Access finishes the price. Steep driveways, high gable ends and, this being Blackburn, protected trees standing hard against the house all shape how we ladder and scaffold a job. We plan access around the eucalypts rather than through them, and any tower or lift a two-storey rebuild near the station needs is priced in before you sign, not added to the invoice afterwards.
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Blackburn
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POSTCODE 3130
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City of Whitehorse
Painters in Blackburn,
Melbourne
Repainting a Blackburn home should not mean weeks of chasing quotes. Newline gives you an instant price online, a single itemised figure in writing, trade-qualified crews and seven years of workmanship cover you hold on paper. Interior, exterior, strata or pre-sale, from lakeside mid-century timber to 1960s clinker brick, one compact crew owns the job from first visit to handover.
7-Year workmanship warranty
$20M public liability insurance
4.8★ rating from 100+ Google reviews
Free on-site quote & colour consult
2024 ASBA Champion · MPA Winner
Heritage Victorian specialists
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Why choose us
Why Blackburn Homeowners Choose Newline Painting
Our Services
House painting services we offer
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, doors and the timber linings and clerestory glass Blackburn’s mid-century houses are prized for. Low-VOC, low-odour systems, tight dust containment, and rooms handed back liveable each evening.
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Exterior Painting
Weatherboards, fascias, eaves and the timber trim on brick veneers across Blackburn’s leafy blocks: washed down, sanded back, primed, then coated in Weathershield or Solagard, with mould treated on shaded walls and lead-safe prep where paint predates 1970.
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Pre-Sale House Painting
Readying a Blackburn house for market: neutral palettes agents actually ask for, timed backwards from photography and the first open so nothing is still drying on auction week.
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Apartment Painting
Townhouse rows and low-rise blocks around Blackburn station and the Village strip. Owners-corporation sign-off, notices to residents and shared-driveway logistics are ours to run, not yours.
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Feature Wall Painting
One well-judged colour to warm a timber-lined lounge or lift a plain 1960s brick interior, matched to the filtered light Blackburn’s canopy actually lets into a room.
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Epoxy Painting
Hard-wearing epoxy over Blackburn garage and workshop slabs, a floor that shrugs off oil, hot tyres and dropped tools year after year.
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What Changes the Price of a Blackburn Painting Quote
No two Blackburn quotes look alike: a shaded mid-century timber home near the lake and a low-maintenance 1960s clinker brick veneer need very different amounts of brush time. Three things set the number.
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Surface area & number of coats
Scope leads. Blackburn blocks run generous, so its single-storey homes spread out: more wall metres, more windows, longer eaves lines than an inner-city terrace of the same bedroom count. Full interior painting through a four-bedroom family home around Central Road is quoted space by space, letting you trim the scope before committing rather than after.
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Prep work required
Condition comes next. Under Blackburn’s canopy, south-facing weatherboards and fascias stay damp longer and grow mould and lichen; gum litter works into gutter lines and window sills, and decades-old trim needs raking back, priming and lead-safe methods wherever the paint predates 1970. That preparation decides whether an exterior repaint holds for fifteen years or fails inside five, and it is written up as its own line on your quote.
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Paint product specified
Paint specification plays its part too: Dulux Wash & Wear sits at a lower price point than Haymes Ultra-Premium, while Wattyl Solagard is our pick wherever a wall clears Blackburn’s canopy into full western sun. Whatever appears on the quote sheet is what we crack open on site. Curious before booking a visit? The painting cost calculator gives an instant estimate.
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Access & height
10+yrs
Painting Melbourne homes since 2016
500+
Projects completed end-to-end
105
Verified Google reviews
$20M
Public liability insurance coverage
How it works
How to Book Your Blackburn Painting Service
1. Get a Free Quote for Your Home
Begin online or with a quick call. Together we walk the house, agree scope and colour direction, and you receive one written price broken down line by line.
2. Our Expert Painters Will Transform Your Home
Preparation carries the job: washing, sanding and priming come first, then coating systems chosen for shaded timber or sun-hit brick, with floors, garden beds and furniture sheeted the entire time.
3. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
The job closes only when you are happy: we tour each room and wall together, fix any misses on the day, and hand over seven years of guarantee in writing.
What's included
What Every Blackburn Repaint Includes as Standard
7-Year Warranty
Seven years of guarantee in plain English on your Blackburn repaint, covering preparation, adhesion and coating quality alike, with nothing hidden away in fine print.
