Panorama, Western Cape
Painters & Waterproofing Contractors in Panorama, Cape Town
Panorama sits on the slope with the whole of the northern suburbs below it, and everything on that slope takes weather from the front.
- Based in Durbanville, working in Panorama most weeks
- WhatsApp us and we reply during office hours.
- Written scope, one fixed price for the job
Older homes, big elevations, decades of paint
Panorama is largely settled 1970s and 1980s stock: face brick and plaster, wide single storey footprints, long low roof pitches and generous eaves. Most of these houses have been painted four or five times, and the layers matter. When a wall carries thirty years of coating and the bottom layer was never a bonding coat, the whole stack lets go together once the top layer cracks and lets water behind it.
So on this side we test adhesion before we specify anything. If the old paint pulls away in sheets, telling you it needs stripping is not upselling. Painting over it is the cheaper thing to do today and the more expensive thing to have done.
The slope, the wind and the flat sections
Being up on the rise means wind driven rain hits the north west face hardest, and it means the flat concrete sections over garages, stoeps and carports on these homes take a beating. Most of them were coated once with a thin acrylic and have been chalking ever since.
Those slabs are exactly where liquid rubber earns its money. Strip what is loose, prime it correctly, reinforce every upstand and outlet, then three coats. One seamless skin, no laps, and it can be recoated in years to come without stripping again.
What we are asked for in Panorama
The work, in order of how often.
- Full exterior repaints on face brick and plaster
- Flat concrete roof and garage slab waterproofing
- Tiled roof cleaning, ridge repointing and coating
- Rising and lateral damp on older walls
- Interior repaints
- High pressure cleaning of driveways and paving
Also covering Panorama, Welgelegen, Plattekloof, Vredekloof, Bellville, Parow North.
Worth reading first
What we have learnt working in Panorama.
- 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
- HomeownerTwelve questions to ask any painting contractor, including usThe answers to these separate a contractor who has thought about your house from one who is guessing at a number. Ask them on the walk-around and watch what happens.10 min read
Budgeting
What this work costs in Panorama.
Real Cape Town rates, including ours, and what a cheaper quote leaves out.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Tell us what you are seeing in Panorama.
We will come and look properly, then send you one fixed price for the whole job.
Working in Panorama this month.
Take one photo on your phone, send it on WhatsApp, and we will tell you what we are looking at. We are in Panorama most weeks, so a site visit is easy to arrange.
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Get a fixed price for your painting and waterproofing.
Three ways to start, all of them quick. Send a WhatsApp, tap to call, or leave your details and we come back with a written scope and one fixed price for the whole job.
Monday–Friday 08:00–17:00
What happens after you send it
We reply, ask the few questions that matter, then book a proper look at the property. You get a written scope, one fixed price for the whole job, and a straight answer on what we will not do.
One-year workmanship guarantee on qualifying Williams & Co work.
Takes about 20 seconds