Painting services · Exterior
Facades, boundary walls, gates and eaves — washed, treated for algae, repaired and finished in weather-resistant systems built for Singapore sun and monsoon rain.
Built for this climate
An exterior wall here faces the harshest conditions of any surface on the property. Equatorial UV breaks the binder down and chalks the colour out of it, monsoon rain drives water into every hairline crack and failed sealant joint, and constant humidity gives algae and fungus a permanent foothold on shaded and north-facing walls. A coating that would last a decade in a temperate climate is often tired here in five years.
Most early failures are not the paint's fault — they are preparation failures. Coating over living algae, over a chalky surface, or over a wall that is still damp guarantees the finish lifts. We wash, treat, repair and seal first, then apply a system chosen for how exposed that particular elevation actually is.
What we paint outside
A facade only looks properly repainted when the details around it are done too — which is why the gates, eaves and boundary walls are in the same scope, not a separate visit.
Terrace, semi-detached, bungalow and shophouse facades washed, repaired and recoated in weather-resistant systems, elevation by elevation.
The first thing anyone sees. Perimeter walls, pillars and fencing cleaned, treated for staining and finished to match or complement the house.
Metalwork stripped of rust back to sound material, treated with anti-corrosive primer and sprayed or brushed to a hard, even finish.
The strips that get skipped — and then show. Eaves, fascia boards, soffits and trims cleaned, primed and finished so the roofline reads as one job.
Shopfronts, upper facades, five-foot ways and heritage-style frontages repainted with scheduling that protects trading hours.
Timber doors, pergolas, trellises and screens sanded back and finished in exterior wood systems that cope with sun and rain.
Our 6-step process
Roughly two-thirds of the work happens before the first topcoat. That is the part that decides whether you are repainting again in five years or ten.
We walk every elevation, check the substrate and existing coating, look for cracks, spalling render and damp, and work out how each face is safely reached — ladder, scaffold or lift. That determines both the method and the price.
The facade is washed down to remove dirt, chalk and loose coating, then treated with a fungicidal wash where algae, fungus or black staining has taken hold. Paint applied over living growth simply lifts.
Hairline cracks are opened and filled, hollow or damaged render is made good, and perished sealant around windows, frames and joints is cut out and replaced — the usual entry points for water behind a new coat.
An alkali-resistant sealer or the appropriate primer is applied so the topcoat bonds evenly and the finish does not patch, flash or peel on a porous or previously bare surface.
Two coats of the specified exterior system are applied at the correct spread rate, with flexible coatings where movement cracking is a factor and heat-reflective options on the most exposed elevations.
Gates, grilles, railings, eaves and fascia are finished, protection is removed, the site is cleaned, and we walk every elevation with you before the job is signed off.
The honest bit
When an exterior job peels within a couple of years, the cause is almost never the brand of paint. It is algae that was washed but never treated, a chalky surface that was never sealed, render cracks that were painted over instead of repaired, or a wall coated while it was still damp. Those stages are invisible in the finished job and are the easiest place for a cheap quote to save money — which is exactly why our quotation itemises them.
Early warning signs
Two or more of these means the coating has stopped protecting the wall — and from that point the substrate itself starts taking the weather.
Not sure how bad it is? Send a few photos of the worst elevation to WhatsApp +65 8972 2172 for a first read before booking an assessment.
Matched to the elevation
Different elevations face different problems, so the specification changes across the same building.
| Surface | System we apply | Why it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Masonry & rendered walls | Alkali-resistant sealer + weather-resistant exterior emulsion | The standard durable system for sound facades in this climate. |
| Shaded, algae-prone walls | Fungicidal wash + algae-resistant exterior coating | Treats the growth in the surface instead of sealing it in. |
| Walls with hairline cracking | Flexible, elastomeric-type coating | Bridges fine movement cracks rather than splitting along them. |
| Metal gates, grilles & railings | De-rust + anti-corrosive primer + durable enamel | Stops rust bleeding back through the new finish. |
| External timber | Sand back + exterior wood system or varnish | Moves with the timber and resists UV yellowing and damp. |
| Eaves, fascia & roofline | Clean, prime + weather-resistant finish | Finished with the facade so the whole roofline matches. |
Pricing, honestly
Exterior quotes are driven by access and condition as much as by wall area.
Published starting prices for landed exteriors are on the painting price guide — from $1,500 for a shophouse and $2,800 for a terrace. Access equipment is excluded from those figures and quoted separately.
FAQ
What Singapore homeowners ask most before repainting the outside of a property.
Usually every five to seven years. Our climate is unusually hard on exterior paint — direct equatorial UV, heavy monsoon rain and constant humidity that feeds algae and fungus. The surface tells you before the calendar does: chalky colour that rubs off, hairline cracks reopening, or dark green and black staining returning soon after a wash.
A weather-resistant exterior emulsion with built-in algae and fungus resistance, over the correct sealer. On walls with fine cracking we specify a flexible, elastomeric-type coating that bridges hairline movement instead of splitting with it. Heat-reflective options are available for west-facing walls and roofs. The right choice depends on the substrate and how exposed the wall is, which is what the site assessment settles.
We work through it, but we schedule around it. Coatings are never applied to a damp substrate or when rain is due before the film has set, because that is exactly how a new exterior finish fails. Washing and repair stages continue in poorer weather, and the coating stages are planned into dry windows.
We arrange whatever access the building safely needs — ladders, scaffolding, boom lift or scissor lift. Access equipment is quoted as a separate line rather than hidden in the rate, so you can see exactly what it costs and why it is needed.
Washing alone does not fix it — it grows back. The wall is cleaned down, treated with a fungicidal wash to kill what is in the surface, allowed to dry, then coated with a system that carries algae and fungus resistance. Where the cause is a permanently damp or shaded wall, we will point that out too, because a coating manages the symptom rather than the source.
Yes — that is the normal case. All the work happens outside, so daily life continues indoors. We agree access, working hours and which windows stay shut on coating days, and we protect plants, driveways, air-con units and anything else in the drop zone.
Yes. Boundary walls, fences, gates, grilles, railings, eaves, fascia and timber elements are all part of a proper exterior repaint — and honestly, leaving rusty gates against a freshly painted facade is what makes a repaint look half-finished.
Doing the inside at the same time? See landed property painting for whole-house scope. The roof is covered by roof painting, metalwork by metal painting, and hollow or badly cracked render is rebuilt first with plastering. Shops and malls are handled under commercial painting.
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