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Painting in Lansdowne

Lansdowne sits out on the flats, well away from the mountain, and that changes the brief considerably. It is drier, hotter and windier than the suburbs tucked under Table Mountain, so the enemy here is not mould - it is ultraviolet light, wind-driven sand and thermal movement.

Full sun on an unshaded wall for most of the day does two things. It fades the colour, particularly on strong reds, blues and greens, and it drives expansion and contraction that opens hairline cracks in the plaster. Both are manageable, but only if the product is chosen for UV stability and the cracks are properly filled with a flexible filler rather than skimmed over.

The housing is mostly 1960s to 1980s brick and plaster, much of it single storey, with a good deal of facebrick and long boundary walls. Sandy ground and wind mean the lower metre of a wall takes constant abrasion, which is why boundary walls in Lansdowne tend to need attention before the house does.

Making Paint Last in Lansdowne

Choose UV-stable products and mid-tone colours. Strong reds and blues fade visibly on a full-sun Lansdowne elevation within a few years
Fill hairline cracks with a flexible filler. Rigid filler in a wall that moves with heat simply cracks again alongside the repair
Wash off wind-driven sand and dust before coating. It is abrasive and stops paint keying properly
Boundary walls take more punishment than the house. Expect to redo them on a shorter cycle and price them separately
Paint early morning or late afternoon in summer. A wall at full midday temperature dries the film before it can bond
Facebrick is better sealed than painted - once coated it commits you to permanent maintenance
Steel gates, burglar bars and palisade fencing rust at the welds first. Treat those points properly or the rust bleeds through

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Boundary wall painting in Lansdowne, Cape Town

Lansdowne Painting Questions

Why has my wall colour faded so quickly?

Direct sun. Lansdowne elevations get far more unshaded exposure than the suburbs against the mountain, and ultraviolet light breaks down pigment. Deep reds, blues and greens go first. A UV-stable product in a mid-tone will hold its colour considerably longer in the same position.

The same cracks keep coming back after painting. What is wrong?

Usually the filler. Walls in full sun expand and contract daily, and a rigid cement-based filler cannot move with them, so the crack reopens next to the repair. Flexible filler and a paint with some elasticity is the combination that holds.

How often do boundary walls need repainting here?

More often than the house - commonly every three to four years. They take sun on both faces, wind-driven sand at the base and ground moisture from below, so they simply wear faster than a protected house wall.

Is it worth painting facebrick?

It is a one-way decision. Once painted, the brick has to be recoated every few years and getting the coating back off is difficult and costly. If the concern is water absorption or appearance, a clear masonry sealer is the safer option.

Can you paint in summer, or is it too hot?

We paint through summer but work with the sun rather than against it - shaded elevations in the afternoon, sunny ones early. Applying to a wall that is hot to the touch is what causes poor adhesion and lap marks.

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