Graco Contractor PC Airless Spray Gun is a trade-quality tool stocked and sourced by Paints Kenya for contractors and painting teams across Kenya.
The lightest, most comfortable airless spray gun ever built. Graco's Contractor PC features an ultra-light trigger pull, on-the-job ProConnect cartridge rebuild, and fully adjustable trigger length.
Professional 24mm 14-day UV-resistant blue painter masking tape. Engineered to peel off cleanly with zero adhesive transfer or surface tearing, even after two weeks of direct sun exposure.
Wide 48mm (2-inch) 14-day UV-resistant blue painter tape for exterior facade painting, large glass masking, and protecting wide powder-coated window profiles.
Glory Economy Grade Contact Adhesive is a cost-effective synthetic rubber contact cement engineered for general carpentry, footwear repairs, and furniture upholstery.
Glory Premium Grade Contact Adhesive is an industrial-strength polychloroprene contact cement delivering instant grab, high heat resistance, and permanent bonding for Formica, leather, and rubber.
Plascon Wall Cover Trade Emulsion is an advanced matt water-based coating from Kansai Plascon delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 10 - 12 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Contractor Rental Units, Internal Partition Walls.
A combination of plasticized resin, aggregate, pigment and glass beads supplied in powder form. Conforms to the British Standards (BS) specifications, 3262: Part 1/1989 and Kenya Standard KS 2157-1: 2008.
Sadolin 1K Synthetic Automotive Enamel is an authoritative high-gloss solvent-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 12 - 14 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Commercial Truck Bodies, Matatus & Buses.
Sadolin 2K Acrylic Auto Primer Surfacer is an authoritative matt grey solvent-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 8 - 10 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Automobile Body Panels, Sanded Body Filler Repairs.
Sadolin 2K Polyurethane Auto Clearcoat is an authoritative mirror gloss solvent-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 10 - 12 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Automotive Basecoats, Passenger Cars.
Sadolin 88 Plus Colours Interior Emulsion is an authoritative silk water-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 11 - 13 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Interior Living Areas, Commercial Offices.
Heavy-duty 9-inch roller frame featuring an integrated threaded locking collar that locks permanently onto extension poles, eliminating handle wobbling or accidental unscrewing.
Complete 3-piece 9-inch decorating kit containing a heavy-duty ribbed paint tray, 5-wire cage roller frame, and a trade microfiber roller sleeve. The ultimate ready-to-paint starter package.
Sadolin Acrylic Eggshell Interior Finish is an authoritative eggshell water-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 11 - 13 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Kitchen Plaster, Bathroom Walls.
Sadolin Alkali Resistant Wall Primer is an authoritative matt white solvent-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 10 - 12 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Fresh Cement Plaster, Exterior Stucco Masonry.
Sadolin Aluminium Wood Primer is an authoritative metallic grey solvent-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 11 - 13 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Resinous Hardwood Timber, Cedar & Cypress Eaves.
Sadolin Aluminox Aluminium Heat-Reflective Paint is an authoritative metallic lustre solvent-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 12 - 14 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Fuel Storage Tanks, Exposed Industrial Pipework.
Sadolin Ambiance Luxury Interior Emulsion is an authoritative velvet silk water-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 12 - 14 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Interior Master Suites, Dining Spaces.
High-grab contact adhesives, parquet wood flooring adhesives, tile adhesives, and flexible polyurethane joint sealants for construction.
Engineered multi-layer moisture barrier contracting for flat concrete roofs, parapet walls, wet areas, basements, and water retaining structures across Kenya.
High-build chlorinated rubber and epoxy safety walkways, forklift traffic lanes, and loading bay stenciling for industrial facilities and car parks across Kenya.
Heavy industrial anti-corrosion, blast cleaning preparation (Sa 2.5), zinc-rich primers, and polyurethane topcoats for structural steel across Kenya.
Turnkey interior and exterior residential painting contracting for family homes, townhouses, and private estates across Kenya, with thorough floor protection, surface repairs, and clean handover.
