Painting & Decorating

Painting & Decorating is one of the more popular jobs to do yourself - with a bit of know-how you're able to transform a house or space without breaking the bank.

Before you can start painting, plastering or papering, you'll need to prepare the room. Using a good quality tool to prep surfaces will show in the final result. We've got a range of equipment to achieve a professional-looking fit and finish to your decorating job.

Browse this section for some handy advice before you get started.

Guides

DIY Guide

How to Professionally Paint your Exterior House

In this guide, we’ve covered everything you need to know to get a professional exterior paint finish, and we’ve also got some great tips from the trusted experts at Dulux.

DIY Guide

How To Create a Board and Batten DIY Wall Feature

Board and batten wall features have had a huge surge in popularity in recent years which is no doubt down to the big style statement they make, plus the fact it’s an easy DIY for homeowners!

DIY Guide

Shiplap Paneling Wall DIY

Shiplap adds a stylish and understated design feature to almost any space and is surprisingly easy to create yourself.

DIY Guide

How to Remove Wallpaper Easily

Is that ghastly wallpaper in the guest bedroom becoming too much to look at? Maybe the 1970s Flower-Power wallpaper needs to go, or you’ve come across some wallpaper inspiration you want to try.

DIY Guide

Best Methods for Removing Paint

Paint removal is something that is not often considered when starting a renovation or fix-up job and can seem like a daunting task when you are inevitably faced with it.

DIY Guide

How to Use an Airless Sprayer

This informative guide will help teach you how to prepare, set up, use and clean your airless paint spray gun. By hiring a paint sprayer from Hirepool and following this guide you can achieve great, efficient results.

DIY Guide

How to Drywall a Ceiling

In this guide, we’ll go over the entire process for putting in drywall, specifically in your ceiling. We will cover the equipment you’ll need, the preparation process, the materials you’ll need and finally the proper technique of fitting your drywall.

Tradie Guide

How to Set Up Scaffolding

Many home renovation jobs will require you to work at a great height, which can be daunting to many people. Using mobile scaffolding towers can be an excellent solution for this problem, as it provides greater safety for you, and gives you a more secure standing point for you to work from.

Complete other jobs

Whether it's tiles, carpet, vinyl or concrete - doing a good job of flooring is as much about the prep work as the actua… Read more

Painting & Decorating

Painting & Decorating is one of the more popular jobs to do yourself - with a bit of know-how you're able to transform a house or space without breaking the bank.