Auckland · Wash · Plaster · Paint
Resene · Dulux · Wattyl
Stripped back. Made good.
Finished right.
Waterblasting, plastering and painting for Auckland homes — one crew who takes the house from grime to finish coat. Across the leafy isthmus, the eastern bays and the North Shore.
Andrew on the tools, every job 6 years on Auckland houses North Shore based, Auckland-wide
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Wash
Soft-wash & waterblast
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Plaster
Solid plaster & GIB stopping
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Paint
Two coats, prepped properly
- Resene · Dulux · Wattyl systems
- Resene Half Tea
- Dulux Hog Bristle
- Soft-wash, plaster & paint — one crew
- Resene Black White
- Wattyl Solagard exterior
- Free site visits Auckland-wide
- Dulux Lexicon Quarter
- Resene Pitch Black
- Honest, itemised quotes
- Dulux Monument
- Wattyl Killrust metal primer
- Owner on every job
- Resene Half Truffle
- Wattyl I.D interior
- Low-VOC, low-mess
- Resene · Dulux · Wattyl systems
- Resene Half Tea
- Dulux Hog Bristle
- Soft-wash, plaster & paint — one crew
- Resene Black White
- Wattyl Solagard exterior
- Free site visits Auckland-wide
- Dulux Lexicon Quarter
- Resene Pitch Black
- Honest, itemised quotes
- Dulux Monument
- Wattyl Killrust metal primer
- Owner on every job
- Resene Half Truffle
- Wattyl I.D interior
- Low-VOC, low-mess
What we do
Painting, plastering & washing, across Auckland.
Six services we run every week — click any for the prep, systems and scope.
01 · Interior
Service 01
Interior painting, done like it's our own house.
Walls, ceilings, doors, joinery, cabinetry and cornicing. Resene and Dulux systems put on the way the manufacturer wrote them up, with prep that holds up to everyday family life.
- Everything moved out or sheeted up before we open a tin
- Sand and fill the marks you haven't noticed yet
- Tannin blocker on any patched plaster
- Two top coats, with the right roller nap for the sheen
- Cut in by hand on heritage interiors, no spray
Finishes: Usually Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen or Dulux Wash & Wear
02 · Exterior
Service 02
Weatherboard, plaster, brick. Read the substrate first.
Auckland houses fail in specific ways. Villas split along the weatherboard grain. Plaster cladding cracks at the corners. Coastal cedar burns at the joins. We prep the way each house actually fails, not the way the brochure says.
- Soft-wash with biocide, then proper dry-out before priming
- Lead-paint protocol on anything pre-1980
- Two-part filler in the splits, polyurethane caulk in the joints
- Spot-prime bare timber, full-prime any patched plaster
- Two coats of weather-rated topcoat. Never one.
Finishes: Usually Resene Lumbersider, Sonyx 101 or X-200 Weatherproof
03 · Roofs
Service 03
Roof restoration. Long-run, tile and Decramastic.
Most Auckland roofs we look at are five years past their recoat window. We kill the moss and rust, prime to the substrate the right way, and use a membrane rated for the UV we get at this latitude.
- Biocide spray on moss and lichen, rinse, full dry
- Wire-brush and rust convert any corroded steel
- Etch-prime steel, sealer-prime concrete tile, bitumen-prime Decramastic
- Two coats of UV-rated roof membrane, sprayed or rolled
- Flashings, fascia and soffits done at the same time if you want
Finishes: Usually Resene Summit Roof or Dulux Roof Coat
04 · Spray Painting
Service 04
Airless and HVLP, on the right surfaces.
Spraying is a tool, not a shortcut. We run the airless on roofs, weatherboards and fences when the access and overspray are workable. HVLP comes out for cabinetry, doors and joinery, where you want it looking factory.
- Graco airless for the production work outside
- HVLP setup for the fine work on cabinetry and joinery
- Full containment masking before the trigger gets pulled
- Strain every coat, watch the tip wear, watch the humidity
- Detail brush-in after, so the edges stay crisp
Finishes: Best on cabinetry, doors, fences, roofs and exterior linework
05 · Plastering
Service 05
Plaster. Flat, true, ready for paint.
Repair, skim and full plaster work. Solid plaster, GIB stopping, cornicing and crack fills. We approach a wall the way we approach a coat. Prep first, finish twice, then check it in a raking light before we sign it off.
- Chase the cracks, scrim them, two-coat fill on settlement movement
- Level 4 or 5 finishing on feature walls, raking-light checked
- GIB stopping, sand, vac the dust, primer-ready next morning
- Solid plaster patching matched into the existing texture
- Cornice install and repair to the original profile
Finishes: Usually Rockcote, Resene Broadwall and GIB Plus 4
06 · Wash & restore
Service 06
Soft-wash and waterblast. House and roof.