Structured, transparent painting and coating services engineered for Kenyans living abroad. Features verified digital inspections, daily video walk-throughs, laboratory color sampling, stage-gated milestones, and formal KRA e-TIMS invoicing.
Fine architectural interior painting for living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and gypsum ceilings across Kenya with full floor masking and dustless sanding.
Structured commercial interior and exterior painting contracting for offices, business premises, retail stores, and commercial buildings across Kenya, planned around your operating hours.
A professional painting quotation is a legally binding specification document. It must detail surface preparation protocols, verified paint product lines, spreading rates, protective masking, scaffolding, cleanup, payment milestones, and warranties.
Turnover painting for rental properties is an investment in tenant quality and rental yield. Learn how smart landlords balance budget contract coatings, durable washable zones, and rapid 48-hour turnarounds to eliminate rental vacancy.
Painting a single bedroom yourself can be satisfying and save money. However, full-house repainting, exterior facades, stairwells, and damp remediation involve significant safety risks, specialist equipment, and time commitments that favour professional contracting.
Hiring the wrong painting contractor leads to ruined floors, diluted paint, missed deadlines, and cost disputes. Use this 8-point vetting checklist to evaluate contractors, verify references, and review insurance coverage.
Hiring a painting contractor on a handshake often leads to watered-down paint, ruined tiled floors, and phantom site delays. Here are the 7 tough questions to ask before signing.
Hiring a professional painting service in Kenya should be transparent and predictable. From initial moisture diagnostics and itemized quotations to surface masking, multi-coat application, and snagging inspections, here is the full workflow.
Executing a painting project in Nairobi requires localized planning: gated estate committee approvals, traffic and material logistics, working around rainy seasons, and managing secure site access.
Building or renovating an upcountry home in Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nyeri, or Machakos? Learn how to arrange turnkey painting contracting with digital estimating, material freight logistics, site accommodation, and milestone supervision.
Institutional painting across schools and colleges requires precise holiday scheduling, child-safe non-toxic formulations, ultra-scrubbable high-traffic wall coatings, and budget-conscious bulk contracting.
In retail environments, store aesthetics directly drive foot traffic and customer spend. Explore how retail painting contracting balances high-impact brand colour schemes, extreme-durability scuff-resistant finishes, and overnight store refits.
Painting small apartments and bedsitters requires rapid turnaround, smart light-maximizing colour schemes, durable washable emulsions for high-touch walls, and tight cost control between tenant changeovers.
Repainting multi-storey apartment blocks requires advanced logistics: resident communications, external suspended access or scaffolding, common area stairwell phasing, and high-durability exterior weatherproofing.
Whole-house repainting of double-storey maisonettes requires structured logistics: stairwell high-reach access, coordinated interior colour flow, exterior facade weather-proofing, and disciplined room staging.
Commercial office painting requires seamless operational continuity: after-hours and weekend scheduling, zero-VOC odourless coatings, rigorous IT server and workstation protection, and rapid turnover.
Solid timber doors, mahogany architraves, and kitchen cabinetry demand specialized wood finishes. Learn how professional timber contracting utilizes sanding sealer, wood stains, clear varnishes, and polyurethane enamels to highlight grain while resisting moisture.
The definitive master architectural checklist: a structured journey across substrate diagnosis, moisture limits, paint calculation, colour sampling, and trade sequencing.
A realistic breakdown of house painting costs in Kenya. Learn how paint materials, preparation fillers, scaffolding, and fundi labour add up, and how to avoid costly surprises.
Seamless epoxy flooring delivers high aesthetic beauty, chemical resistance, and extreme durability. However, success depends 100% on concrete moisture testing, mechanical diamond grinding, and correct resin chemistry.
Exterior facade painting in Kenya demands rigorous surface preparation: pressure washing, masonry crack stitching, alkali-resistant sealing, and pure acrylic or silicone topcoats capable of surviving equatorial sun and monsoon rains.
Corrugated iron mabati roofing endures extreme solar expansion, rust oxidation, and torrential rain. Professional roof restoration restores weatherproofing, eliminates fastener leaks, and lowers indoor temperatures by up to 5 degrees Celsius.
