Painter in Purmerend

Purmerend lies north of Amsterdam, on the border of Waterland and the reclaimed polders of the Purmer and the Beemster. The town has an old centre around the Koemarkt, but most of the homes are much more recent. From the 1970s onwards Purmerend grew rapidly as a designated growth town, and later the large new-build neighbourhood of Weidevenne was added.

As a result, Purmerend has many terraced and family homes of a similar age, which are often due for maintenance at around the same time. Oranje Kwast works here for private clients who want their home looking neat again, inside or out. Read more about exterior painting in Purmerend or about interior painting in Purmerend.

Exterior painting in Purmerend

With terraced homes you can see the state of the paintwork of the whole street at a glance. Where the neighbours have already had a fresh coat, a weathered window frame stands out all the more. In Purmerend, exterior work is often about wooden window frames, front doors, fascias and dormers. Because of the open position between the polders there is regularly a fair bit of wind, and you notice that on the side of the house that takes the most punishment.

Our painter starts by cleaning, sanding and repairing wood rot, and then finishes with two coats of an A-brand such as Sikkens, Sigma or Wijzonol. Want to know how often that is needed? Read how often exterior painting is needed.

Interior painting in Purmerend

Indoors, our painter often works on complete homes in Purmerend: a new colour in the living room, smooth ceilings, and doors and frames that are fresh white again. In homes from the growth-town era the ceilings often have a textured finish; it can be touched up or sprayed over smoothly instead. A home from that period gets a much lighter, fresher look in a short time this way.

Because you usually stay at home during the work, he works room by room and leaves a tidy workplace every evening. To prepare, the paintwork preparation checklist will help.

Terraced homes from the growth-town era

The residential neighbourhoods from the 1970s and 1980s have a character of their own: rows of family homes with plenty of woodwork at the front and back, often with dormers that were added later. After decades of maintenance, that woodwork sometimes carries so many old layers of paint that a new coat no longer adheres properly. Wooden sheds and fences in the back garden are often part of the maintenance of such a home too.

In that case it may be necessary to partly remove the old layers before building up again. You can read how that works under removing old paint layers. For a fixed rhythm, a maintenance schedule helps.

Area around Purmerend

Around Purmerend, Oranje Kwast works in every neighbourhood, from the new builds in Weidevenne to the residential areas in the Purmer. The village of Ilpendam, on the edge of Waterland, is part of it too. Towards the south our painter works in Oostzaan and of course in Amsterdam.

Frequently asked questions in Purmerend