Painters in Richmond, Melbourne
Get a written quote in minutes, a start date that holds, and a finish covered in writing by our 7-year workmanship guarantee. Newline Painting handles interior, exterior, pre-sale and body-corporate repaints across Richmond and the wider 3121, from heritage terraces to warehouse-conversion apartments, with preparation and cleanup done properly every time.
- 7-year workmanship warranty
- $20M public liability insurance
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- Free on-site quote and colour consult
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What Richmond homeowners say
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They specialise in high-quality finishes, and their attention to detail really shows in the final result. The team is professional, reliable and takes the time to make sure every project is completed to the client’s satisfaction.
As a designer, I know how important the finishing touches are, and Newline Painting consistently delivers.
I would definitely recommend Phi and the Newline Painting team to anyone looking to refresh or transform their space with a beautiful new coat of paint.
The whole process was excellent. From first contact, to quote, to price, to organising a date and time, and the paint job. You can tell these guys care about their work and their customers. Will definitely use again!
They are quality tradesmen, very respectful of our space and left it in great condition at the end of each work day. Great attention to detail.
Each of the team were extremely pleasant to deal with, easy communication including Roi at head office.
Exceptional!
Affordable, very good customer service and the final product was really good
House painting services we offer
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trims and heritage cornices in Richmond's Victorian terraces and warehouse conversions. Low-VOC paints, careful dust control, and tidy protection of your floors and furniture.
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Exterior Painting
Weatherboard, render and brick exteriors built for Richmond's inner-city exposure. Full preparation, lead-safe handling on pre-1970 homes, and Dulux Weathershield or Wattyl Solagard systems.
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Pre-Sale House Painting
Presenting a Richmond home for auction or sale. Fast, neutral interior and exterior refreshes timed around your campaign and settlement dates.
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Apartment Painting
Interiors and common areas in Richmond and Cremorne apartment blocks. We coordinate access and timing with your Owners Corporation and building manager.
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Feature Wall Painting
A single bold wall to lift a Richmond living room or hallway, colour matched to your home's light and existing palette.
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Epoxy Painting
Durable, high-gloss epoxy for Richmond garage floors, basements and concrete surfaces that resist chips and stains.
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Heritage overlays change everything about exterior work
Large parts of Richmond, particularly Richmond Hill, Lennox Street, parts of Church Street and Bridge Road, fall within City of Yarra heritage overlays. If you’re repainting the exterior of a heritage-listed Victorian terrace and changing the colour scheme significantly, you may need planning approval. We help clients understand whether their project needs a permit before quoting.
Lead paint is real, and pre-1970 Richmond homes have it
Most Richmond properties predate 1970. Lead-based paint was standard until then. Dry-sanding old paint releases lead dust into the air and into your home. Our painters follow Australian Standard AS 4361.2 for lead paint handling: wet sanding, HEPA-filtered extraction, sealed disposal. We provide written confirmation on request.
Inner-city exposure picks your exterior paint system
Richmond gets pollution from the Eastern Freeway and Hoddle Street, west-facing sun on the streets that catch the afternoon, and humidity off the Yarra. Generic exterior paint won’t last. We specify Dulux Weathershield or Haymes Ultra-Premium for most Richmond exteriors, with Wattyl Solagard for high-exposure facades.
Apartment work needs strata communication
Richmond’s apartment stock, particularly around Bridge Road, Cremorne, and the river, is mostly under Owners Corporation management. Painting common areas, balcony soffits, or even your own front door (if it faces a common corridor) needs OC approval. We deal with the OC for you when needed.
What Changes the Price of a Richmond Painting Quote
Painting a house in Richmond typically costs between A$4,000 and A$20,000 or more, depending on the size and condition of the home. As a per-square-metre guide, standard interior work runs about A$20 to A$30, detailed work with heavy trim rises to A$60 to A$100, and exterior repainting sits around A$15 to A$60. Richmond tends toward the upper end, because the period homes here carry more trim, taller walls and more preparation than a modern build. Four things do most of the work on your quote, and our painting cost guide works through three examples in detail.
