Do you work safely with old lead-based paint?

Yes. Many pre-1980 homes have lead in the old coatings. We follow lead-safe practice, contained sanding, careful waste handling, and no dry-scraping that spreads dust, to keep your family and ours safe.

Can you match the original period colours?

We can. We colour match to the period using Resene and Dulux heritage ranges, and we can take a sound chip of the original paint to reference. Plenty of owners want to stay true to the era, and we help get it right.

Do you repair rotten weatherboard and sash windows before painting?

We handle the prep that makes the paint last, filling, sealing, easing and repainting sash windows, and flagging any timber repairs needed. Major joinery rebuilds we'll bring in the right trade, but the prep and finish is ours.

Do you do free quotes?

Yes. We come to you, walk the house, talk through prep, colours and the period look, and send a fixed written quote at no charge.

Heritage house painting, Christchurch

Heritage homes painted with the care they deserve.

Villas, character bungalows and period homes repainted across Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri. Careful prep, sash windows, ornate trim and lead-safe practice. Free quotes, fully insured.

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Fully insured
Free no-obligation quotes
Interior & exterior specialists
Workmanship guarantee

Repainted character home with a dark gable against cream walls

By the numbers

The heritage house painting story in four numbers.

Free

On-site quotes, no obligation

Combined years on Canterbury homes

Lead-safe method, every job

100%

Percent period-matched colours

Villas and character homes

Sash windows, ornate trim and weatherboard handled by a crew that knows older homes.

Fully insured, guaranteed

Public liability cover and a written workmanship guarantee on every job.

Christchurch-owned

Local crew, local suppliers, on site when we say we will be.

What is heritage house painting?

Heritage house painting is the repainting and restoration of older homes, villas, character bungalows and period properties, where the prep, the detail and the colour matter as much as the coat. Intext Plaster & Paint repaints heritage and character homes for owners across Christchurch City, Selwyn district, and Waimakariri district, with the patience these houses ask for.

Heritage house painting services we provide in Christchurch

We repaint period and character homes inside and out across the wider Canterbury region.

Full villa and character home exterior repaints
Sash window easing, sealing and repainting
Ornate trim, fretwork, finials and detailed joinery
Careful surface prep and restoration repaints
Lead-safe sanding and waste handling on older coatings
Period colour matching with Resene and Dulux heritage ranges

Why choose Intext Plaster & Paint for heritage house painting

We are a Christchurch-based painting team that respects older homes. Every repaint is handled by our in-house crew, from careful prep to the final cut-in.

Fully insured with public liability cover
Workmanship guarantee on every job
Resene and Dulux accredited applicator
Free written quotes within one working day
Locally owned, Christchurch-based

Areas we cover for heritage house painting

We repaint heritage and character homes across Christchurch City, Selwyn district, and Waimakariri district. This includes suburbs such as Fendalton, Merivale, Ilam, Sumner, Rolleston, Lincoln, Rangiora, and Kaiapoi, plus the surrounding residential and lifestyle areas.

Get a quote for heritage house painting in Christchurch

Call 021 000 0000 or request a quote online for heritage house painting Christchurch owners trust with their villas and character homes. We respond within one working day and book quote visits the same week.

Our villa needed careful hands. They prepped the old timber properly, matched the period colours, and the sash windows came up beautifully.

Aroha Tipa

Papanui · Character villa repaint

How we work

Our heritage house painting process.

Four steps, every job. Each one with a hold point. No surprises, no scope creep, no painting over problems we should have caught earlier.

Assess the home

We look at the age of the paint, the timber, and any lead-paint risk, and plan a careful, lead-safe approach for older homes.

Smooth grey plastered base against original heritage brick

Gentle, thorough prep

Failing paint removed safely, bare timber primed, sashes and ornate trim prepped by hand. We protect the detail that makes the house.

Exterior repaint on a cream home with a tile roof

Period colours

We match colours to the era or to a scheme you have chosen, and brush the fine work so the finish suits a character home.

Clean repainted bedroom styled in soft neutrals

Finish and protect

Two topcoats in the right system for old timber and masonry, then a walk-round so every window, sill, and corner is right.

Charcoal weatherboard exterior with crisp painted lines

Recent project

Character villa repaint, Papanui.

A repaint of a century-old villa, prepped lead-safe, with the sash windows and ornate trim brought back by hand. Colours matched to the period and finished in a durable system for old timber.

Suburb: Papanui
Home: Edwardian villa
Finish: Period colours
Scope: Exterior and joinery
Timeline: 4 weeks on site
Completed: Late 2025

Our work

Recent heritage house painting jobs

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Reviews

What Christchurch homeowners say

"Intext Plaster & Paint did the painting on our new build in Faringdon. Builder recommended them and I can see why. Clean lines on the ceilings, no overspray on the cedar accents, no callbacks. They were on site exactly when our builder said they would be, which apparently isn't normal."

"Got three quotes for repainting the weatherboard front and side of our place. Intext Plaster & Paint wasn't the cheapest but they walked through the flaking and prep issues no-one else had picked up. Crew turned up when they said, finished a day early, and the finish is genuinely better than what was there originally."

"We had a leak at the back of the house that turned into major exterior repairs, so the interior needed repainting once the builders were done. Intext Plaster & Paint handled the painting and were the easiest part of a stressful process. They flagged a couple of damp patches the builder hadn't fully dried out before they started, and the finish blends in perfectly with the rooms we didn't touch."

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FAQs

Common questions about heritage house painting.

Character homes vary more than modern builds because of the prep and detail. A full exterior villa repaint commonly tracks $12,000 to $30,000 depending on size, the state of the weatherboard, the amount of ornate trim, and access. We quote after a proper look over the house.

Other services we offer

Areas

A few of the suburbs we cover

These are just examples. We cover all of Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri, 22 suburbs and counting. Don't see yours? Get in touch.

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Ready for an honest quote on your painting?

Send a few details and we'll come out to site, walk through your options, and give you a fixed quote. No pressure, no upsell.

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Fully insured
Free no-obligation quotes
Interior & exterior specialists
Workmanship guarantee

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