Is it that time of year you dread? Time to get the house painted? It seems to come around a little bit too often nowadays doesn’t it? Each year, or every 2 years, you end up paying someone a couple of grand to chuck some paint at the walls but it never really looks good...Continue reading
Tag: exterior wall coatings
Exterior wall coatings are specially formulated long life paints, usually used for the exterior walls of buildings. They differ from normal masonry paint wall coating insofar as they contain special ingredients
How to get the best prices, quotes and estimates for the best house painting job
It can seem quite daunting for the average homeowner to get a price from a tradesman for house painting, and that is if they bother to turn up at your house when they say they will, if at all! The team at NEVER PAINT AGAIN have thankfully made it very easy to get a price...Continue reading
Exterior wall renovation and weatherproofing of a Grade 2 listed former windmill, in Cumbria
You know what, we don’t just paint the outsides of houses, we also take on rather more challenging roles, jobs that your local painter an decorator would run away as fast as he could when he saw the property. In April 2018 we took on a more unusual job, the restoration, refurbishment and weatherproofing, of...Continue reading
No surprises that we paint houses of all shapes and sizes, hotels too.
What sort of house do YOU live in? A terraced house? Maybe a bungalow, or perhaps a detached home? Chances are that you reside in one of the many common forms of housing in the UK and I don’t need to tell you that, in most cases, getting someone reliable, affordable and professional to paint...Continue reading
6 of the best wall coating companies around the world (in our opinion)
Hi. We’re pretty well known for some damn fine house painting and coating work around the UK, and more recently, in Spain too. We thought it would be a good idea to show you, dear reader, that there are very similar companies to us around the world.
A weatherproof wall coating for a home in the Pennines, “last of the summer wine” country
We are delighted to present yet another case study of exactly what we do best; painting a house! This lovely, traditional stone-built cottage was located in the the mountainous “Pennines” district of northern England, in Yorkshire. Like a scene straight out of “last of the Summer Wine”, the BBC TV show that, by my reckoning,...Continue reading
Exterior wall protection coatings, an example in Ashford, Kent
Cracks come in all shapes and sizes, some only on the surface and some that go far deeper. This house in Ashford, Kent, was covered in painted tyrolean and suffered not only from cracking to various parts of each elevation, but it also needed frequent external re-painting. Due to the size of the house, having...Continue reading
Forget annual house painting, choose a wall coating instead, and here’s why!
What do people need to protect the outside walls of their house from the weather? I’ll give you a clue, it isn’t paint. So if it’s not paint, what is it?
What wall surfaces are not suitable for exterior textured coatings?
Exterior wall coatings are the best way to make the exterior walls of your house maintenance free but application guidelines must be adhered to, for maximum longevity. In this article, we turn our normal approach on it’s head and explain that although our exterior wall coating system works wonders on most houses, there are one...Continue reading
House Painting Experiences: Spain Vs UK compared. The difficulties of painting a house in a hot country
Painting the exteriors of houses in Spain is very different from painting in the UK, as we found out a few years back. We have been wielding our spray gun and applying our special wall coatings to homes and businesses since the mid 1980’s, but did you know we also used to work in Spain?...Continue reading
Painting a Pebbledashed house in Blackheath, south east London
Houses with pebbledash attract grime and start to look unsightly after a while, especially so for this property in London that was recently completed by one of our exterior wall coatings contractors. This lovely Edwardian house in Blackheath, London, was a palace inside, however the exterior appearance left a lot to be desired, so the...Continue reading
An enhanced exterior textured coating on house in Cumbria. Here’s how we repaired and painted it
Does the render on your house have cracks? Do you seem to have to pay to paint it almost every year? Would you like to know how to solve these problems? Our repair and house painting system would be ideal for the issues your home has, plus the system will save you a lot of...Continue reading