Commercial Painters Sydney

Dupaint is a family-owned commercial painting company that has been delivering professional painting services to Sydney businesses since 1998. Led by founder Maz Nassimi, our team handles everything from single-office refreshes to full building repaints, working around your operations so you can stay open while we work. We’re Dulux Accredited, members of Master Painters Australia and the Housing Industry Association, and every commercial project is backed by our comprehensive 5-year warranty.

Whether you manage an office tower in the CBD, a retail fitout in the Eastern Suburbs, or a strata building in the Inner West, your commercial space needs painters who understand the difference between painting a home and painting a business. The stakes are higher, your premises are your brand, your staff work there every day, and downtime costs money. That’s exactly where we operate.

Dupaint painted the InterContinental Hotel, Double Bay.

Proven Track Record with Sydney Commercial Projects

Our commercial portfolio spans hotels, fitness centres, restaurants, offices, schools and apartment buildings across Sydney. A few projects that reflect the range of work we handle:

  • InterContinental Hotel, Double Bay – Full interior and exterior repaint of this landmark five-star hotel, coordinated around guest occupancy and hospitality operations with zero disruption to the front of house.
  • Anytime Fitness & Orange Theory Fitness centres – Ongoing commercial fitout painting for Beyond Building Solutions, delivering brand-compliant colour schemes across multiple gym locations throughout Sydney.
  • Strata buildings across the Eastern Suburbs and Inner West – Facade repaints, common area refreshes and balcony restorations for body corporate clients, working closely with strata managers on colour approvals, access scheduling and compliance.

These aren’t template jobs. Each commercial project has different surface conditions, access constraints, safety requirements and scheduling pressures. What stays consistent is the outcome, a finish that meets our 5-star standard and stands up to the traffic, cleaning and weather your commercial space demands.

Credentials That Matter for Commercial Work

Commercial clients need more than a good paint job, they need a contractor who can meet compliance requirements, provide proper documentation, and carry adequate insurance. Here’s what we bring to every commercial engagement:

  • Painting & Decorating Contractors Licence: 278000C – fully licensed to operate in NSW
  • $20M Public Liability Insurance (Policy: BP2768149) – coverage that meets the threshold for most commercial and strata contracts
  • Dulux Accredited Painter – certified by Australia’s leading paint manufacturer for quality and workmanship
  • Master Painters Australia member – bound by the industry’s code of practice for commercial and residential work
  • Housing Industry Association (HIA) member –recognised across the building and construction sector
  • SafeWork NSW trained – our painters hold current WHS certifications for working at heights, confined spaces and on occupied commercial sites

Commercial Painting Services Tailored to Your Industry

A hotel lobby doesn’t have the same painting requirements as a warehouse loading dock, and neither has anything in common with a childcare centre. We approach each commercial sector differently because the surfaces, coatings, safety requirements and scheduling constraints are fundamentally different. Here’s how we work across the industries we service most often in Sydney.

Offices & Corporate Spaces

A hotel lobby doesn’t have the same painting requirements as a warehouse loading dock, and neither has anything in common with a childcare centre. We approach each commercial sector differently because the surfaces, coatings, safety requirements and scheduling constraints are fundamentally different. Here’s how we work across the industries we service most often in Sydney.

Retail & Hospitality

Your shopfront, restaurant or café is a direct extension of your brand. The colour scheme, the finish quality and the condition of your walls all shape how customers perceive your business. We’ve painted retail fitouts for franchise operators and independent businesses alike, matching brand colour specifications precisely using Dulux commercial-grade products. For restaurants and bars, we use scrubbable, high-traffic finishes that can handle the steam, grease and constant cleaning that come with food service environments.

Hotels & Accommodation

Hotel painting is one of the most logistically complex commercial jobs. Rooms need to be rotated out of service, common areas painted in stages, and the work has to happen without guests noticing. Our experience at the InterContinental Hotel Double Bay taught us how to manage room-by-room staging, coordinate with housekeeping schedules, and deliver a premium finish that matches the property’s standard. We apply the same approach whether you’re running a boutique hotel in Surry Hills or a serviced apartment building in Darling Harbour.

Schools & Educational Facilities

School painting is typically scheduled during term breaks, which means tight timelines with no room for delays. We use child-safe, low-VOC paints and durable finishes that can withstand the daily wear of classrooms, hallways and outdoor play areas. Our team understands the documentation requirements for working on educational sites, including Working With Children checks, site inductions, and coordination with school administration and building maintenance teams.

Strata & Body Corporate Buildings

Strata painting involves more stakeholders than any other type of commercial work. There’s the strata manager, the owners’ corporation, council heritage requirements (in many inner-city buildings), and the residents who have to live around the project. We handle the entire process, from colour scheme proposals that comply with local council requirements to staged access plans that minimise disruption to residents. Our strata painting services cover façade repaints, common area refreshes, car park line marking and balcony restorations across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, Inner West and North Shore.