Surface area & number of coats
There's no published "Richmond painter price list", and any painter waving one at you is guessing. Below are the factors that actually move your number, or start with our painting cost calculator for a quick ballpark.
Prep work required
The biggest cost driver. A 3-bedroom Richmond terrace interior repaint typically covers ~300m² of paintable surface with 2 coats. Double-coats on previously-unpainted plaster, undercoat on tannin-prone timbers, refresh work in one coat.
Paint product specified
Sanding, filling, patching, lead-paint handling for pre-1970 homes (most of Richmond), gap-sealing, mould treatment on damp walls. Prep is 40-60% of total labour on heritage exterior repaints.
Access & height
Paint choice moves the number too: Dulux Wash & Wear sits below Haymes Ultra-Premium, and Wattyl Solagard is specified where a Richmond exterior faces full sun off Bridge Road or salt-laden wind along the river flats. Whatever is written on the quote is what goes on the wall. Nothing gets swapped for a cheaper tin once the job is under way.
A worked example for a Richmond home
Rate bands are only useful once you put them against a real house. Take a single-fronted Victorian terrace in Richmond, two bedrooms, high ceilings and a rear lean-to.
of paintable interior surface, which is the number that actually drives the quote, not the floor area.
per square metre for standard interior work.
indicative range for that house across two coats, before prep condition and access are assessed.
That is a planning figure, not a quote. Preparation condition, colour change, ceiling height and access move it, which is why we measure on site and give you one itemised written price rather than a rate.
Recent painting projects across Melbourne
Recent Newline Painting jobs around the inner east and inner south. Same crew, same warranty, same paint systems on every one. On a period home the preparation is usually about half the labour, and it is what decides how long the finish lasts.
How to Book Your Richmond Painting Service
Get a free quote for your home
Send the job details online or phone us direct. We assess your Richmond property's style and condition, then recommend the right paint system and approach before any number goes in writing.
Our painters get to work
Our painters prepare surfaces properly, use premium paints and work cleanly, whether the job is a classic terrace or a modern apartment, so the finish is smooth and built to last.
Walkthrough and 7-year warranty
Before we sign off, you inspect the job with the crew, any touch-ups happen there and then, and the whole finish carries our written 7-year guarantee, whatever era your home is.
Why Request a Quote from Newline Painting?
Newline Painting has painted Melbourne homes for more than ten years, carries $20M public liability cover, and won both the ASBA Small Business Champion award and a Master Painters Australia Award for Excellence in 2025.
7-Year Warranty
A written seven-year workmanship guarantee sits behind every finish, so a Richmond Hill terrace or Bridge Road warehouse conversion still looks right years after the crew has gone.
$20M Insurance
Full $20 million public liability cover with certificates of currency ready on request: the paperwork the warehouse-conversion owners corporations off Swan and Church Streets check before anyone starts.
Reliable Scheduling
Firm start dates and a timeline you can plan around, whether it is a Bridge Road auction campaign, a settlement date, or simply getting the terrace back to normal, instead of a vague promise to turn up eventually.
Rated 4.8 by our customers
In Yarra a paint finish gets judged against some of Melbourne's best-kept houses, which is the standard we quote to.
Meet the Newline Painting team
The Newline Painting crew you meet on site is the one that does the work, every Richmond job. From heritage terrace repaints around Richmond Hill to apartment interiors near Cremorne and Swan Street, the team is trade-qualified, background-checked, and led by painters who have worked the inner east for years. You get the same people, the same standards, and a written 7-year warranty on the finish. Meet the full team →
Painters in Richmond's Nearby Suburbs
Newline services the full inner east and inner south with the same Melbourne painting team: same warranty, same paint systems, whichever side of Bridge Road you're on.
By job type: interior, exterior, apartment, pre-sale and feature wall painting, across all of Melbourne.
Richmond painting, answered
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