Hobart house painting resources & standards.

• WorkSafe Tasmania — working at heights & scaffolding — the regulator for safe work at height in Tasmania. Exterior and roof painting is height work; scaffolding from which a person could fall more than four metres is high-risk work. We follow these fall-protection requirements on every job. worksafe.tas.gov.au
• AS/NZS 4361.2 — guide to hazardous paint (lead) management — the Australian/New Zealand Standard for managing lead paint in existing buildings. The safe rule for any pre-1997 home is to assume the paint is leaded and prepare it lead-safe. Available from Standards Australia. standards.org.au
• The LEAD Group — lead-safe painting & renovation — a long-standing not-for-profit with plain-English guidance on testing for lead paint and managing it safely when you renovate or repaint an older home. A useful homeowner reference alongside the standard. lead.org.au
• City of Hobart — heritage places & precincts — whether your home is in a heritage precinct, and what changes (including colour schemes) may need planning approval. Start here before changing a heritage colour scheme in Sandy Bay, Battery Point or New Town. hobartcity.com.au — heritage
• AS/NZS 2311 — guide to the painting of buildings — the reference for good painting practice: surface preparation, coating systems, application, and the conditions paint should and shouldn’t be applied in. We prepare and apply to this standard. Available from Standards Australia. standards.org.au
• EPA Tasmania — paint & waste disposal — guidance on disposing of paint, washout and trade waste responsibly. We collect and dispose of paint waste from our jobs to the proper requirements, with extra care for lead-paint debris. epa.tas.gov.au
• Master Painters Australia — the national industry body for professional painters, with consumer guidance on choosing a painter and what good practice looks like. masterpainters.com.au

Lead-safe on pre-1970 homes.

On older Hobart homes we assume lead paint and prepare to AS/NZS 4361.2 — no dry sanding or power-stripping that throws lead dust around, proper containment, and clean collection and disposal of debris. It’s the right thing for your family and our crew. See our heritage & weatherboard painting service.

Heritage-sympathetic work.

In heritage precincts we keep work sympathetic to the property and flag when a colour change may need a check with City of Hobart planning. A like-for-like repaint is usually straightforward.

Workmanship and weather.

We prepare and apply to AS/NZS 2311 — correct prep, the right number of coats, and never coating onto damp surfaces or ahead of rain. In Hobart’s cool, damp climate that timing discipline is half the job. See exterior house painting.

Safe at height.

Scaffold or an EWP and proper fall protection on double-storey and roof work, to WorkSafe Tasmania requirements — safer, and a better finish up top. We paint right across Greater Hobart.