Mild steel gates and security fences face severe weather and ground-level splashback. Professional metal coating requires mechanical rust grinding, solvent degreasing, anti-corrosive priming, and high-build polyurethane or synthetic gloss enamel.
Coastal properties in Kenya face extreme marine environments: airborne sea chlorides, year-round 80%+ humidity, and porous coral rag masonry. Discover the engineering standards governing marine-grade coatings, salt washdowns, and silicone weatherproofing.
Waterproofing differs fundamentally from decorative painting. Flat roofs, concrete gutters, retaining walls, and wet areas demand engineered barrier systems: elastomeric polyurethane membranes, cementitious polymer slurries, and torch-on bitumen.
A contractor evaluation checklist for comparing painting quotes in Kenya. Analyzes labour-only versus supply-and-apply contracts, unbundled material ledgers, scaffolding inclusions, and red flags in low bids.
A technical facility management guide to repainting community centres, public halls, and educational institutions in Kenya. Focuses on low-odour zero-VOC finishes, scuff-resistant washable walls, rapid 24-hour public re-entry, and dignified, nonpartisan civic presentation.
A practical remote project governance framework for diaspora Kenyans. Learn how to establish milestone payments, verify genuine paint batches, approve colors via video swatches, and conduct independent site audits.
Planning a painting renovation requires realistic scheduling. From surface prep and plaster curing to mandatory intercoat drying intervals and final snagging, here are verified project duration benchmarks for homes in Kenya.
Navigating painting costs in Kenya requires understanding the core drivers: labour square-metre rates, premium vs economy paint pricing, surface preparation intensity, and scaffolding access. Here is an honest estimating framework.
A vague enquiry leads to vague prices that change mid-project. Learn how to prepare property dimensions, surface photos, substrate histories, and finish preferences to get a legally binding, itemized painting quotation.
Transforming indoor living spaces requires tailored sheen selection, zero-VOC formulations for family health, careful furniture masking, and staged room scheduling so daily life continues smoothly during painting.
Painting a newly built home requires strict chemical and moisture discipline. Fresh plaster is highly alkaline and damp. Premature coating causes saponification and peeling. Here is the professional plaster-to-topcoat protocol.
In rental property management, paint is an operational maintenance expense. How to select wipeable sheens, standardized neutral palettes, and durable trim finishes that survive tenant turnover.
Closing your business to paint means lost revenue; painting during office hours means coughing employees and paint-stained laptops. Here is how phased commercial execution works.
A technical diagnostic guide for diaspora Kenyans finishing houses that have stood exposed to the elements. Covers weathered plaster inspection, moisture testing, crack consolidation, and efflorescence remediation.
Paint is only as good as the surface beneath it. Professional surface preparation encompasses thorough mechanical scraping, high-pressure washing, crack chasing, gypsum skim coating, and graded sanding to create the ideal anchor profile.
Simply skimming over wall cracks with plaster ensures they reappear within months. Professional crack remediation requires distinguishing non-structural settlement cracks from structural movement, V-groove chasing, elastomeric filling, and mesh bridging.
Industrial painting differs fundamentally from decorative work. Warehouses demand engineered systems: high-build epoxy floor coatings, intumescent and zinc-rich steel anti-corrosion primers, forklift line striping, and chemical-resistant wall sealers.
Buying paint is only half the budget. A successful painting project requires the right sundries: masking tape, drop cloths, skimming fillers, assorted sandpaper grits, quality rollers, and cleaning solvents.
You receive two bids for the same 4-bedroom house: one for KSh 80,000 and another for KSh 180,000. Here is an honest, line-by-line financial breakdown of what is missing in the cheaper bid.
Strategic architectural paint specifications for retirement homes in Kenya. Focuses on 10-year exterior coatings, ultra-washable low-VOC interiors, non-glare lighting palettes, and minimal maintenance designs.
A true professional painting job is quiet, systematic, and clean long before it becomes colourful. Here is the full sequential anatomy of how a proper painting contract is executed.
Wood is an organic, breathing material that expands and contracts with humidity. Here is how to select penetrating stains, durable varnishes, and marine-grade exterior finishes.