Painters in Drummoyne, from Art Deco blocks to brick-and-render homes.
Professional interior and exterior painting across the Drummoyne peninsula, quoted in person by the owner, fixed in price before we start, and backed by a Dulux 5-year workmanship warranty. Painted properly. Protected like it’s our own home.
Workmanship
Warranty
Upscale Painting & Decorating (NSW Painting Licence 453040C) are your painters in Sydney providing interior, exterior, residential, apartment and strata painting in Drummoyne and across the Inner West. Owner-led by Esmayel Nazari and painting Sydney homes since 2016, Upscale Painting & Decorating is a Dulux Accredited Painter and a certified member of Master Painters Australia. Every Drummoyne job is quoted in person by Esmayel, fixed in price in writing before work starts, and backed by a written Dulux 5-year workmanship warranty.
Reviews
Drummoyne homeowners who trusted us with their homes.
Letting a painter into your home means trusting them with your floors, your furniture and your time. Here is what Sydney homeowners say after working with Upscale Painting & Decorating. Every review below is a verified 5-star Google review.
Accredited & Licensed
Dulux Accredited Painter
5-Year Warranty
Master Painters Australia
NSW Member
Strata Community Assoc.
SCA NSW Member
NSW Government Licence
Contractor Licence No. 453040C
The problem
Repainting a Drummoyne home shouldn’t be a gamble.
If you have put off repainting, it is usually for one of a few reasons.
You have been quoted a price that crept up once the work started. You have heard about painters who did not turn up, or who left render dust and damage behind. Or you simply do not want strangers in your home for a fortnight with no clear idea of what is happening or when it will be finished.
Those are reasonable worries, and they are exactly the ones Upscale Painting & Decorating is built to remove. Every part of how we work is designed so you know the price, know the schedule, and know your home is protected before a single brush is lifted.
You deal with Esmayel directly, not a call centre or a rotating crew. And everything we commit to, we put in writing.
The Upscale Promise
Five things in writing with every Drummoyne job.
Most painters tell you they are reliable, tidy and good value. We would rather show you. Every Drummoyne job comes with five commitments, in writing, before we start.
Services
Painting services for Drummoyne homes and buildings.
Drummoyne’s housing runs from interwar brick bungalows to Art Deco apartment blocks and the newer waterfront developments along the peninsula, and Upscale Painting & Decorating paints all of it. Every service below is available across the suburb and the wider Inner West.
The process
How we paint a Drummoyne home, first call to final walk-through.
When you can picture the steps, the unknown stops being stressful. Here is exactly what happens.
Colour Consult and Fixed-Price Sign-Off
You get a free Dulux colour consultation, then a written, fixed-price quote. Nothing starts until you have seen the colours you will be living with and signed the price.
Protection, Prep and Painting
We photograph and protect every floor, fixture and piece of furniture, then prep properly, filling, sanding, render repair and priming, before applying premium Dulux systems. Prep is where a paint job is won or lost, and on Drummoyne’s older masonry it matters more than most.
Painting in Drummoyne
Interwar brick, render and Art Deco apartments.
Drummoyne is a compact peninsula, wrapped on three sides by Iron Cove, Five Dock Bay and the Parramatta River, and ringed by the Bay Run. Within postcode 2047 and the City of Canada Bay, most of what we paint here was built between the wars, and that is what makes Drummoyne different to paint from a weatherboard or fibro suburb. The dominant stock is solid double-brick homes and California bungalows from the 1920s and 1930s, alongside a notable run of Art Deco and mid-century apartment blocks clustered near the waterfront and along Victoria Road.
On the homes, the work is in the masonry. Rendered and face-brick exteriors behave nothing like timber. Cement render that has cracked, blown or gone drummy has to be cut out and repaired before any coating goes on, or the new paint simply lifts with it. Original face brick and tuckpointing need breathable systems so moisture is not trapped behind the film. Many of these homes still carry pre-1970 lead-based paint on their trims and eaves, which we handle and prepare safely as part of the job. Get the preparation right on a Drummoyne brick-and-render home and the finish holds for years. Get it wrong and it fails in one or two seasons.
On the apartments, the work is in the coordination. Painting a unit, a common stairwell or a full Art Deco block in Drummoyne usually means working alongside a strata manager or body corporate, managing access through shared entrances, and keeping disruption to residents low. We handle that scheduling and communication as part of the job, not as an afterthought, and we match finishes sympathetically on the period detailing these blocks are known for.
Drummoyne’s waterfront position is one more factor worth planning for. Homes and blocks facing the water around Brett Park, the Drummoyne Sailing Club and the marina take more exposure on their exteriors, which is worth weighing when we specify the exterior system. We paint homes and buildings across Drummoyne and the neighbouring Inner West suburbs, Russell Lea, Rodd Point, Chiswick, Five Dock and Gladesville, and bring that local knowledge to every quote.
Pricing
What painting costs in Drummoyne
Painting costs depend on the size of the space, the condition of the surfaces, the level of prep required, and the paint system used. Most painters will not quote a number without seeing the job, and neither will we. But here are the ranges most Sydney homeowners can expect, based on typical Upscale Painting & Decorating jobs.
| Job Type | Typical Sydney Range |
|---|---|
| Single-room interior repaintWalls + ceiling, one room | $800 – $1,500 |
| Full 3-bedroom interior repaintWalls, ceilings, trim, architraves | $5,000 – $10,000 |
| Full 4-bedroom interior repaintLarger plan, full home | $7,500 – $14,000 |
| Full exterior repaint — single storeyRender, brick, weatherboard | $8,000 – $16,000 |
| Full exterior repaint — double storeyTwo-level, full Weathershield system | $12,000 – $25,000+ |
| Apartment interior repaint1–2 bed, end-of-lease or move-in | $2,500 – $5,500 |
| Strata common areasPer complex, scope-dependent | Quoted on inspection |
Frequently Asked Questions
Drummoyne painting questions, answered.
Before you hand over a key or sign a quote, you want straight answers. These are the questions Drummoyne homeowners and strata managers put to Esmayel most often, with the honest version of each reply.
Do you paint Art Deco apartments and strata buildings in Drummoyne?
Yes. Drummoyne has a large stock of Art Deco and walk-up apartment blocks, and Upscale Painting & Decorating paints individual units, common areas, stairwells and full building exteriors. We coordinate directly with strata managers and bodies corporate so the work runs without disrupting residents, and we match finishes sympathetically on period blocks.
Can you paint rendered and face-brick homes properly?
Yes. Most of Drummoyne’s interwar homes are rendered or face brick, and they need different preparation to timber. Upscale Painting & Decorating repairs cracked or drummy render before painting, uses breathable systems on face brick and tuckpointing, and safely handles the pre-1970 lead paint often found on older trims.
What suburbs near Drummoyne do you cover?
Upscale Painting & Decorating services Drummoyne and the surrounding Inner West, including Russell Lea, Rodd Point, Chiswick, Five Dock, Gladesville, Haberfield and Abbotsford.
Do you provide a written warranty?
Yes. Every job is backed by a written Dulux 5-year workmanship warranty, with the certificate handed to you on completion. If anything fails because of how we painted it, we come back and fix it.
Service Area
Servicing the Inner West and greater Sydney
Upscale Painting & Decorating is a team of Sydney painters servicing Drummoyne and the wider Inner West. Alongside Drummoyne, we paint homes and buildings in:
Centennial Park
Sydney CBD
Sydney CBD
Pyrmont
