Crown Alkali Resistant Wall Primer is an architectural and protective coating manufactured by Crown Paints. Formulated for a modified alkyd-based primer for masonry and gypsum surfaces, it delivers reliable film durability and coverage across residential, commercial, and industrial facilities in Kenya.
A modified alkyd-based primer for masonry and gypsum surfaces.
A heavy-bodied acrylic textured wall plaster containing graded quartz marble aggregates to create rugged decorative finishes.
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.
Plascon Easy Living Wall Master Matt is an advanced matt water-based coating from Kansai Plascon delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 10 - 12 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Residential Walls, Estate Projects.
Sadolin Hygiene Anti-Bacterial Wall Coating is an authoritative matt water-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 10 - 12 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Hospital Wards, Laboratories.
Sadolin Interior Water-Borne Wall Sealer is an authoritative clear matt water-based coating from Sadolin Paints delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 12 - 16 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Powdery Gypsum Skims, Porous Cement Plaster.
Plascon Micatex Exterior Wall Coating is an advanced texture water-based coating from Kansai Plascon delivering exceptional durability, coverage of 4 - 6 m²/L, and long-lasting protection across Exterior Cement Plaster, Concrete Masonry.
Glory Supertex Textured Wall Coating is a high-build, aggregate-filled acrylic textured plaster that delivers tough architectural relief patterns and disguises plaster defects.
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.
Heavy-duty 1200mm long-handled stand-up scraper for stripping concrete floors, removing vinyl tile adhesive, and scraping wall plaster without bending down.
Decorative semi-transparent interior wall glaze available in Matt and Gloss sheens, designed for artistic colour-washing, ragging, sponging, and highlighting textured architectural plasters.
Deep dead-matt interior ceiling and wall paint engineered to absorb incident light, eliminate side-glare, and conceal drywall imperfections across expansive indoor spaces.
Heavy-duty 2-pack epoxy textured wall coating delivering exceptional mechanical impact resistance and chemical durability for industrial manufacturing facilities.
Antimicrobial hygienic interior wall coating fortified with silver-ion technology, proven to inhibit 99.9% of harmful bacteria and fungi for sterile healthcare and educational environments.
Ready-mixed acrylic interior skimming putty and wall filler with easy-sand formulation, delivering ultra-smooth Level 5 surfaces on plaster and gypsum across Kenya.
ACRISYL DECORA is a wall coating for exteriors enriched with shiny crystals that creates a typical granite and natural stone finish characterised by tiny reflective points.With a base of acrylic-siloxanic binder, it creates a protective coating with excellent water repellency and good water vapour permeability. It produces surfaces with high impermeability to atmospheric pollutants, protecting surfaces from the onset of moulds and algae.Due to its characteristics ACRISYL DECORA is also suitable for decorative finishes on external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS).
Washable interior silk and matt emulsions for homes and offices, plus durable weatherproof exterior paints for boundary walls and facades.
Penetrating wall primers, alkali-resistant sealers, and smooth acrylic skimming putties to prepare concrete, plaster, and drywall before painting.
High-traffic commercial venues experience rapid floor coating abrasion, tyre scuffing, slippery walking surfaces, and fading safety markings that violate safety regulations, yet venue operators cannot tolerate extended downtime for recoating.
Turnover repaint jobs frequently fail due to bleeding of stubborn oil, soot, water tide marks, and marker pens through standard water-based emulsion paint, coupled with rough, unfilled wall anchor holes that degrade rental presentation.
100% pure acrylic exterior weather-shield paints engineered to resist extreme equatorial UV radiation, driving rain, and algae growth on facades and boundary walls.
High-opacity washable silk, satin, and matt architectural emulsion painting for residential homes, corporate offices, and institutions.
Parapet walls and open balconies suffer severe water infiltration through unsealed masonry coping joints, cracked 90-degree internal corners, and flat slabs without proper drainage slopes, driving moisture directly into living spaces below.
High-durability solvent-based road marking paints, reflective thermoplastic hot-melt compounds, and reflective glass beads for highways, factory floors, and mall parking lots.