$20M Insurance
Your home, your garden and everyone working on the job sit under $20 million in public liability protection from the first morning until the last walkthrough.
Reliable Scheduling
An agreed date is a kept date: the same Newline crew that priced your Blackburn job arrives on time and stays with it through to handover.
Tom Ryan Vendor Advocacy
00:01 03 Jul 26
Phi and all his painters are skilled, caring and do an amazing job. I rely heavily on their expertise which is an enormous help in my business when recommending to all my clients. Confidence all the way !
Peter-Budge
23:15 25 Mar 26
We recently had the pleasure of working with Phi, Edward, and the Newline Painting team on one of our projects. From the very start, communication was smooth and professional. Their attention to detail, efficiency, and high-quality work made the entire process seamless. We look forward to collaborating with them again on future projects.
Jenny Jiao
04:51 25 Mar 26
Last week, Newline Painting completed exterior house painting for us, and we couldn't be happier with the results. From the owner, Phi, and manager, Edward, to the three team members, everyone worked together seamlessly to ensure the job was done smoothly. Our house now looks refreshed and vibrant. We highly recommend the Newline Painting team and sincerely thank them for their hard work and exceptional service—it is truly appreciated.
Khoa Pham
01:53 11 Feb 26
Phi is great to deal with, he was very generous with his time and ran me through the entire painting process and what to expect. Can't recommend him or the Newline team highly enough
Michael van Zweden
09:26 08 Feb 26
From start to finish, from booking to project complete, Newline did an awsome job. Selling a property is stressful enough and they certainly took the worry out of presenting the property in top condition. Not only the painting, but small cracks or a loose piece of skirting was instantly fixed. Couldn't believe it was the same property when they had finished. 6 stars if I could.
Trinh Duong
10:02 10 Dec 25
Thank you for the great job painting our house in Camberwell for sale before Christmas! Really appreciate the work your team did expertly for our bathroom, living room, bedrooms and the external house walls. Your team was efficient and friendly. We are very happy as it added at least $200,000 to the final house sale price.
K E
23:05 19 Aug 25
Edward and his team from Newline can’t be faulted!! Their professionalism and efficiency exceeded all expectations.
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!
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!
Karen Lindsay
05:10 12 Aug 25
The team from Newline Painting did a fabulous job painting our home. James was extremely obliging and always easy to contact. I thoroughly recommend them.
Su-Zann Yap
10:51 03 Aug 25
Phi, Roi and the team were great to work with from start to finish. They were detailed and thorough, and provided great aftercare service, checking in and making sure I was happy with the work. Most importantly, they did great job on the walls.
Liz Barnes Photo
00:53 11 Jul 25
I had a great experience with the Newline painting team. They offered a competitive price to repaint the interior of my apartment and were able to accommodate my tight timeline (they started 1 day after the quote was given) and still delivered high-quality work. Communication was smooth and professional from start to finish. I’m really happy with the result and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.
Andrés Noé
01:31 09 Jul 25
All Newline Painting staff, Edward and his team were phenomenal. We needed to wait for another contractor to finish before starting the painting of the front facade of our house and despite a moving timeline, the NP team were quick to respond, courteous and were ready as soon as we were. The painting job is fantastic - the painters' attention to detail, thoroughness and efficiency was second to none. I'm very glad we went with NP as they're solution oriented and easy to work with. We'll definitely be hiring them again soon.
Cross CY
11:28 12 May 25
Great communication from Ray, who’s even been following up with my queries in evening and weekend. The job was done quickly from very experienced professionals. There are three people working on the job together to get it done quickly. Would certainly recommend Newline painting to others.
James Catherine
23:56 18 Mar 25
Edward and the Newline team were incredible to work with! They were professional, clear, and very good. Really recommend them and will definitely be using the team again when we need anything painted.
Nick Watson
03:05 13 Mar 25
Very good service -
Affordable, very good customer service and the final product was really good
Affordable, very good customer service and the final product was really good
Peter Johnson
06:54 06 Mar 25
They did a very professional job, left the site clean and tidy, communicated well and met all our expectations.
