Painter in Westzaan: wooden houses along the village

Westzaan is a historic village in the Zaan region, to the west of the Zaan. The village is a long ribbon of houses along the road, with open peat meadow landscape on either side. Along that ribbon stand many historic wooden houses, which gives the village a strong Zaan character. If you drive through, you can see how important good paintwork is to the way the village looks.

The ribbon of Westzaan

The buildings of Westzaan consist largely of wooden houses along the long village road, often with a garden at the front and the fields behind. You will see timber weatherboarding, mouldings, small windows with shutters and striking front doors. Between the houses there are also farmhouses and homes from later periods. Much of that woodwork is painted in traditional Zaan colours.

Precisely because the houses stand so exposed, they take weather from every side. Behind the homes lies the wet peat meadow area, and the wind blows in freely across the open land. In these conditions, wooden boards on the outside wall need a paint system that protects the timber but also lets it breathe.

How Oranje Kwast helps in Westzaan

A wooden house in Westzaan needs someone who understands timber. During the consultation, our painter looks at all the woodwork and discusses what needs repairing and which paint suits it.

• Removing wood rot and building the timber back up
• Primer and preparation for bare wood
• Painting window frames, shutters and wooden boards on the outside wall in traditional Zaan colours
• Interior painting in houses with character

A long run of boards with lots of mouldings is precision work. Every board is sanded and primed where needed, so that the top coat adheres equally well everywhere. Shutters and front doors are given the same careful treatment.

Requesting a quote in Westzaan

Fill in the quote form and feel free to add photos of your window frames and woodwork. You will receive a personal reply within 24 hours. After a walk round the house, a free quote without obligation follows within 48 hours. It sets out, for each side of the house, which parts will be repaired and painted.

Read more about the northern Zaan region at painter in Wormerveer. You will find a similar ribbon village in Assendelft.