Redan VIC 3350 ยท about 3 km from central Ballarat
Painters in Redan
Painters Ballarat paints homes and units across Redan, a flat grid suburb 3 km south of the CBD. The northern streets have 1860s to 1950s weatherboard and brick houses in the South Ballarat heritage precinct; the rest is a mix of period homes and a lot of newer townhouses and units. Interiors, exteriors, rentals and fences. Request a free quote.
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Redan grew as a working-class miners' suburb and kept that character: a grid of modest single-storey houses, low brick fences and bluestone spoon drains on almost every street. In 2009 it had some of the most affordable houses in Australia, and it is still one of the more affordable inner suburbs of Ballarat.
That affordability has driven a lot of infill. Townhouses and semi-detached units now make up over 40 per cent of dwellings, and close to half the homes are rented. So our work splits between careful repaints of old weatherboards for owners and fast, tidy interior refreshes for landlords between tenants.
Local knowledge
Painting in Redan
The northern blocks, about 110 addresses, sit in the South Ballarat heritage precinct (HO168): houses from the early 1860s to the 1950s, mainly single-storey weatherboard or brick, occasionally bluestone, with unpainted brick chimneys and roofs in iron, slate or terracotta. Further south the housing thins out into post-war homes and modern units.
The local centre is at Skipton, Drummond and Darling Streets, with the heritage post office and shops. Skipton Street carried a tram from 1913 and still has the old Atlantic and Globe hotels. Morshead Park, once the 1862 Miners' Racecourse, now holds the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility, and the Yarrowee River parks form the eastern edge.
Redan borders Newington and Ballarat Central to the north, Golden Point to the east across the Yarrowee, Mount Pleasant and Delacombe to the south, and Sebastopol and Delacombe to the west. The ground is flat, so frost pools in winter mornings and exterior jobs are best booked for the warmer half of the year.
Typical work
Common jobs around Redan
- Exterior repaints of single-storey weatherboard cottages in the heritage precinct, with rot repair
- Interior repaints of rental units and townhouses between tenancies
- Repainting timber windows, doors and verandah posts on period homes
- Low brick fence and gate repaints, including rusted wrought iron
- Roof repaints on corrugated iron roofs of older cottages
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FAQ
Redan painting questions
I own a rental in Redan. What does a quick interior refresh involve?
Usually two to three days for a two- or three-bedroom unit once it is empty. We fill nail holes and dents, sand and spot-prime, then roll walls and ceilings in a washable low-sheen and brush doors and trim in enamel. Matching the existing colour keeps it to two coats. Request a quote with your vacancy dates.
Does the South Ballarat heritage precinct stop me repainting my house?
No. HO168 is a residential precinct with no external paint controls, so repainting already-painted weatherboards, windows and trim needs no permit. Painting unpainted brick, bluestone or chimneys is a change to the fabric and is worth checking with City of Ballarat first. We will flag it if your job touches those surfaces.
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