Emma Foster
09:32 04 Mar 25
After a long time deciding who to pick to paint our house we landed on Newline Painting and feel as if we most definetly made the right choice, they did some maginificent work that left us very happy with the results. The team assigned to us worked fast and managed to see our vision very well. 5 stars without a doubt. Highly recommend.
banana nana
09:31 03 Mar 25
5/5 stars for the great service provided by the Newline Painting team at my house, highly recommend!
narelle selkrig
03:46 02 Mar 25
Newline Painting did a great exterior painting work at my house, we were very surprised with the final outcome. I would recommend this to anyone who needs this service done by a profesional company who knows what they're doing. 10/10.
Isabelle Kalepo
10:25 28 Feb 25
Newline painting did exactly what was needed at a great price. I'll be using this company for any upcoming projects. Highly recommend
Chloe Morgan
06:11 27 Feb 25
The team was great and had excellent work ethic! They were professional at all stages and left everything clean and in perfect conditions. I would highly recommend their services
TigerTahleya
14:52 26 Feb 25
Martin and his team did an job painting my full house exterior. They were fast and efficient. I appreciated how Martin kept me up to date daily, letting me know the plan for the day. From customer service to the painting, everything went smooth from start to finish. I would recommend these guys to anyone!
aysel tinas
14:25 26 Feb 25
Big thanks to the Newline Painting team for the work on my outdoor walls. After Ed and the team finished the painting, I was so happy with the results and how great it looked compared to what it previously was. Highly recommend.
Shaun Bong
06:30 26 Feb 25
Ed and his team at Newline Painting did an outstanding job on repainting the interior of my home in South Melbourne! They were swift, tidy and professional throughout the entire project —5 stars wouldn’t be enough to rate their work. They weren't the cheapest quote we got but they definitely kept their promise on timeline, professionalism and their quality of work. Keep up the great work, guys! Highly recommend Newline Painting!
Your Local Blackburn Painting Team
Meet the Newline Painting team
Your Blackburn job stays with the same Newline crew from the first quote to the final walkthrough, never handed off mid-job to strangers. The team has painted Melbourne’s east for years: mid-century timber in the quiet streets south of the lake, 1950s and 60s brick veneers off Blackburn Road, and the newer townhouses filling in around the station. Every painter on the crew holds a trade qualification, has cleared a background check and works fully insured, and the seven-year guarantee you receive is signed by the same people who did the brushwork.
Founder and Director
Phi Dang
Partner and Managing Lead Painter
Edward Perez
Team Leader
Fredy Lopez
Painter
Zay Diaz
Recent Work Near Blackburn
Painting Projects Nearby
Mitcham
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nearby
Mitcham Road
Full exterior repaint on Mitcham Road in nearby Mitcham, a few minutes east of Blackburn in the same City of Whitehorse: walls, trim and eaves prepared and finished for long weather life.
Mont Albert North
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nearby
Scarborough Square
A Mont Albert North family home, a short hop north-west of Blackburn, given a complete exterior refresh: render, trim and eaves prepared and recoated in a clean, durable scheme.
Canterbury
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nearby
Daphne Street
Heritage bedroom on Daphne Street in nearby Canterbury finished in a soft blue-grey with bright white cornices, working around the original timber fireplace.
South Parade, Blackburn Village · Philip Mallis, CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia
Eastern-suburbs coverage
Painters in Blackburn's Nearby Suburbs
Blackburn sits at the leafy heart of the City of Whitehorse, and the same crews cover the suburbs around it. Newline runs house painters right across Melbourne, so whichever side of Whitehorse Road your home is on, the warranty, the process and the standard stay identical, and our Glen Waverley crew a few minutes south works to the same spec, as do our painters in Camberwell closer in towards the city.
Local Know-How
What We Know About Painting in Blackburn
Blackburn Lake Sanctuary, Blackburn · Robbinvk, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia
Overlays in Blackburn protect trees as much as facades
Blackburn is one of the few Melbourne suburbs where the planning scheme guards the landscape itself: City of Whitehorse significant-landscape controls cover the bush-garden streets around Blackburn Lake, alongside heritage overlays on pockets of the older housing near the Village. For painters that means two things: a colour change on a protected place can need council sign-off, and the eucalypts standing over a house are off-limits. We check the overlay maps before quoting and plan ladders and lifts around the trees, not through them.
