Whether it is two tins for a bedroom or a pallet for a complex, our free service makes it easy to price paint prices in Durban. Your request goes to a paint supplier serving Durban and nearby areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
Paint Prices in Durban
Paint prices in Durban vary between paint shops, hardware stores and trade counters, and with delivery distance. Send one request and suppliers serving Durban will quote for the same tins, so you can compare like with like, including tinting and delivery to your door.
New to this? Read the paint prices guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
Wall paint & coatings in Durban: local notes
Exterior paint in Durban has to cope with salt, sun and damp at once. Paint shops on Umgeni Road often suggest a premium acrylic with a fungicide for walls near the sea at North Beach or on the Bluff, and an elastomeric coat where hairline cracks let rain in. Light colours keep Berea facades cooler, and dark trims fade faster in the coastal sun. Low sheen suits humid bathrooms and kitchens in Glenwood flats.
Durban walls, roofs and weather
Durban's housing runs from the plastered Edwardian and Art Deco homes of the Berea and Glenwood to apartment blocks along the Golden Mile and in Umhlanga, brick homes in Chatsworth and Phoenix, and big face brick and plaster family houses in Westville. The subtropical climate is hard on paint. Salt air chalks and blisters coatings near the beachfront, warm humid months feed mould on south facing walls and under eaves, and summer storms drive rain into hairline cracks and through tired flat roofs. Exterior repaints, mould treatment and flat roof waterproofing are the most common requests. Homeowners, body corporates of beachfront blocks, landlords between tenants and shops along Florida Road all ask for painters and paint here.
Typical paint prices requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: comparing paint prices for a room or the whole house before buying tins
- Body corporates and estates: bulk pricing on 20 L tins for a planned repaint of every block
- Landlords and sellers: finding the best price per m² for a quick, durable repaint between tenants
Local tips for Durban
Painting work and supplies in Durban mostly come from here: umgeni Road, Springfield Park, Jacobs, Mobeni and Westville, with painters city wide. The requests that come up most: exterior repaints with mould treatment and flat roof waterproofing before summer. When you ask for quotes, ask for a mould wash and a fungicidal coat on shaded south walls before any repaint.
Requests range widely: about 8 to 12 m² per litre per coat. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for comparing paint prices for a room or the whole house before buying tins. One local point to raise: berea and Glenwood plaster, salt-hit walls on the Bluff, Umhlanga flat roofs.
Service area: Durban and surrounds
Painters and suppliers on our network work in Durban and surrounding areas, including Umhlanga, Pinetown, Westville, Umlazi, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Berea. Give the suburb and whether it is a single or double storey, so the quote can allow for access and travel.