Auckland's wet winters leave moss, mould and salt-haze on every elevation. We soft-wash with biocide on the fragile stuff and waterblast the rest. Houses, roofs, fences, driveways. On its own as maintenance, or as the right first step before a repaint.
- Low-pressure soft-wash with biocide on painted surfaces
- High-pressure waterblast on concrete, brick and steel roofs
- Kill the moss and lichen, full rinse, then proper dry-out
- Windows, gutters and downpipes rinsed at the same time
- Annual maintenance wash if you're on the coast
Finishes: Usually Wet & Forget and sodium hypochlorite blends to AS/NZS
The colour deck
Half the job is the colour.
We bring the Resene, Dulux and Wattyl fan-decks to your place. Tap a chip to throw it up on the wall.
A screen isn't a paint chip — but you get the idea. Tap any colour.
Heritage villa
Warm whites, heritage greens and a deep front-door red.
Coastal
Cool off-whites, a soft teal and a deep harbour blue.
Contemporary
Warm neutrals through to charcoal and near-black.
Indicative only — we match to the real Resene, Dulux and Wattyl decks on site.
How we prep
The prep is most of the job.
What we do before the top coat goes on is what keeps the finish from lifting, cracking and letting the weather back in.
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01 · Resene Half Tea
Wash
Biocide soft-wash lifts mould, lichen and chalking — then the timber dries out fully.
Soft-wash with biocide to lift mould, lichen, salt and old chalking. Rinse, then we let the timber dry out properly before anything else happens.
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02 · Dulux Hog Bristle
Sand
Sand back to sound paint, lead-safe on pre-1980, keyed so the primer bonds.
Mechanical sand back to sound paint. Lead protocol on anything pre-1980. Key the surface so the primer actually bonds to it.
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03 · Resene Spanish White
Fill
Two-part filler in cracks and splits, putty in sash gaps, caulk in joints.
Two-part filler in the cracks, gouges and splits. Linseed putty for sash gaps. Polyurethane caulk in every movement joint.
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04 · Resene Quick Dry
Prime
Spot-prime bare timber, full-prime patches — tannin blocker if it's bleeding.
Spot-prime bare timber, full-prime any patched plaster. Resene Quick Dry, or a tannin blocker if the timber's bleeding through.
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05 · Wattyl Solagard
Top coat ×2
Two full coats, never one. Matched sheen, recoat only at the proper window.
Two full coats. Never one. Matched sheen, full coverage, recoat at the manufacturer's window and not a day sooner.
Where we work
The villas, the bays, the leafy streets.
Based in Albany on the North Shore, out across Auckland — we cluster jobs by area so the travel pencils out.
North Shore
Home baseAlbany Devonport Takapuna Milford Belmont Bayswater Campbells Bay Castor Bay
City fringe & central
Herne Bay Ponsonby St Marys Bay Freemans Bay Grey Lynn Westmere Pt Chevalier Parnell Remuera Epsom Mt Eden Orakei
Eastern bays
Mission Bay Kohimarama St Heliers Glendowie
Coast & Rodney
Omaha Matakana Snells Beach
FAQ
The questions we get every week.
Anything else, just ring. 021 088 17906. Andrew usually picks up himself.
What happens if it rains?
Auckland, eh. We keep an eye on the forecast and we don't lay a coat down with rain due inside the cure window — better to wait a day than trap moisture under the paint. If the weather shuts the outside work down, we move inside and keep going where we can.
Do I need to be home while you work?
No. You'll have one number to call — mine, or the lead on your job — and we sort the key and access plan before we start. We'll text to say we're on our way, and again once we've knocked off. Plenty of our work happens with no one home; that's completely normal.
Do you supply the paint, or do I?
We supply it, unless you've set your heart on a brand we don't stock. We've got trade accounts at Resene, Dulux and Wattyl, so you've got the full range to pick from. We bring the fan-deck to the site visit and help you settle on the colour.
What about lead paint?
Anything pre-1980 in Auckland we treat as lead until it's tested. We work to the WorkSafe NZ guidelines for lead-based paint: HEPA-shrouded sanders, sealed drop sheets, and all waste captured and taken to a certified facility. If you want to know exactly how we'd handle it at your place, just ask.
Do you clean up afterwards?
Every day, not just at the end. Drop sheets pulled, flecks lifted off the floor, gear stowed neat so the house is still liveable while we're in it. At the end of the job we wash down paths, glass and hardware, sort any overspray, and walk the job with you before we invoice.
You're a new business — why should I trust you?
Fair question, and we'd rather you asked it. CoatPro's the new name; the hands doing the work aren't — Andrew's been painting and plastering for six years. He's on every job himself, so you deal with the person holding the brush, not a call centre. As a new outfit, our reputation is the only thing we've got — so the work has to speak for itself. Book a free site visit and judge the prep for yourself before you commit to anything.
Free quote
Tell us about the job.
Quotes and site visits don't cost you anything. Andrew gets back to you himself — no phone trees, no salespeople in the middle.