themselves. Customers are our best asset and we can provide testimonials on request.

PAINT TECHNIQUES

By this series of articles, Beverly Painting will take you through all DIY painting steps from preparation to paint a room including choosing the right paint. In this article we concentrate on paint preparation.

Preparing the paint

So, you have purchased your paint and you want to get stuck in to the residential painting or commercial painting job, 

but there are a few things you need to do first to ensure a successful painting job.

BLENDING FOR COLOUR

If the job you are working on requires two or three 4 litre cans of paint, mix, or ‘box’, the paint from all the cans together to get a consistent colour. To do this, find a clean container and open all of the paint cans (Make sure you are using right device to remove the lids). Pour half of the paint from the first can into the extra container. Then pour some paint from the second and third cans into the first can. Move to the extra container and pour in some more paint from the second and third cans. Then pour the contents of all four containers back and forth several times. When the paint is mixed, return it to the original containers and seal the lids tightly. A much quicker alternative is to mix all the paint together in a single 20 litre container, if you can find a suitable one.

Mixing it up

Any electric drill mixing attachment is handy for water-based and oil-based paints. But don’t use the attachment to stir lacquer, epoxy paint, shellac, or any finish that includes ‘Do not shake can’ on its label. You won’t need to do battle with the bubbles that power-mixing stirs up. Instead, stir these paints and finishes by hand; they will stay fairly free of bubbles.

Newspaper collar

Here is another home-made way to minimise the mess created when stirring a full can of paint. Increase the height of the can by taping some folded sheets of newspaper around it. Any spills will fall onto the paper and not onto your workbench or floor.

Splatter shield

Stirring full cans of paint with a drill-driven mixer can splatter paint everywhere. One way to contain the mess is with a large coffee tin lid (one that comes with the 500 g or 1 kg tins). Drill a hole in the centre of the lid and slip it onto the mixer shaft before inserting the mixer into the drill. Hold the lid tightly over the paint can while you are mixing.

Milk carton mixer

Cut off the top of a clean 1 litre cardboard milk carton and use it as a container for mixing (or just holding) small amounts of paint or stain. The paint won’t stick to the wax coated interior, and the corner of the carton makes a good pouring spout.

Manual stirring

manual paint stirrer is more effective if it has several holes along its length. With each stroke the paint flows back and forth through the holes, allowing for faster, more thorough blending. You can buy a perforated metal stirrer or make your own wooden one. To make your own, find a long flat piece of scrap timber and use a drill to make a series of small holes. Rinse your stirrer thoroughly after use to prevent the holes from getting clogged with dried paint.

The holes in this stirrer allow paint to pass through easily which assists mixing and helps to prevent paint from spilling over the edge of the paint pot.

As always now it is the time for practical painting tips:

Top tips for peerless painting

Painting is an inexpensive way to make a big difference to the feel of your home, and to add value. To get you started, here are some essential painting tips to give you a flawless finish, every time.

• Always prepare your surfaces thoroughly. All preparatory work must be done before you start painting. So check that all surfaces are stable, as smooth as possible, primed where necessary and are clean and dry.
• Buy the best quality brushes and rollers you can afford – poor quality tools are a false economy and can often result in an unsatisfactory finish.
• Stir the paint well before use, pulling the pigment up from the bottom to the top. Paint colour can also vary sightly from can to can, so try to paint an entire wall or surface from the one can, if possible.
• Be methodical and systematic in your painting technique. Always work from top to bottom. Paint the ceiling first, before starting on the walls or the trim.
• Always cut-in (paint around the edges) before rolling a wall or a ceiling.
• Never paint when the temperature is falling. Choose a warm, dry day for optimal drying conditions. When painting outside, choose to work after a dry spell, as paint will not take to damp surfaces.
• Allow adequate drying time between coats of paint. One thing you never want to do is hurry a paint job – allow surfaces time to dry overnight if you can, so that the second coat is applied to a dry surface.

