PaymentPlanning
Deposits, progress payments and what is normal in WA
What a reasonable deposit looks like, when money should change hands, and the payment patterns that should make you pause.
24 May 2026
Journal · page 5
Advice worth reading before you paint.
What we have learned doing this in Perth conditions — written to be useful whether or not you hire us.
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SellingPlanning
Is painting before you sell worth it in Perth?
Which painting actually returns more than it costs at sale, which is wasted, and how to spend a small budget where buyers look.
22 May 2026
QuotesPlanning
How to compare three painting quotes that all say something different
Three quotes, three numbers, three formats and no way to line them up. A method for finding out what you are actually comparing.
20 May 2026
PlanningWeather
The best time of year to paint in Perth
Perth has a genuinely long painting season, but summer afternoons and July mornings both cause real problems. When to book, and what to avoid.
18 May 2026
PlanningTimeframe
How long it takes to paint a house in Perth
Realistic working-day ranges for interiors, exteriors and full repaints, and the four things that reliably blow the timeline out.
16 May 2026
QuotesPlanning
What a painting quote should include, and the lines that hide the cost
A quote that fits on one line is not a quote, it is a number. Here is what a real one specifies, and the omissions that turn into variations later.
14 May 2026
Get a real number, not a ballpark.
Tell us what you're after and we'll come back within one business day. If it needs a measure we'll book one — free, and we'll put a fixed price in writing.