Painter in the Purmer: Purmerend's growth-town areas

The Purmer is a seventeenth-century polder east of Purmerend, reclaimed from a lake. Part of the town was built in the polder: the Purmer-Noord and Purmer-Zuid districts were created at the time when Purmerend grew rapidly as a growth town. They consist mainly of family houses in rows, with plenty of greenery in the neighbourhood. Many of these homes are now ready for a thorough refresh.

Homes from the growth-town era

The terraced houses in the Purmer districts were built at a time when a lot of woodwork went into the front and back of the house: large window frames, panels below the windows, timber fascia boards and often a wooden shed in the garden. After decades and several repaints, that woodwork carries a thick layer of paint, which in some places is starting to crack or come loose.

Inside, too, you can see the passage of time: ceilings with a textured finish, doors with old layers of gloss and window frames that have yellowed. With a fresh colour and crisp ceilings, a home like this takes on a contemporary look again, without any need for building work.

What Oranje Kwast does in the Purmer

In these districts, exterior work is often about repair and proper build-up of layers, and interior work about a fresh, modern look.

• Removing old layers of paint where they are coming loose
• Repairing wood rot in sills and panels
• Spraying textured ceilings smooth or touching them up
• Re-glossing yellowed doors and window frames, see interior painting

Everything is done with A-brand paints from Sigma, Sikkens or Wijzonol, and with a guarantee. For a wooden shed or fence in the garden, our painter chooses a product that suits the timber. That way the whole house is brought up to date in one go.

Practical points for the Purmer

Would you like to know how your home is holding up? Our painter visits free of charge for a consultation and tells you honestly what is needed now and what can wait. He gets in touch within 24 hours of your message, and the quote follows within 48 hours of the walk round. You will also get advice on the order of work: what has to come first and what is better combined with a later round.

Read on at painter in Purmerend, or take a look at Weidevenne for the younger homes in the town.