How We Deliver Commercial Painting Projects

Commercial painting isn’t just about applying paint, it’s project management. Here’s what working with Dupaint looks like from first contact to final handover.

1. Site Assessment & Scope

Maz or a senior project manager visits your site to assess surface conditions, measure areas, identify access challenges and understand your scheduling constraints. We photograph everything, document any existing damage or prep requirements, and ask the questions that matter, when can we access the space, are there tenants or customers to work around, what finishes are required, and what’s the deadline?,

2. Detailed Quote & Project Plan

You receive a written quote that breaks down every element, surface preparation, coatings, labour, access equipment and timeline. No lump-sum guesswork. We also provide a project plan outlining the sequence of works, expected duration, safety measures and any coordination points with your team. For strata projects, we prepare colour scheme documentation suitable for owners’ corporation approval.

3. Surface Preparation

This is where most commercial paint jobs are won or lost. We don’t cut corners on preparation, every surface is cleaned, sanded, patched, sealed and primed before any topcoat goes on. For exteriors, that may include pressure washing, rust treatment, timber repair and caulking. For interiors, we patch holes, sand imperfections, seal water stains and apply the correct primer for the substrate. Skipping this step is why cheap paint jobs fail within 12 months.

4. Painting & Quality Control

We use premium Dulux products, the same brands we’re accredited to apply. Our painters apply the correct number of coats for the finish and environment (typically a primer plus two topcoats for commercial interiors, and a primer plus two to three coats for exposed exteriors). We protect floors, furniture and fittings with drop cloths and masking, and clean up at the end of every shift so your space is usable the next morning.

5. Final Inspection & Warranty Handover

Before we call a job complete, Maz conducts a final walk-through with you. We check every surface under proper lighting, address any touch-ups on the spot, and hand over your warranty documentation. Every commercial project is covered by our 5-year warranty on workmanship and materials — giving you confidence that the investment is protected.

Want to understand what commercial painting typically costs in Sydney? See our detailed commercial painting cost guide for per-square-metre pricing and factors that affect your quote.

Premium Materials for Commercial Environments

The paint you put on a commercial building has to do more than look good on day one. It has to withstand foot traffic, cleaning products, UV exposure, Sydney’s coastal humidity and, depending on the environment, steam, grease, chemical exposure and physical impact. That’s why we exclusively use premium-grade products from Dulux.

As a Dulux Accredited painting company, we have direct access to their commercial product ranges and technical support teams. When your project calls for specialist coatings, anti-graffiti, fire-retardant, epoxy floor coatings, food-safe finishes, or environmentally-friendly low-VOC formulations, we specify the right product for the job and apply it to manufacturer standards.

We can also help you choose the best exterior paint colours for your commercial building, taking into account your branding, the building’s architecture, neighbouring properties and any council or heritage requirements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between industrial painting and commercial painting?

Industrial painting focuses on protecting surfaces in harsh environments, factories, chemical plants, processing facilities, using specialist coatings like epoxy, polyurethane and intumescent fire protection. The priority is durability and corrosion resistance over appearance. Commercial painting covers offices, shops, restaurants, hotels, schools and similar occupied spaces where aesthetics, brand presentation and occupant comfort are the primary concerns. Dupaint specialises in commercial painting, not heavy industrial work.

How much does commercial painting cost in Sydney?

Commercial painting in Sydney typically ranges from $15 to $80 per square metre, depending on the scope of preparation, the type of coatings required, access difficulty and the size of the project. A straightforward office repaint sits at the lower end; a multi-storey strata façade with scaffolding and extensive prep work sits at the upper end. We provide detailed, itemised quotes so you can see exactly what’s included.

Can you paint around our business hours?

Yes, most of our commercial projects are scheduled outside normal business hours. We regularly paint offices and retail spaces during evenings and weekends, and we stage hotel and strata projects to minimise disruption to occupants. We’ll work with you during the quoting stage to agree on a schedule that fits your operations.

Is commercial painting a tax deduction?

In many cases, yes. Painting a commercial building is often classified as a capital expense or maintenance deduction depending on the nature of the work. We recommend speaking with your accountant about how your specific project should be treated for tax purposes.

How long does a commercial paint job take?

It depends on the scope. A single-floor office repaint might take three to five days. A full strata façade with scaffolding and extensive preparation could run four to eight weeks. We provide a detailed project timeline with every quote so you know what to expect before work begins.

Do you provide colour consultation for commercial spaces?

Yes. We offer free colour consultations where we assess your space, discuss your branding requirements, and recommend colour schemes using Dulux commercial colour ranges. For strata projects, we prepare colour scheme proposals suitable for owners’ corporation or council approval.

Commercial Painting Services Across Sydney

With offices in Darling Point, Glebe and Castle Hill, Dupaint services commercial properties across the entire Sydney metropolitan area, from the CBD and Eastern Suburbs to the North Shore, Inner West, Northern Beaches and Hills District. Our three office locations mean we can respond quickly to projects anywhere in Sydney without long travel times eating into your budget.

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