Prices for the same tin vary between shops in Midrand, 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 Midrand and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Waterproof Paint in Midrand
Parapets, flat roofs and cracked walls in Midrand are often sealed with liquid waterproofing. Suppliers around Midrand stock liquid rubber, fibre-reinforced coats and membrane rolls. Say what you are sealing, the area, whether the old coating is still sound and when the work should be done.
The main waterproof paint page explains the types, the checks and the costs in more detail.
Midrand notes on wall paint & coatings
Modern Midrand homes favour white, grey and charcoal schemes, often with textured finishes set by estate rules in Waterfall and Kyalami. Flat roofs and parapets on these homes need waterproof paint or a membrane rather than ordinary wall paint. For complexes, a sheen acrylic makes dirty walls easier to clean. Hairline cracks from settlement should be filled with a flexible filler before painting.
Painting in Midrand
Midrand is one of Gauteng's newest areas, built in waves since the 1980s. Its painting work centres on new and young estates, sectional title complexes and office parks. Waterfall, Carlswald and Kyalami have large estates with plastered homes, textured finishes and strict colour rules, while Vorna Valley, Noordwyk and Halfway House have many complexes now due for their first or second full repaint. Office parks and warehouses along the N1 corridor need commercial painting and floor coatings. Highveld hail and summer storms test roofs and parapets, and new plaster cracks as buildings settle. Developers, building contractors, body corporates and facilities managers ask for painters as often as homeowners.
The requests we see from Midrand usually come from:
- Body corporates and estates: planned resealing of parapets and flat roofs across every block in the complex
- Builders and developers: liquid waterproofing on balconies, parapets and flat slabs before handover
- Shops, offices and restaurants: sealing flat roofs and box gutters over shops, offices and restaurants
Local tips for Midrand
Most asked for in Midrand: first repaints of young complexes, new build painting and office park maintenance. Where painters and paint shops work from: contractors and suppliers in Midrand's industrial parks, Halfway House and Kyalami. A useful tip: ask the builder how long the plaster has cured before the painter starts.
Around Midrand the largest group asking is body corporates and estates, which usually means planned resealing of parapets and flat roofs across every block in the complex. Before you agree to anything: falls to drains; fix damp before coating. Keep in mind: flat roofs and parapets in Waterfall, settlement cracks in Noordwyk and Vorna Valley.
Service area: Midrand and surrounds
Painters and suppliers on our network work in Midrand and surrounding areas, including Waterfall, Kyalami, Halfway House, Vorna Valley, Carlswald, Noordwyk, Glen Austin. Give the suburb and whether it is a single or double storey, so the quote can allow for access and travel.