A weatherboard home in Ballarat with a painted verandah and window frames

The painter behind the reviews.

David Curelea paints houses in Ballarat and the surrounding areas. Every review on his Google listing is a five, and they all say roughly the same thing.

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5.0★Rated on Google

Interiorand exterior

ColourAdvice and samples

Ballaratand surrounding areas

A room with painted walls, ceiling and window shutters

Slow at the start, so the finish lasts.

Read the reviews in order and a pattern shows up. David is at your place before the job starts, testing what is already on the surface, brushing out samples, talking through the order of work so it causes the least disruption. By the time paint goes on, the decisions have already been made.

Ballarat is full of vintage weatherboard and red brick, and those houses do not behave like new plaster. Old oil-based paintwork, weathered timber, water-stained sills and tired plaster all need handling before a topcoat, and that is where most of the work in his quotes actually sits.

"I was amazed at his passion and commitment to detail and nothing was too much trouble. His understanding of colour and customer service was outstanding."

Ian RobinsonGoogle review See what David paints

What people keep saying.

He turns up when he says

One reviewer put it plainly: "Tradies that turn up on time are a rarity. They are worth waiting for." On time, long hours when a deadline is tight, and communication the whole way through.

He genuinely knows colour

Samples brushed out at your place, advice on tone rather than a tin of builders white, and a result that matches what you pictured.

He leaves the place right

Existing paintwork protected, no overlap onto other colours, tidy at the end of every day, and labelled touch-up paint left behind when the job is done.

A ceiling rose and pendant light finished in white

Comfortable around an old house.

Ceiling roses, cornices, fretwork, leadlight surrounds, sash windows and verandah lacework are all part of a normal week. One job on this site was the inside frames of windows dating from 1891. Detail like that needs patience more than speed.

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How a job actually runs.

He comes and looks

Quotes are done in person, at your place. David works through the surfaces, the preparation they need and the order of work, then puts it in writing with the paints and the timeframe set out.

Colour and testing

Samples brushed out where you will actually see them, plus tests on woodwork and walls to find out whether what is already there is oil or water based. That answer changes the whole approach.

Prep, repair, then paint

Filling, sanding, plaster repairs and timber fixes first. Furniture moved, existing paintwork protected, and the job worked through room by room so you can stay living in the house.

Cleaned up and labelled

Tidied at the end of every day and properly at the end of the job, with leftover paint clearly labelled so you can do your own touch-ups later.

In their own words.

★★★★★

"He turned up on time and put in long hours to get the job done in time, cleaned up after himself, helped us move furniture and fixed up a missing piece of wood trim, matching the existing stain colour very well."

Rhys WhiteGoogle review

★★★★★

"David basically restored the woodwork as well, something other painters never mentioned when we went through the quoting process. Our end result was amazing."

Helen LazarouGoogle review

★★★★★

"He explained the job in detail,what paints were required,what paint brand he uses and the time frame it will take. Very happy with the quote; there was no hidden costs and the job completed on time."

Graeme DanherGoogle review

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Timber fretwork in a painted hallway archway

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