House and Villa Painters in Surin

Surin is a zone of hillside homes, not houses on the flat

Surin Beach is a small beach with hills at both ends and little level ground behind the sand. Most houses and villas in Surin therefore climb the slopes for a sea view. As a result, work at height makes up a large share of jobs in Surin compared with the other zones we paint in Phuket province, even though Surin is smaller than its neighbour Bangtao.

South of Surin Beach are Laem Singh and the cliff road towards Kamala. To the north is the southern end of Bang Tao Beach. Property in Surin is either on the hills directly above the beach or on the inner shoulders of the ridge, where the sea is seen from further away.

Hillside villas in Surin: how they are built and why they are harder to paint

A hillside villa in Surin usually has two or three storeys, stepped to follow the fall of the land. From the road the front may look like a single-storey house, while the back, facing the sea, stands several floors above the ground. Features that affect the painting include:

• Tall, unbroken solid walls on the sea side, which must be finished as one panel in a single session so that no joint line shows
• Long overhanging eaves and exterior soffits that collect salt and often carry water marks
• Steel or stainless balustrades around balconies and the pool
• Stepped retaining walls and boundary walls that blacken quickly in the rainy season
• Timber battens, large wooden doors and balcony decking

The west elevation of such a villa has the hardest life: fierce afternoon sun in the dry season, then wind-driven rain head-on in the monsoon. Surface preparation matters more than the number of coats. The painters wash off salt, scrape failed paint, sand, fill shallow marks and prime before the top coats. The sequence for a complete house is on the page about villa and pool villa painting in Phuket. For ordinary family homes, see painting a whole house.

How do the hill lanes and parking affect a painting job in Surin?

Many of the lanes up the Surin hills are narrow, steep concrete roads with hairpin bends, and a large truck cannot get up every one. Scaffolding and paint go up by pickup in several trips. At some houses the load is then carried by hand from the parking spot down to the building. A villa often has room for only one or two cars, so deliveries are timed to avoid the residents' vehicles and the neighbours on the same lane.

Photos cannot show all of that. The team therefore travels to Surin to survey and measure at no cost, looks at the scaffolding position side by side, and puts work at height on its own line in the quotation. The client can see which part of the price comes from height and access.

Condos and shops near Surin Beach: what needs thinking about?

The flat ground near the beach and the main road through Surin hold low-rise condos, rental apartments, restaurants and shops. The units are very close to the sea, so balconies and the outer frames of doors and windows wear faster than the walls indoors. Owners commonly repaint the interior and tidy up the balcony together while the unit is between tenants, after notifying the juristic office and within the hours the building allows. Details are under painting condos and apartments.

Roadside restaurants and shops want a quick finish with no disturbance to customers, so the painters usually work in the morning before opening or on a closing day. The approach for businesses is on the page for painting business premises and shops.

How does an owner who lives outside Phuket arrange the work?

Quite a few Surin villas are second homes or rentals whose owners live abroad. The painters at Phuket Pro Painters have more than 10 years of experience and communicate in English, so they deal directly with the owner or the property manager. A written quotation is issued before work starts every time. The owner picks labour only or labour with paint, and the workmanship warranty terms after handover appear in the same document.

Phuket Pro Painters does not take on waterproofing or structural crack repair. Where a retaining wall or house wall has deep cracks, an engineer or specialist should inspect it before painting.

For property further north, see villa painters in Layan. For homes inland, see house painting around Thalang and Srisoonthorn.