Painters in Kew
Kew's local painters. Our office is on Edgecombe Street, five minutes from Kew Junction.
Residential painters for Kew homes
Kew is where DHPainting Melbourne is based. Our office sits at 5 Edgecombe Street, a short walk from Kew Junction, so most of our Melbourne work starts within a few kilometres of the front door. We know which streets sit under heavy tree cover, which facades cop the afternoon sun off Studley Park Road, and how the older render on Sackville Street and Barkers Road behaves once you start scraping it back.
The suburb runs from the Yarra parklands at Studley Park across to Burke Road, and the housing changes noticeably as you move east. Around Studley Park and Sackville Street you find some of Melbourne's grandest Victorian villas and Italianate mansions. Between Cotham Road and High Street the streets fill with Edwardian and Federation homes with timber fretwork, deep verandahs and slate or terracotta roofs. Further east, interwar clinker brick and Californian bungalows sit alongside 1960s brick units and a growing number of large contemporary rebuilds.
Each of those eras needs a different approach to preparation, priming and product. That is the part of the job most painters rush, and it is the part we spend the most time on. A Kew home painted properly should look sharp from the footpath and hold up for a decade, not peel at the sills after two winters.
What we paint in Kew
The Victorian and Edwardian homes that give Kew its character were built with materials that reward careful work and punish shortcuts. Original hardwood weatherboards, timber sash windows, cast iron lacework and lime render all move with the seasons. Melbourne's swing between hot dry summers and cold wet winters opens hairline cracks, lifts old oil-based coatings and lets moisture behind the paint film. Our preparation on these homes includes stripping back failed coatings, treating exposed timber, re-puttying sashes and repairing render before a single top coat goes on.
Interwar brick homes around Kew East and Willsmere bring a different set of surfaces: rendered parapets and chimneys, roughcast panels, painted brick trims and timber-framed windows with decorative leadlight. Contemporary homes and extensions add acrylic render, fibre cement cladding, steel and aluminium, which need the right primers and a plan for joining new work to original fabric so the whole house reads as one finish.
- Victorian villas and Italianate mansions in Studley Park and along Sackville Street
- Edwardian and Federation homes between Cotham Road and High Street
- Interwar clinker brick, roughcast and Californian bungalows towards Kew East
- 1960s and 1970s brick apartments and units around Kew Junction
- Contemporary rebuilds and rear extensions joined to period frontages
Heritage overlays and Boroondara requirements
A large share of Kew sits inside heritage overlays under the Boroondara Planning Scheme, including the Sackville Street precinct and much of the area around Studley Park. Repainting a surface that is already painted does not normally need a permit, but painting previously unpainted brick, stone or render usually does, and some individually listed properties have tighter controls. We have worked on enough heritage-listed homes in Kew to know when to check, and we can point you to the right part of Boroondara's planning team before any work starts.
Colour matters just as much as the paperwork. We can match original schemes from paint scrapes, work from heritage colour charts, or help you land on a modern palette that still respects the house and the street. If you have engaged a colour consultant or architect, we work to their specification and keep them in the loop on site.
Read more about our heritage and period home painting.
Our painting services in Kew
Most of our Kew work is full residential repainting, inside and out, but we also take on single-room interiors, exterior-only projects and specialist heritage restorations. Every job is scoped on site by an estimator who walks the property with you, and every quote is itemised so you can see what preparation, products and stages you are paying for.
- Exterior painting of weatherboard, render, brick and masonry
- Interior walls, ceilings, skirtings, architraves, doors and built-in joinery
- Heritage detail work: fretwork, lacework, sash windows and verandah timbers
- Minor plaster and render repairs before painting
- Colour advice and heritage overlay guidance
Painting a home in Kew?
Leave your details and we will call to arrange an on-site inspection. Every quote is itemised, fixed and obligation-free. Prefer to talk now? Call (03) 5077 3265.
Painting in Kew: common questions
Is your office really in Kew?
Yes. DHPainting Melbourne operates from 5 Edgecombe Street, Kew VIC 3101. Because we are local, we can usually arrange an on-site inspection in Kew within a few days and our teams spend very little time travelling, which keeps projects moving.
Do I need a permit to repaint my heritage home in Kew?
If the surface is already painted, usually not. If you want to paint brick, stone or render that has never been painted, or your property is individually listed, Boroondara Council will generally need to approve it first. We can tell you which applies to your home and help with the application if one is required.
How much does it cost to paint a house in Kew?
It depends on the size of the home, the condition of the existing surfaces and the level of finish you want. A single-storey Edwardian exterior in good condition sits in a very different bracket to a two-storey Victorian with failing render and lacework. Our cost breakdown page explains how we price each stage, and every quote we provide is itemised and fixed.
Can you paint around established gardens and mature trees?
Yes, and in Kew we have to. Many blocks have significant trees, hedges and landscaping right up to the house. We plan access before we start, protect planting with drop sheets and temporary screens, and use the right ladders, planks and towers rather than forcing access through garden beds.
We also paint in nearby suburbs
Get a quote for your Kew home
Obligation-free on-site quotes for homeowners across Kew. Our office is in Kew, so we can usually arrange an inspection within a few days.