Arranmac provides exterior painting in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and wider Dorset: masonry and render, timber doors and surrounds, fascias and soffits, metal railings and garage doors. Every job starts with a wash down and repairs, and we arrange cherry picker, tower or scaffold access where the building needs it. Quotes are written and itemised.
We have been painting houses, blocks of flats and larger developments across the area for over 30 years, and we are fully insured. Our exterior work ranges from a single home, as part of our domestic decorating service, to blocks of flats and larger developments under commercial decorating.
What We Paint on the Outside of a Building
Each surface outside needs its own preparation and paint system. These are the surfaces our two exterior case studies covered, plus the ones we clean before painting.
Washed, repaired and finished with two full coats of masonry paint, as on the block of flats we repainted in Boscombe.
Scraped, rubbed down, preserved where bare, filled and spot coated, then two undercoats and a gloss topcoat.
Washed down with the rest of the elevation and prepared before any coating goes on.
Rusted areas treated with a rust-inhibiting primer, then two coats of a suitable metal paint.
Painted on both sides. In Bransgore that meant around 17 garage doors on the row of garages serving the development.
Not painted, but washed down before painting starts, with window surrounds sealed with silicone for a neat edge.
Preparation Comes First
On the block of flats on Owls Road in Boscombe, the team washed down the fascias, soffits, plastic windows and walls before any painting began. The masonry was treated with a fungicidal wash to remove organic growth, then washed again with clean water once dry.
Loose and failing material was scraped off, hairline cracks were raked out and stabilised, then filled with masonry filler. Every repaired area was spot coated before two full coats of smooth masonry paint went on. In general, painting over a damp or dirty wall is one of the most common reasons exterior paint fails early, which is why the preparation takes the time it does. Our guide on how to prepare exterior walls before painting sets out the full sequence.
Safe Access for High and Awkward Elevations
Upper floors, soffits and balcony railings in Boscombe were reached from a cherry picker and a mobile tower scaffold, with on-site welfare facilities and a small Harris fenced compound to keep the working area controlled. In Bransgore, some rear elevations had conservatories, so we arranged scaffold over them to reach those areas properly.
Our team holds Working at Heights and Asbestos Awareness training, and IPAF for powered access. We are SMSTS certified and SafeContractor approved.
Exterior Paint on the Dorset Coast
Near the coast, exterior paintwork works against airborne salt, wind-driven rain and strong sun on south and west elevations. As a general rule, those elevations fade and chalk sooner, salt in porous render can push coatings off from behind, and timber sills and metal fixings tend to fail first. Older solid-wall properties also need a breathable masonry system so moisture can escape rather than lift the paint.
Weather affects timing too. Most exterior systems need surface temperatures above 8°C and a dry spell either side of application. Read more in what coastal weather does to paintwork in Dorset.
Larger Exterior Programmes
On a development of 44 terraced houses in Bransgore, Hampshire, we worked in phases. The first six houses were completed front and rear before the team moved on to the next set, continuing through the development in sections. The work covered masonry, wooden front doors and timber surrounds, a row of garages with around 17 doors painted on both sides, guttering and downpipe cleaning, and carpentry repairs where timber needed it before decoration.
See the full details in our Bransgore exterior decorating case study and the Boscombe block of flats case study. If you are budgeting for your own home, our guide to the cost to paint a house exterior explains what drives the price.
Exterior Painting FAQs
Exterior masonry and render, timber front doors and surrounds, fascias and soffits, metal balcony railings and garage doors. We also wash down uPVC windows, guttering and downpipes before painting, and arrange carpentry repairs where timber is damaged.
We wash the walls down, treat masonry with a fungicidal wash and rinse it again with clean water. Loose or failing material is scraped off, hairline cracks are raked out, stabilised and filled with masonry filler, and repaired areas are spot coated before the full paint system goes on.
Yes. We use a cherry picker and mobile tower scaffold for high-level elevations, and arrange scaffold where it is needed, including over conservatories. Our team holds Working at Heights training and IPAF for powered access.
Most exterior paint systems need surface temperatures above 8°C and a dry spell either side of application. In Dorset that usually means booking exterior work between spring and early autumn, with some contingency for rain.
Call us on 01202 536 556 or use the contact form. We will arrange a free, no-obligation site visit, then send you a written, itemised quote.