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Painting and decoratingdone properly, lakesto Luggate.

Interior and exterior repaints, new builds, holiday homes and rentals, prepped properly, brushed out neatly, and quoted in writing before a lid comes off.

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5.0 · 15 Google reviews

"I can't speak highly enough of the beautiful job James did on the interior and exterior of my two storied house. He goes the extra mile."

Annie Trengrove · Google review

Repaints, new work and the prep that makes it last.

Alpine sun, hard frosts and dry summers are rough on paint. Everything below starts with proper washing, sanding and sealing. That is the part that decides whether a finish lasts two years or ten.

5.0 · 15 Google reviews
Deep navy feature wall painted in an open plan living room

Interior repaints

Walls, ceilings, doors, skirtings and window reveals. Furniture moved and covered, cut lines sharp, rooms handed back usable.

Repainted pale blue weatherboard bungalow with crisp white window trim

Exterior repaints

Weatherboard, plaster, fibre cement and joinery. Washed down, scraped, filled and sealed before topcoats go on.

Refreshed textured cladding beside stained timber slats and a dark stained two storey home

Timber, cedar & decks

Oiling and staining for cedar cladding, schist-and-timber builds, pergolas, decks and fences that have gone grey in the sun.

Olive feature wall mid job with timber and materials staged on the floor

Prep, patching & masking

Filling knocks and cracks, small gib patches, sanding back flaking paint, and masking so nothing lands where it shouldn't.

Freshly painted medical centre waiting room in orange and white

Rentals, holiday homes & commercial

Turnarounds between guests and tenants, shopfronts and offices, scheduled around bookings and worked to the day.

Kitchen cabinetry hand painted in a soft duck egg blue

Colour matching & advice

Not sure between three whites? We bring the fan deck, talk through how each one behaves in Central Otago light, and test-patch it.

Finished lounge with fresh white walls and a big gable end window Wānaka & Hāwea

A local painting outfit that finishes what it starts.

Everest Painters is run by James out of Lake Hāwea, painting homes, cabins and small commercial jobs right across the Upper Clutha. You deal with James from the first look through to the last coat, the same person who quotes your job is on site while it is done.

Most of the work here is repaints: houses that have taken a decade of alpine sun on one side and frost on the other. Getting those right is about preparation, the correct product for the surface, and not rushing the last twenty percent.

  • Locally based, Lake Hāwea, working Wānaka to Luggate and Cardrona.
  • Clear written quotes, prep, products and coats spelled out before we start.
  • Tidy, respectful sites, covered floors, masked joinery, cleaned up daily.
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Example crew structure

Who turns up at your place.

Small crew, no subbing the job out to whoever is free. Roles below show how a job is run, James is the one you speak to first.

James

Owner & painter

Quotes the work, orders the product and is on the tools. If something needs a decision mid-job, he is the one making it.

Painter

On the tools

Rolling, cutting in and finishing coats. Keeps the same standard on the back of the house as on the street frontage.

Prep & finishing

Washing, sanding, masking

The unglamorous half of the job, washing down, filling, sanding and masking. It is what stops a repaint peeling in two winters.

5.0 · 15 Google reviews

What Wānaka says about James and the crew.

Real reviews from the Everest Painters Google listing. Five stars across all fifteen of them.

“I can't speak highly enough of the beautiful job James did, interior and exterior of my two storied house. He went beyond and put new life back into my front door and outside shutters. James is very polite and professional and goes the extra mile.”

Annie Trengrove Google review

“James and his team painted our new build and it was a professional and great finish. Since then we have contacted James on numerous occasions for other work. He is easy to contact and reliable. Would recommend to others.”

Amy Gavin Google review

“James and his team did an excellent job of painting the interior of our 1960s house's lounge, stairwell and kitchen, including the kitchen cabinets. It was hard work, being an older house, but they have made it look fresh and modern.”

Richelle Adams Google review
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Finished rooms, fresh exteriors, straight lines.

5.0 · 15 Google reviews
New kitchen interior painted in crisp white with amber pendant lights
Finished living space around a charcoal kitchen with timber features
Repainted lounge in soft neutrals with fresh white doors and trim
Bright white kitchen and dining space after an interior repaint
Finished bathroom with a clean white painted ceiling over grey tile
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Two ways to get a quote

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  • Phone0210 863 8636
  • EmailEmail Everest Painters
  • Based at3b Ellie Place, Lake Hāwea 9382
    Serving Wānaka & the Upper Clutha
  • HoursMonday to Saturday, 8.00am to 5.30pm
    Sunday closed