Exterior Painting
Double-storey home | full exterior repaint
A weather-worn double-storey exterior stripped back, prepared and repainted in a clean two-tone scheme.
Prices & coverage, Durbanville, the Northern Suburbs and greater Cape Town
A drum price means nothing until you know the coverage.
R1,990 a drum is either R50 a square metre or R150 a square metre, and the only thing that decides which is the surface you are putting it on. Every price and every coverage figure is on this page, so you can work out your own number before you phone anyone.
- Based in Durbanville, working Durbanville, Aurora, Vierlanden, Eversdal, Welgemoed, Bellville, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Kuils River, Plattekloof, Sonstraal Heights, Panorama, Kenridge, Fisantekraal and surrounds
- WhatsApp us and we reply during office hours.
- Written scope, one fixed price for the job
Problem & approach
Where these projects go wrong, and how we handle them.
The usual problem
Waterproofing pricing in South Africa is deliberately hard to compare. Product prices are published per pack, coverage is published per coat, and jobs are quoted per square metre, so the three numbers never line up. That gap is where the cheap quote lives. Somebody prices your roof at R70 per square metre and it sounds like a bargain until you work backwards: at that rate there is not enough product on the roof to reach a membrane thickness, never mind primer, never mind three coats, never mind the labour to do the detail properly. Meanwhile the honest quote looks expensive for reasons nobody has explained, so it loses.
Our approach
So here is all of it, in the open. Rubber Sealant is R199 for 1L, R790 for 5L and R1,990 for a 20L drum, including VAT. Bonding Liquid Super+ runs R189, R490, R890 and R1,650 for 1L, 5L, 10L and 20L. Etch Primer Rust Supreme, the metal primer, is R195, R750, R1,450 and R2,390. Snow White Cooling Agent is R299, R890 and R2,460. Coverage at the manufacturer's three coats: about 40 m² a drum on a smooth flat surface, 33 m² on metal sheeting, 27 m² over old torch-on, 20 m² on concrete or brick, 17 m² on roof tile, 13 m² on slate and about 3 m² on thatch. Divide the drum price by your coverage and you have your true product cost per square metre, and it lands roughly between R50 and R150 before primer. Supplied and applied by us, waterproofing starts from R185 per m², and asbestos encapsulation from R285 per m², always as one fixed price for the whole job rather than a rate that drifts.
Coverage at three coats
A drum price means nothing until you know the surface.
| Surface | 20L drum covers | Primer it needs |
|---|---|---|
| Smooth, flat surface | about 40 m² | Bonding Liquid Super+ |
| Galvanised or Chromadek sheeting | about 33 m² | Etch Primer Rust Supreme |
| Painted steel or painted metal | about 33 m² | Etch Primer Rust Supreme |
| Raw, bare or rusted metal, IBR, corrugated, zinc | about 33 m² | Etch Primer Rust Supreme |
| Torch-on membrane | about 27 m² | Bonding Liquid Super+ |
| Concrete, brick or slab | about 20 m² | Bonding Liquid Super+ |
| Roof tile or Harvey tile | about 17 m² | Bonding Liquid Super+ |
| Slate tile | about 13 m² | Bonding Liquid Super+ |
| Thatch | about 3 m² | Bonding Liquid Super+ |
Figures are the manufacturer's, at the three coats the guarantee assumes. Rougher and more porous surfaces take more. Primer works out at roughly 6 m² a litre.
More on liquid rubber
Everything we know about liquid rubber, written down.
- Rubber Sealant® Liquid Rubber, Cape TownThe whole system in one place: what it is, coverage, primers, colours and guarantee terms.
- Liquid rubber roof coating vs rubber roof paintWhy the tin on the hardware shelf is not a waterproofing membrane.
- Buy liquid rubber in DurbanvilleAuthorised Rubber Sealant® reseller: drums, primers and collection by arrangement.
- Liquid rubber vs torch-on waterproofingThe straight comparison, including where torch-on still wins.
- Rubber Sealant® coloursBlack plus fourteen standard colours, no top coat needed.
- Rubber roof paint, explained honestlyWhat is in the tin, what it costs, and when it will not hold.
- Waterproof roof paint pricesPer litre, per drum and per square metre installed.
- Rubber paint, surface by surfaceMetal, tile, slate, concrete, flat and asbestos each have their own rules.
- Liquid rubber in DurbanvilleCollect the drums locally, or hand us the roof.
- Rubber Sealant® suppliers, DurbanvilleThe full range, current prices, collection by arrangement.
- Where to buy liquid rubber in South AfricaThe three things to confirm before you pay for a drum.
What may be included
Scope you can actually read.
The exact line items on your quote depend on the site inspection. This is the shape of what a typical project of this type includes.
- Every product price including VAT, per pack size
- Coverage per 20 litre drum at three coats, by surface
- Primer cost included in the working, not left out of it
- Product cost per square metre you can calculate yourself
- Supply-and-install rates from R185 per m², asbestos encapsulation from R285 per m²
- One fixed price for the whole job on any work we do
- Written scope so you can compare quotes on the same basis
Products we work with
The Systems Behind the Work.