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Strata Painting services

Whether your strata painting project is commercial, residential or a mixed strata scheme, from interiors to exteriors to epoxy floor coatings, Beverly Painting will help you to complete your project safely, on time and on budget, with minimum disruption to your tenants, residents and businesses.

Our estimators will provide a specified strata painting schedule to assist with planning and budgeting for your project including an accurate strata painting price, methodology and a work breakdown structure.

We provide Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) that will be site specific for each strata painting project and toolbox talks prior to the commencement of each work shift.

Our strata painting supervisors and teams will follow our Quality Management System (QMS) including our Workplace Health and Safety Handbook to ensure safe and high quality painting services.

We determine the most cost effective and safest method to access your building and remain competitive by utilising our own EWP and scaffolding.

We listen to our customers. At Beverly Painting, we have a policy of no-smoking, no loud music, and we only employ people with the appropriate language skills who act with courtesy, punctuality and cleanliness.

Our projects speak for themselves. Customers are our best asset and we can provide testimonials on request.

Commercial Painting services in sydney

Whether you are looking for commercial painting services for a small retail shop or an entire office building, Beverly Painting will complete your project safely, on time and on budget, with minimum disruption to your business.

We provide Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) that will be site specific for each commercial painting project and toolbox talks prior to the commencement of each work shift.

Our estimators will provide a specified commercial painting schedule to assist with planning and budgeting for your project including an accurate price, methodology and work breakdown structure (WBS).

Our commercial painters and supervisors will follow our Quality Management System (QMS) including our Workplace Health and Safety Handbook to ensure safe and high quality painting services.

Our commercial painting projects speak for themselves. Customers are our best asset and we can provide testimonials on request.

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Warehouse and factories painting services

If you’re looking for a professional commercial painting company for your factory or warehouse painting, Beverly painting has proven experience in working with industrial buildings including.

production areas

Exterior painting services

Offices painting

Lunchrooms painting

Epoxy flooring

Line marking

Our professional commercial painters will work based on prepared proposal and site specific Safe Work Method Statements to make sure your painting project is completed safely, on time and on budget.

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Paintbrushes

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A paintbrush is a versatile tool for applying primers, undercoats, varnishes and topcoats to a variety of surfaces. 

Use one for applying gloss to wood and metalwork, and for where colours or surfaces meet – around windows and doors, for example.

HOLDING A BRUSH
Hold the handle between the thumb and first finger, resting the fingertips at the top of the handle.
Dip the brush in the paint so it reaches halfway up the bristles then wipe it on the side of the can to remove the excess. Use short, even strokes to apply the paint using both sides of the bristles.

USING A BRUSH
1.Stir the paint – unless it is non-drip. Make sure any liquid on the surface is thoroughly mixed into the paint by lifting the stick as you stir.
2.Choose a brush which is the right size. As a rough guide, paint window frames with a 25 mm brush, door panels with a 75 mm brush, and walls and other large surfaces with a 100 mm brush. Grip large brushes around the handle and hold smaller brushes more like a pencil.
3.Flick the bristles against your hand to remove dust, old paint and loose bristles.
4.Dip the brush into a paint pot, to about one half of the bristle depth
5.Press the brush against the pot wall to remove surplus paint. Do not scrape the brush over the rim of the pot because too much paint will come off.
6.After you have applied the paint, wipe the brush on the edge of the pot to remove paint that works up the handle.

PAINT TECHNIQUES

By this series of articles, Beverly Painting will take you through all DIY painting steps from preparation to paint a room including choosing the right paint. In this article we concentrate on paint preparation.

So, you have purchased your paint and you want to get stuck in to the residential painting or commercial painting job, but there are a few things you need to do first to ensure a successful painting job.