Lead-safe work on Blackburn’s interwar and mid-century stock
Blackburn’s older homes, the 1920s and 30s weatherboards near the Village and the mid-century houses that followed, carry paint layers older than the 1970 lead phase-out, so we assume lead in those original coats until a swab test rules it out. Sanding is done wet, inside containment, drop zones are sheeted and sealed, and the waste leaves site bagged for licensed disposal, and nothing gets dry-sanded into dust across a bush garden where kids and dogs spend their afternoons.
Blackburn railway station, Blackburn · Thebusofdoom, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia
Canopy shade on one wall, hard western sun on another
Blackburn’s tree cover splits a house into two climates. Elevations under the canopy dry slowly after rain, so mould and lichen show up first on shaded south walls and fascias, and gum litter grinds into sills and gutter lines. Walls that clear the trees cop full afternoon UV and chalk early. We specify by elevation instead of stretching one system across both: mould-blocking primers and coatings on the shaded sides, and a topcoat that holds its colour in UV, Solagard typically, where the western sun lands.
Townhouses and strata filling in around Blackburn station
The streets around Blackburn station and the Village strip are steadily gaining townhouse rows and low-rise apartments, and with them owners-corporation rules, shared driveways and neighbours a metre away. Our apartment painting teams take the OC paperwork, resident notices and common-property scheduling off your plate entirely, so a strata repaint in Blackburn runs quietly from sign-off to handover.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you service Blackburn?
Yes. Blackburn (3130) is squarely inside Newline’s Melbourne service area, and our crews work across the City of Whitehorse every week. Call 1300 044 206 to book a quote for your street.
Can you paint mid-century homes with exposed timber and raked ceilings?
Yes. Mid-century houses are a Blackburn specialty for us. Clear-finished or painted timber linings, raked ceilings, clerestory windows and slender steel window frames each ask for different products and prep, and our painters work with that character rather than burying it.
Do overlays in Blackburn affect repainting?
Sometimes. Heritage overlays cover pockets of Blackburn’s older housing, where the City of Whitehorse may need to sign off on an external colour change, and significant-landscape controls around Blackburn Lake protect the trees on many blocks. We pull the overlay maps for your property ahead of pricing any colour change and never cut or damage protected vegetation for access.
Is there lead paint in Blackburn homes?
Often, yes. Any Blackburn home painted before 1970, the interwar weatherboards and most of the mid-century stock included, is likely to hold lead in its earliest coats, so we treat those layers as if they contain lead until testing shows otherwise, with wet-sanding inside containment and licensed waste disposal.
What does Blackburn’s tree canopy do to exterior paint?
Shade slows drying, and that changes how paint fails. Canopy-shaded walls in Blackburn hold moisture after rain and grow mould and lichen first, while elevations in full sun chalk and fade early. We treat and prime the shaded sides against mould and finish the exposed ones with topcoats built to hold their colour in UV.
Do you paint 1950s and 60s brick veneer homes?
Yes. On Blackburn’s brick veneers the paintwork lives in the timber: eaves, fascias, gutters, window frames and doors. We also paint or bag the brick itself where owners want a lighter, updated look.
Can you handle townhouse and apartment painting near Blackburn station?
Yes. We paint strata interiors, exteriors and common areas across the eastern suburbs, dealing directly with the owners corporation on approvals, notices and scheduling so residents are disturbed as little as possible.
Do you handle pre-sale repaints in Blackburn?
Yes. We repaint in agent-friendly neutrals inside and out, planned backwards from photography and auction dates, so the house is finished, aired and ready before the first open.
Is your work in Blackburn guaranteed?
Yes. Seven years of workmanship guarantee comes in writing with every Blackburn job, backed by the company’s $20 million public-liability policy covering the crew and your property while we work.
What is the fastest way to get a Blackburn painting quote?
The instant online tool gives you a figure in minutes, or call 1300 044 206. Overlay properties, strata buildings and homes with tricky tree access are best pinned down with a short inspection before you commit.
Still have questions?
1300 044 206Speak to our team directly. 7-day customer service.
Send Us a MessageWhy Request a Quote from Newline Painting?
7-Year Warranty
Workmanship cover for seven full years, in writing, on each project, so a timber home under Blackburn’s gums is still wearing its finish long after the crew has gone.
$20M Insurance
Public liability insurance of $20 million sits behind every Blackburn job, from one feature wall to a whole exterior, and we hand the certificate over before day one.
Reliable Scheduling
Start dates that mean something. The calendar is locked before any prep begins, and the daily rhythm bends around school runs, pets and whoever is home.
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