Home Renovation - DOit.television

Repainting your home, repairing cracks in the walls and dealing with damp issues are three of the most common repairs made to the Australian home. These repairs are not just costly to fix, they are also annoying because they are recurring jobs. Painting is one of these annoying jobs which arise again and again. Once the paint starts peeling off the walls you know it is time to write a cheque. Typically home owners can expect to pay around $450 dollars a day for one painter and painting an average room can take up to two and half days to paint (if you get three coats of paint).

External timbers and walls need to be able to withstand dry conditions that cause cracking and wet conditions which can lead to rotting, putting on a coat of paint or oil can help protect against these elements. Sustainable building materials that will resist shrinking, swelling and cracking will help you reduce these repairs. More traditional building materials, like brick, are not as flexible with the weather and often need repairs sooner. The advantage of flexible material, like Scyon Linea weatherboards, is that it will hold paint much longer, keeping your home maintenance costs down.

Paint brands Tubmans and Wattyl are so enthusiastic about the quality of these new building materials that they have expanded the warranty period of their paints when used in conjunction with James Hardies Scyon Stria cladding, Prime Line weatherboards and Scyon Linea weather boards. Wattyl Australia Pty Ltd has given a 15-year paint warranty on Wattyl Solagard when used on Linea weatherboard, and Taubmans has given a 15-year paint warranty on All Weather and Sun Proof Max paints when used on Linea weatherboard.

Links to check out for more information:
- Painting Job Prices
- James Hardie, Light Weight Materials

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