Painting touch-ups, filled cracks and fresh walls

What we paint

• A single room or a couple of walls
• Touch-ups after pictures, shelves or a TV come down
• Filling nail holes, dents and hairline cracks before painting
• Doors, frames and skirting boards
• Wooden shutters, gates and garden furniture
• Small exterior areas: a wall by the pool, a porch, a terrace railing

Cracks: what we fill and what we don't

Fine cracks in plaster, at the corners of door frames and where walls meet ceilings are common and usually cosmetic. We rake them out, fill them with a flexible filler, sand and paint. Cracks that are wider than a few millimetres, run diagonally from windows and doors, or keep coming back can be a sign of movement. Those need a builder or surveyor to look at, and we'll tell you if what we see is in that category.

Sun and sea air

Strong sun and salty air are hard on exterior paint and varnish here, especially on south-facing walls and on woodwork near the coast. We clean and sand back before painting so the new coat holds, and we use exterior paints made for masonry or metal rather than whatever's left in the garage.

What it costs

Touch-ups and filling often fit in the €55 first hour. A bedroom is usually a full day (€280) including preparation. Paint is added at cost or you can supply your own. Prices are the same in Jávea as in Moraira and Benitachell. Full prices.