Commercial outdoor murals and public art installations in Kenya suffer rapid failure from moisture ingress through unsealed boundary wall copings, severe UV pigment fading, traffic soot contamination, and defacement without protective clear topcoats.
High chemical alkalinity (pH 12 to 14) in fresh Portland cement plaster burns standard paint pigments, while migrating capillary moisture deposits soluble mineral salts (efflorescence) beneath the film, resulting in unsightly white crystalline crusts, chalking, and blistering.
Severe rust and pitting on industrial steel beams, gantries, pipelines, and outdoor metal structures.
Fast-track retail store, boutique, and shopping mall showroom fit-out painting across Kenya with overnight scheduling, branded accent walls, and low-VOC finishes.
Structured commercial interior and exterior painting contracting for offices, business premises, retail stores, and commercial buildings across Kenya, planned around your operating hours.
High-build chlorinated rubber and epoxy safety walkways, forklift traffic lanes, and loading bay stenciling for industrial facilities and car parks across Kenya.
Fine architectural interior painting for living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and gypsum ceilings across Kenya with full floor masking and dustless sanding.
Rapid-cycle rental apartment turnover painting, scuff removal, wall deodorizing, and tenant handover finishes for landlords and property managers across Kenya.
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.
A technical guide to painting and protecting perimeter boundary walls in Kenya. Explains why perimeter walls fail faster than main house walls, how to waterproof wall copings, and how to block rising ground dampness.
A technical guide to preparing outdoor masonry for high-impact commercial murals and brand wall activations across Kenya. Covers crack stitching, high-opacity white acrylic grounds, lightfast exterior pigments, and UV clearcoats.
From diamond rasping and sugar soap washing to skim coat sanding and moisture metering. A step-by-step masterclass in professional wall preparation.
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.
The engineering guide to sports surface coatings and regulation line striping in Kenya. Covers acrylic outdoor basketball and tennis court resurfacing, cushioned indoor polyurethane gym floors, line marking regulations, and friction coefficients.
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.
Living in a bedsitter or compact apartment does not mean living with boring white walls. Discover how light reflectance, undertones, and smart trim colours create breathing room.
Painting over a damp wall is the fastest way to waste money in Kenya. Understand the difference between rising damp, penetrating damp, and condensation before opening a tin.
Applying regular paint over a damp wall is like putting a band-aid on a broken pipe. A technical breakdown of hydrostatic pressure, elastomeric membranes, and crystalline slurries.
Applying a single thick coat to save time causes sagging and patchy coverage, while over-diluting paint with water forces four watery coats. The industry standard remains one primer coat followed by two full-strength topcoats.
That chalky white crystalline crust blooming across your brick or plaster is efflorescence. It is not mould; it is migrating mineral salts pushed out by evaporating moisture.
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.
A practical mathematical guide to calculating paint quantities in Kenya. Covers wall surface area formulas, door and window deductions, plaster porosity factors, bucket pack combinations (1L, 4L, 20L), and waste margins.
You loved the colour on your iPhone and verified it on a printed paper swatch. But on the wall, it looks completely transformed. The science of metamerism, scale, and lighting explained.
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 preventative maintenance manual for overseas owners of unoccupied Kenyan properties. Covers passive cross-ventilation, anti-fungal paint systems, roof drain inspections, and damp prevention protocols.
A practical turnover turnaround guide for rental properties in Nairobi and urban Kenya. Details washable silk versus flat matt selection, grease stain blocking, fast 48-hour turnarounds, and standardized rental color palettes.
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.
Few sights cause more panic in a new building than cracks appearing across fresh paint. Here is how to distinguish minor plaster crazing from structural building movement.
Applying wall emulsion to a metal gate or timber door ends in disaster. A complete breakdown of substrate mechanics: matching chemistry to plaster, timber, steel, and masonry.
Painting mild steel gates without removing mill scale, welding slag, and oil guarantees corrosion within months. A durable gloss finish requires solvent degreasing, mechanical wire-brushing, anti-corrosive priming, and high-build enamel.
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.
Comparing water repellency, microporous breathability, and fungal resistance across exterior wall systems and architectural masonry finishes in Kenya.
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.