Approved applicator and authorised reseller of Rubber Sealant® Liquid Rubber.
Our preferred paint on most projects.
We are not a Plascon approved applicator. Plascon is simply the paint we choose to specify for its quality and track record, and we will recommend a different system where a project calls for it.
Our process
6 steps from enquiry to handover.
- 1
Work out your area, surface by surface
- 2
Pick your coverage figure from the surface table
- 3
Divide drum price by coverage for product cost per m²
- 4
Add the correct primer at roughly 6 m² a litre
- 5
Round up to whole packs, because that is how it is sold
- 6
Or send us the numbers and we do all of it and confirm stock
Honest limits
What we will tell you up front.
A proper contractor should be honest about what a service can and cannot do. These are the things we will always flag.
- Prices are the manufacturer's recommended retail prices including VAT and can change without notice.
- Coverage figures are the manufacturer's, at three coats, on a sound prepared surface. A rougher or more porous surface takes more.
- Supply-and-install rates are guidance, not a quotation. Access, height, repairs and detail complexity move them.
- Guidance rates assume the surface is sound. Structural repair, sheet replacement and drainage work are priced separately.
- We price liquid rubber systems only. No torch-on, no injection damp courses.
- Any asbestos-cement area is excluded from ordinary cleaning and preparation methods. South African asbestos rules prohibit cleaning or preparing asbestos-cement surfaces.
Not sure what your liquid rubber prices needs? Send us a photo.
Take one photo on your phone, send it on WhatsApp, and we will tell you what we are looking at. We are in Durbanville most weeks, so a site visit is easy to arrange.
WhatsApp a photoFAQ
Liquid Rubber Prices: questions we hear
Budgeting
Want the numbers before you phone anyone?
We publish real Cape Town rates, including our own, and explain exactly what a cheaper quote leaves out.
Exterior Painting
Single-storey home | exterior and trim
Walls, fascias and trim brought back to a crisp finish, with cracks treated before any coating went on.
Roof Painting
Tiled roof | cleaned and coated
Tiles cleaned down, ridges checked and re-bedded where needed, then coated with a specified roof system.
Keep reading
The pages our Durbanville clients read before they phone us.
Start here
- Painters in DurbanvilleWhat we charge, how we scope it, and why the cheap quote was never cheaper.
- Asbestos roof: seal it or remove it?The honest cost comparison nobody publishes.
Durbanville, service by service
- Roof waterproofing in Durbanville
- Damp proofing in Durbanville
- Exterior painting in Durbanville
- Interior painting in Durbanville
- Asbestos roof encapsulation in Durbanville
- Complex and body corporate repaints in Durbanville
Where we work
- Painters & waterproofing in DurbanvilleWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in AuroraWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in VierlandenWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in EversdalWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in WelgemoedWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in BellvilleWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in BrackenfellWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in KraaifonteinWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in Kuils RiverWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in PlattekloofWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in Sonstraal HeightsWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in PanoramaWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in KenridgeWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
- Painters & waterproofing in FisantekraalWhat the housing stock here needs, and what it costs.
Complexes, commercial & managed buildings
- Body corporate & complex repaintingA scope trustees can compare, phased block by block.
- Commercial & retail paintingShops and offices painted after hours, never closed.
- Warehouse & industrial coatingRusted metal roofs sealed, hot workshops cooled.
- For property managers & agentsWritten scopes, fixed prices, photographs for the file.
- Wine farm & estate paintingOld lime plaster, gables and cellars, handled properly.
Business parks & work at height
- Painting in Atlas GardensWarehouses and offices done around your trading hours.
- Painting in Durbanville HillsExposed, wind driven buildings need their own specification.
- Factory & industrial paintingWater first, then steel, then walls. In that order.
- Office park & multi-tenant repaintsFloor by floor, out of hours, nobody loses a day.
- Exterior crack & plaster repairWhy the crack came back, and how it is properly fixed.
- Working at heights paintingThe compliance to demand before anyone leaves the ground.
- Scaffolding & access paintingAccess is priced per erection. Plan around that and save.
- Painting tender checklistOne page, so three quotes describe the same job.
Specialist systems
- Rubber Sealant® Liquid RubberApproved applicator and reseller: prices, coverage, colours and guarantee terms.
- Buy liquid rubber in DurbanvilleThe same drums we use, collected by arrangement.
- Liquid rubber prices, per litre and per m²Every price published, with the coverage behind it.
- Asbestos roof encapsulationSeal the sheets in place instead of paying to strip them.
- Asbestos roof coating, Cape TownWhy a R60 coating lifts and a R285 system does not.
- Asbestos roof repairStop the leak without lifting a single sheet.
- Asbestos roof sealing costReal rates and three worked roofs, arithmetic shown.
- Asbestos roofing, Cape TownWhat you actually have up there, and what to do about it.
- How long an asbestos roof lastsThe real lifespan, and how sealing extends it.
- Waterproofing & damp proofingLiquid rubber on roofs, walls and rising damp.
Durbanville and surrounds
Get a fixed price for your liquid rubber prices.
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.
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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.
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