If the job you are working on requires two or three 4 litre cans of paint, mix, or ‘box’, the paint from all the cans together to get a consistent colour. To do this, find a clean container and open all of the paint cans (Make sure you are using right device to remove the lids). Pour half of the paint from the first can into the extra container. Then pour some paint from the second and third cans into the first can. Move to the extra container and pour in some more paint from the second and third cans. Then pour the contents of all four containers back and forth several times. When the paint is mixed, return it to the original containers and seal the lids tightly. A much quicker alternative is to mix all the paint together in a single 20 litre container, if you can find a suitable one.

Any electric drill mixing attachment is handy for water-based and oil-based paints. But don’t use the attachment to stir lacquer, epoxy paint, shellac, or any finish that includes ‘Do not shake can’ on its label. You won’t need to do battle with the bubbles that power-mixing stirs up. Instead, stir these paints and finishes by hand; they will stay fairly free of bubbles.

Here is another home-made way to minimise the mess created when stirring a full can of paint. Increase the height of the can by taping some folded sheets of newspaper around it. Any spills will fall onto the paper and not onto your workbench or floor.

Stirring full cans of paint with a drill-driven mixer can splatter paint everywhere. One way to contain the mess is with a large coffee tin lid (one that comes with the 500 g or 1 kg tins). Drill a hole in the centre of the lid and slip it onto the mixer shaft before inserting the mixer into the drill. Hold the lid tightly over the paint can while you are mixing.

Cut off the top of a clean 1 litre cardboard milk carton and use it as a container for mixing (or just holding) small amounts of paint or stain. The paint won’t stick to the wax coated interior, and the corner of the carton makes a good pouring spout.

Manual stirring

manual paint stirrer is more effective if it has several holes along its length. With each stroke the paint flows back and forth through the holes, allowing for faster, more thorough blending. You can buy a perforated metal stirrer or make your own wooden one. To make your own, find a long flat piece of scrap timber and use a drill to make a series of small holes. Rinse your stirrer thoroughly after use to prevent the holes from getting clogged with dried paint.

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Colour library

Keep a record of paint colours, brand names, and places used, as well as a paint sample on wood paint stir sticks hung on a beaded chain. Now you can take your paint library to the shop with you to match colours or choose complementary or contrasting ones.

Moving the walls

Colour can also create optical illusions. For example, light colours reflect light and make the small room seem larger. Warm colours seem to advance and ‘fill’ space, whereas cool colours tend to recede. A white ceiling will seem higher; a dark ceiling will appear lower.

Complementary colours – in this case apple-green and violet – make for a striking decorative effect.

One room, four ways

Same room, same furniture, these four pictures show just how easy it is to create different styles simply by changing the colour.

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Choosing Colour in Residential Painting jobs

Painting is one the most efficient ways to refresh the house and increase the value without spending a lot of cash. Choosing the right colour for your residential painting project is crucial for success.

GET ADVENTUROUS

When faced with swatches showing 15 shades of cerulean, it’s easy to take the safe option of beige or cream. But getting adventurous with colour is an easy way to liven up and theme a room; create a feature wall or a background to stand-out artwork. It can enhance the timber tones of bookshelves and cabinetry and is an ideal approach for first homeowners wanting to unify mismatched furniture.

Wheel of colour

While a favourite colour or object often determines the main paint colour for a room, you may wish to consult a colour wheel for a secondary or contrasting colour. The colours that are opposite each other are called complementary colours. These hues will enhance each other in a colour scheme. The hues on each side of a given colour are called related colour and form the basis for a coordinated look.

SIMPLE RULES FOR PAINTING A ROOM

In residential painting job always pick three colours with one for the trim, one for the walls and one for the ceiling. Contrast or keep the same colour in different shades but note that a stark while ceiling against rich walls makes them appear shorter and the room look unfinished.

Keep the trim the same in open rooms for continuity. Choose a colour three shades lighter than the wall.

In residential painting jobs if the ceiling is less than 2,700 mm high, paint it two shades lighter than the walls. If the ceiling is more than 3,000 mm, have it two shades darker.

