Fisantekraal, Western Cape
Painters & Waterproofing Contractors in Fisantekraal, Durbanville
Fisantekraal is where Durbanville runs out into open ground, and open ground means wind, dust and nothing between your walls and the weather.
- Based in Durbanville, working in Fisantekraal most weeks
- WhatsApp us and we reply during office hours.
- Written scope, one fixed price for the job
New estates, thin plaster, exposed ground
The estates out this way are recent builds on fast programmes: block walls, thin modern plaster, plenty of parapet detail and very little established planting to break the wind. Hairline cracking shows up earlier here than owners expect, usually within the first four or five years, and it appears on the exposed elevation first.
Cracks that move need a flexible crack bridging system, not filler and a topcoat. Fill a moving crack rigidly and it reopens through the new paint within a season, in exactly the same line.
Industrial and agricultural sheds
There is a lot of light industrial and farm shed out this way too: IBR and corrugated sheeting, bolted, often galvanised and often rusting at the fastener and under the lap. Some of the older buildings still carry fibre cement or asbestos sheeting.
Metal takes an etch primer after the loose rust is off, never the masonry primer, and every bolt head and overlap gets reinforced before the coats go on. Asbestos sheeting gets encapsulated in place, hand cleaned, never pressure washed, from R285 per m². We do not remove, cut or dispose of asbestos.
What we are asked for in Fisantekraal
The work, in order of how often.
- Exterior repaints on newer plaster with flexible crack bridging
- Parapet, coping and box gutter waterproofing
- Metal roof rust treatment and liquid rubber coating
- Asbestos sheeting encapsulation on outbuildings and sheds
- Industrial and agricultural shed coating
- Interior repaints
Also covering Fisantekraal, Clara Anna Fontein, Sonstraal Heights, Vierlanden, Durbanville town centre, Kraaifontein.
Worth reading first
What we have learnt working in Fisantekraal.
- WaterproofingWhy most roof leaks are misdiagnosedThe stain on your ceiling is almost never under the hole. Here is how water actually travels through a roof, the seven places it really gets in, and how to tell a diagnosis from a guess.10 min read
- HomeownerWhat Cape Town weather actually does to paint on your houseSoutheaster, driving winter rain, coastal salt and brutal north-west sun. Four different attacks on four different elevations of the same building, and the spec should reflect it.8 min read
- WaterproofingSolar panels and roof workWhat happens to your solar array when your roof is being waterproofed, and who should touch it.4 min read
Budgeting
What this work costs in Fisantekraal.
Real Cape Town rates, including ours, and what a cheaper quote leaves out.
FAQ
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Monday–Friday 08:00–17:00
What happens after you send it
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One-year workmanship guarantee on qualifying Williams & Co work.
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