Expert Painting Tips, Trends & Insights from Brisbane’s Top-Rated Painters

A practical checklist of the licence, insurance, safety and product documents a Brisbane commercial painter should be able to show you before work starts.

Floor and deck recoating protects concrete and improves safety in car parks, warehouses and balconies. Here’s how prep, coating choice and curing time affect the result.

Paint hides water damage for a few weeks, then it comes back. Here’s how to find the moisture source and treat mould and efflorescence before a commercial repaint.

Healthcare painting is about low-odour coatings, dust and infection control, and staging work around patients and residents. Here’s what to plan for.

Concrete tilt-panel warehouses need different prep and coatings to an office. Here’s what matters for surface preparation, sealants, primers and reaching the height.

What re-leasing and make-good painting covers, how it differs from a normal repaint, and how to get a tenancy market-ready without losing weeks of rent.

Most commercial buildings can be repainted while the business stays open. Here is how staging, after-hours work and clear communication make it happen in Brisbane.

The outside of your building is the first thing a customer, a tenant or an investor sees. Faded, peeling, streaked with mould, and it tells them the business inside might be run the same way. Fair or not, that's how people read it. A sharp exterior does the opposite....

A tired office does quiet damage. Scuffed walls near the door handles, ceilings going a bit yellow, that one meeting room that's been due for a paint since before half the team started. Nobody complains out loud. But clients clock it, and so do staff. Repainting isn't...

Getting three quotes for a commercial painting job is good practice. But most business owners and property managers in Brisbane don't know what they're actually comparing when those quotes land in their inbox. They look at the total number, pick the middle one, and...

If you sit on a body corporate committee in Brisbane, or you manage strata schemes professionally, painting decisions come up regularly and they're rarely straightforward. There's the committee to satisfy, lot owners with strong opinions, residents who need to be kept...

Organising a body corporate repaint is one of those jobs that sounds straightforward until you're actually in the middle of it. You've got a committee to satisfy, lot owners with opinions, residents who need to be kept in the loop, a sinking fund to draw from, and a...

Industrial painting protects buildings, structures and equipment from corrosion, wear, moisture and chemical exposure, and it has to be done without stopping operations any longer than necessary. For facility managers and warehouse owners in Brisbane, good results...

December can be a smart time for commercial painting in Brisbane. Many businesses slow down, staff take leave and buildings quieten, so interior work is easier to schedule with less disruption. It isn't right for every business, but if you plan early, the end of the...

As the proud owner of a commercial property in Brisbane, you understand that a fresh coat of paint can elevate your space, enhance its appeal, and even boost its value. Whether you’re sprucing up a vibrant Queen Street office, revitalizing a Fortitude Valley retail...

McAuliffe Painting is a Brisbane-based painting company specialising in commercial, rope access and strata work. We've been painting Brisbane buildings for over 30 years, and we're QBCC licensed (15183972), fully insured, IRATA certified for rope access and CM3 safety...

Spraying is faster on large, open surfaces and gives a smooth finish, but it needs a lot of masking and skill. Rolling is slower but more controlled and needs less set-up. On most jobs, professionals use both: spray for the big areas and rollers and brushes for detail...

There's no single best colour for a commercial building. The right choice depends on your brand, your neighbours, how the building is used and how it copes with Brisbane's sun. What works almost everywhere is a considered palette of durable colours that suit the...

Choose a commercial painter the way you'd choose any contractor who'll work in your building: on proof, not promises. Look for experience with buildings like yours, a current licence and insurance, a clear written scope and a team that plans around how your business...

Preparing gutters for painting means cleaning out debris, washing the surface, removing loose paint and rust, repairing damage and priming bare metal. It's the least glamorous part of the job and the part that decides how long the paint lasts. Skip it and the new coat...

Yes, you can paint a roof. Metal, concrete tile and terracotta roofs can all be repainted with the right preparation and a coating made for roofs. It can restore a faded roof, protect it from the weather and change how it looks. But roof work is high-risk, and the...

Body corporate painting is the repainting and maintenance of common property in a strata scheme, such as external walls, balconies, stairwells, car parks and shared areas. It's organised and paid for by the body corporate on behalf of all owners, so it comes with...

A professional painter in Queensland should carry public liability insurance and workers' compensation cover, and may need contract works insurance on bigger jobs. Ask to see certificates of currency before work starts. Here's what each type of cover does and why it...

Painting an apartment building means far more than applying paint. It involves inspections, approvals, careful preparation, safe access to every elevation and a program that works around residents who live in the building. Here's what the process usually involves from...

Abseiling (rope access) suits tall buildings, tight sites and shorter or spread-out jobs. Scaffolding suits long, intensive jobs on lower buildings where workers need a stable platform for weeks. Neither is always better. The right choice depends on your building,...

The best interior colours for an office are the ones that suit the work people do there. Light, neutral bases keep a space bright and flexible, and well-chosen accents add personality without tiring anyone out. Colour won't fix a badly planned office, but it can make...

The image of paint peeling from the walls or flaking off the ceiling can be a person's worst nightmare. Not only does it look horrendous, but fixing it is a drama in itself. Paint flaking and wrinkling is a common occurrence with any residential or commercial...

Short on time? These seven tips will help you pick a commercial painter in Brisbane without getting burned. For the longer version, see our guide on how to choose a commercial painter. 1. Check the licence Ask for the QBCC licence number and look it up on the QBCC...