If you want a long, narrow room to look wider, paint one or both of the short walls a bright or dark colour and the other walls a pale colour. If the room is square and lacks a focal paint such as fireplace or large window, paint one wall a rich accent colour such as maroon.

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GO FOR ECO PAINTS

Look for products with the Good Environmental Choice tick. It shows that they’ve been independently certified as meeting standards on issues such as air polluting volatile organic compound (VOC) levels, heavy metal content, potentially carcinogenic or ozone depleting substances and recyclable packaging. Be aware that certified paints may no longer meet standards after a tint is added. Consider limewash, milk or plant-based paints that tend to emit fewer fumes but take longer to dry.

BE COLOUR CONSCIOUS 

The choice of colour has an effect on energy usage. A dark room may need more artificial light and increased energy to cool it in summer.

Explore options such as leaving some surfaces natural. Interior and exterior walls in frost-free climates can have clay-based finishes, and porous materials like timber and cork can be finished with natural oils or beeswax.

Plan long-term 

Aside from high-traffic areas with a lot of wear and tear (like hallways,

staircase areas and kids bedrooms), a job well done should last 10 years or more.

It’s best for the environment, your hip pocket and DIY time if you choose quality brushes and paint, prepare the surface well, and avoid diluting paint as it weakens the finish.

A dark room may need more artificial light and increased energy to cool in summer.

STRIP IT GOOD 

Use water based, low-allergy strippers, avoiding those that contain dichloromethane (DCM) as skin exposure or breathing it can irritate lungs and cause headaches, fatigue and irregular heartbeat. If sanding, use a sander with a vacuum attachment.

WATCH THE WEATHER 

Ventilate well when painting indoors, not just during the job but in the weeks after it’s completed. Plan painting to fit in with fine weather forecasts and avoid rainy days if they mean doors and windows can’t be opened.

Wrap brushes or rollers tightly in plastic wrap to keep them moist between coats or when taking a break to avoid having to wash them out.

CLEAN UP GREEN 

Some DIYers say it’s a sustainable choice to wrap brushes in newspaper and dispose of them but the more eco choice is to buy well and reuse.

 Remove excess paint by wiping brushes and rollers onto sheets of newspaper.

 Wash tools in three stages with small amounts of water or solvent. A first rough wash removes most of the paint, a second wash cleans and a rinse removes residue. Remove excess moisture with newspaper or old cloths between stages.

 Leave to dry outside in a spot sheltered from direct sun and rain.

 Dispose of waste plus leftover paint and waste solvent through council or state government collection programs and never pour waste water into the gutter as it ultimately pollutes creeks, rivers, waterways and beaches. Contact your council or state government waste authority for details.

TIP Some councils recycle empty paint tins along with steel food cans but they must be dry, so leave them with the lid off for a few days before putting them in the recycling bin.

A random-orbit sander with a vacuum cleaner attachment is a good choice for safe, scratch-free paint sanding.

Run the roller over the ribbed part of the paint tray and then over sheets of newspaper to remove excess paint. Fold the wet newspaper and dispose of immediately.

Green tradies 

Outsource the eco-friendly way with www.greenpainters. org.au. Similar to the Green Plumbers and EcoSmart Electricians schemes, GreenPainters trains and accredits professionals while offering tips to DIYers.

A Green Painter is trained to reduce VOC emissions by using eco-certified, natural and renewable paint products. They also use environmental management techniques to avoid contaminating stormwater and groundwater.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Tools

There is a huge variety of tools available in DIY stores, and new ones are being introduced all the time. Choosing the right tools can make a job both faster and easier.

TOOLS FOR PREPARATION Sanding tools 

There is a range of products on the market, both hand sanding materials and mechanical devices. For hand sanding there are abrasive papers, sanding pads and sponge sanding blocks, in grades ranging from fine to very coarse. Match the grade of paper to the job at hand. Mechanical devices include orbital, belt and disc sanders. Disc sanders are particularly abrasive, and should be used with care.

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