Prices for the same tin vary between shops in KwaZulu-Natal, and so does advice. Send one request with the surface, the size and the finish you want, and we pass it to paint shops and paint suppliers who supply towns and cities across KwaZulu-Natal.
Textured Paint in KwaZulu-Natal
Textured coatings are common on boundary walls, complexes and older houses in KwaZulu-Natal. Suppliers around KwaZulu-Natal stock roller and trowel textures in 20 L and 5 L tins and can tint them. Ask for a sample board of the finish before you order enough for a whole wall.
Want to know more first? Our textured paint guide covers the options, the preparation and what affects the price.
Wall paint & coatings in KwaZulu-Natal: local notes
Exterior paint on the KZN coast needs strong mould and algae resistance, and walls should get a fungicidal wash before painting. Salt air around the Bluff, Amanzimtoti and Richards Bay attacks steel, so burglar bars and gates need a rust primer and enamel. Elastomeric coatings help on plastered walls in Umhlanga that crack and let in wind driven rain. Inland in Howick and Newcastle, frost and UV matter more than salt, and textured finishes are common on newer homes.
Painting in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is the province where mould is the first thing a painter checks. Along the coast from Port Shepstone through Durban to Ballito and Richards Bay, humid air, warm nights and salt spray feed black mould on south walls, rust on burglar bars and gutters and peeling on cheap exterior paint. Plastered homes, sectional title complexes in Umhlanga and on the Berea, older timber and tin homes and new North Coast estates all need a thorough wash first. Inland, Pietermaritzburg has Victorian red brick buildings and misty winters, and the Midlands and northern areas around Newcastle see frost and storms. Homeowners, body corporates, holiday home owners and factories all ask for painters.
The requests we see from KwaZulu-Natal usually come from:
- Homeowners: hiding patched or uneven plaster on the house and boundary walls
- Body corporates and estates: one uniform textured finish across blocks, boundary walls and entrance features
- Landlords and sellers: a durable finish that hides knocks and old repairs between tenants
Local tips for KwaZulu-Natal
Most asked for in KwaZulu-Natal: mould treatment and exterior repaints, complex repaints and flat roof waterproofing. Where painters and paint shops work from: pinetown, Springfield Park, Umhlanga Ridge, Pietermaritzburg and Richards Bay. A useful tip: ask for a fungicidal wash and a mould resistant exterior coat on every coastal wall.
Around KwaZulu-Natal the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means hiding patched or uneven plaster on the house and boundary walls. Before you agree to anything: prime first; one full wall at a time. Keep in mind: mould on Durban south walls, salt rust on the Bluff and in Richards Bay, old brick.
Service area: KwaZulu-Natal and surrounds
Painters and suppliers on our network work throughout KwaZulu-Natal, including Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Umhlanga, Ballito, Richards Bay, Newcastle, Port Shepstone. For farms and smaller towns, ask whether travel and delivery are in the price.