Painting in New Zealand

House painting, done proud.

Inside walls, weatherboards, roofs and fences. Start with the job and the area.

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An older couple stand on the path in front of their grey weatherboard house.

The jobs

What needs doing?

Interior painting

Walls, ceilings, trims and doors. One room or the whole house.

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Exterior painting

Weatherboards, sills and trims. The part the street sees.

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Roof painting

Iron or tile roofs. Washed, prepared and coated.

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Fences and decks

Fences, decks and outdoor timber.

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Services

Pick the service.

Each one lists the areas people search for.

Price

Get a price for your job.

A real price comes from someone who has seen the work. These are the things that move it.

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  • How big the area is, in rooms, walls or square metres.
  • The state of the surface. Flaking paint and rot take more prep.
  • Access and height. Two storeys or a steep roof can need scaffolding.
  • How many coats, and the paint or finish you pick.
  • When you need it done.

Published guide ranges

  • $12,000 to $22,000 per house

    Exterior painting. Typical family home of 150 to 200 m². Two storeys or a complex single storey. Good paint, two colours, basic scaffolding. Excludes GST.

    Source: CheckMyBuilder, NZ Cost Guide: house painting exterior, Updated May 2026.

  • $7,000 to $14,000 per house

    Interior painting. Whole-house repaint, about 150 m² floor area. Walls, ceilings, trim and doors. Good paint, two coats throughout. Excludes GST.

    Source: CheckMyBuilder, NZ Cost Guide: house painting interior, Updated May 2026.

These ranges come from published cost guides. They are not our price. A real price needs someone to see the job.

Areas

Pick your area.

Not on the list? Send the job anyway. Tell us your suburb or town.

Northland

Auckland

Waikato

Bay of Plenty

Gisborne

Hawke's Bay

Taranaki

Manawatu-Whanganui

Wellington

Nelson

Marlborough

West Coast

Canterbury

Otago

Southland

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Tell us the job.

Plain questions, one at a time. Your budget is optional.

Thanks. We have your job.

Your job is saved. Where a business covers this work, we pass it on.

What needs doing?

Pick the job type.

For example: three bedrooms, walls and ceilings, by the end of the month.

Tell us a little about the job.

Where is the job?

We use this to know where the job is.

Tell us the suburb or town.

Your budget (optional)

This is your budget, not our price. It helps to plan the job.

Your details

Tell us your name.

Enter a phone number with 8 to 11 digits, or an email.

Give a phone number, an email or both.

Enter an email, or a phone number above.

Tick the box so we can keep your details for this job.

We collect your details to pass your job to a business that can do it. For painting and plastering jobs in New Zealand that is Pour, the painting and plastering business. House Proud is published by Wallace and Henry House Limited, 19 Mackelvie Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland. You must give a name and a phone number or an email, or we cannot pass the job on. You can ask to see and correct your details at any time.

How it works

Be the job they answer.

A tradie answers a referral, because their name is on it. Every job sent here is meant to work like a referral.

  1. Tell us the job.

    The work, the suburb and a few lines. Your budget if you like.

  2. One local gets it.

    Your job goes to one painter who works in your area. Not a list of names.

  3. The standard.

    A fast reply. A visit on time. A call after the job to check it is right.

Questions

Good questions.

What jobs can I send for painting?

Interior painting, Exterior painting, Roof painting, Fences and decks, or something else. If it is not on the list, pick Something else and tell us about it.

Do I need to know my budget?

No. The budget band is optional. It is your budget, not our price. It helps to plan the job.

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