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.
Colour & finish, Durbanville, the Northern Suburbs and greater Cape Town
Waterproof does not have to mean black.
Most liquid rubber is black, so most people assume that is the only option and budget for a top coat over it. Rubber Sealant® is mixed in fourteen standard colours besides black, at no extra cost, which means the colour and the waterproofing are the same layer.
- 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 a visible roof, a parapet, a balcony or a boundary wall usually turns into two decisions and two invoices: seal it, then paint it so it does not look like a tar patch on the front of your house. That second layer costs money, adds a day or two, and quietly becomes the weak link, because now you have a decorative coating sitting on top of the membrane that actually does the work, and it will chalk and fade on its own schedule. Meanwhile the sealed area on the street elevation is the one everybody in the family has an opinion about.
Our approach
Colour is mixed into the Rubber Sealant® itself. Black is the standing colour, and there are fourteen standard colours besides it at no extra cost: charcoal, slate grey, dove grey, snow white, ivory, sandstone, terracotta, brick red, heritage green, forest green, teal, navy and chocolate among them. Anything off the chart can be custom mixed on request. So the finished surface is the membrane, in the colour you chose, and there is no separate decorative layer to fail. If the goal is heat rather than looks, there is a separate titanium cooling top coat that goes over the cured membrane, but that is a heat product and it is optional. Ask us for the current colour chart before you commit, because a chart is a stock reality and a swatch on a screen is not.
Colour
Black, plus fourteen standard colours at no extra cost.
- Black
- Charcoal
- Slate grey
- Dove grey
- Snow white
- Ivory
- Sandstone
- Terracotta
- Brick red
- Heritage green
- Forest green
- Teal
- Navy
- Chocolate
Black is the standing colour, and Rubber Sealant® is also mixed in 14 standard colours, so you do not pay for a top coat to get a colour. Need something off the chart? It can be custom mixed on request. The swatches above are an illustration, not a stock list: ask us for the current colour chart and we will confirm the colour with your quote.
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 prices, per litre and per m²Every price published, with the coverage figures behind them.
- Liquid rubber vs torch-on waterproofingThe straight comparison, including where torch-on still wins.
- 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.
- Colour chosen from black plus fourteen standard colours at no extra cost
- Custom mixing on request for anything off the chart
- Current manufacturer colour chart confirmed before the order goes in
- Colour written into the quote so there is no argument on site
- Advice on how colour affects heat on sheeting and flat roofs
- Optional titanium cooling top coat where reflecting heat is the goal
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
Tell us the surface and where it will be seen from
- 2
We send the current colour chart and confirm availability
- 3
Colour written into your quote or product list
- 4
Custom mix arranged if you need something off the chart
- 5
Membrane applied in that colour, three coats
- 6
Optional cooling top coat over the cured membrane if heat is the priority
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.
- On-screen swatches are an illustration, not a stock list or a colour match. Always confirm against the current manufacturer chart.
- Custom mixing is on request and can affect lead time and price.
- Rubber Sealant Aqua, the bitumen-based product for dams and ponds, is black only.
- Colour affects heat, not waterproofing performance. Dark colours run hotter on sheeting and flat roofs.
- The cooling top coat is a heat product, not a waterproofing one, and it goes over cured membrane rather than on its own.
Not sure what your rubber sealant® colours 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
Rubber Sealant® Colours: 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 rubber sealant® colours.
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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