Painter in Koog aan de Zaan: Zaan-style wooden houses

Koog aan de Zaan lies between Zaandam and Zaandijk, on the west bank of the Zaan. The village has grown together with its neighbours but still has a character all of its own: historic wooden houses line the dyke and the river, with quiet residential streets behind them. Oranje Kwast works throughout Koog, from the old ribbon of houses along the road to the newer neighbourhoods. If you own a house here, you look at painting differently from someone with a brick terraced house in the city.

Wooden houses along the Zaan

The Zaan-style wooden houses are the calling card of Koog aan de Zaan. They are clad in overlapping timber boards, often in the well-known green with white trims and window frames. Behind that cladding is a timber structure, so painting here really is protection for the house itself and not just a matter of appearance.

Koog also has twentieth-century homes: brick terraced and semi-detached houses with wooden window frames. These call for a different maintenance rhythm, but here too, good painting starts at the bottom sill and at the corners where water tends to collect.

What our painter does in Koog aan de Zaan

With wooden boards on the outside wall, our painter first checks board by board whether the timber is still sound. Soft spots are routed out and repaired, joints are sealed and bare areas are primed. Only then comes the finish, with a paint suitable for exterior timber. The seams between the boards and the junction with the gutter board get extra attention, because that is where water creeps in first.

• Exterior painting of wooden boards on the outside wall, trims and window frames
• Wood rot repair to boards, sills and bargeboards
• Advice on the right Zaan green and white for your woodwork
• Interior painting in old and new homes

Booking an appointment in Koog

With a Zaan house, it is difficult to name a price without taking a look first. That is why our painter visits you first, free of charge. You will hear from him within 24 hours of your enquiry and will have a clear, written quote within 48 hours of the visit. As a member of De Betere Schilder, he gives a guarantee on his work.

Read more about the whole Zaan region on painter in Zaandam, or take a look at the neighbouring village of Zaandijk.