Best House Painters in New Plymouth
We assessed 7 house painters in New Plymouth and ranked the top 5 on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 22 September 2026. How we rank
Top 5 House Painters in New Plymouth
The top 5 house painters in New Plymouth are #1 RCS Painting Solutions, #2 Greg Brown Master Painter, #3 Irish Painting, #4 Paint Master, and #5 Murfitt Painters, ranked by Top5 Score.
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RCS Painting Solutions
★ 4.8 23 reviews Top5 Score 136Highest5★ 22 1★ 1RCS Painting Solutions takes on interior and exterior house painting, including full internal repaints, exterior joinery, and sand-down repaints, coordinating any additional trades required along the way.
32 Salcombe Terrace, Welbourn, New Plymouth
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Greg Brown Master Painter
★ 4.9 10 reviews Top5 Score 1306.8 behind5★ 9 4★ 1Greg Brown Master Painter covers interior repair work, exterior staining, and full weatherboard repaints, with past jobs holding gloss and colour years after completion.
52D Leach Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth
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Irish Painting Services
★ 5.0 9 reviews Top5 Score 1297.0 behind5★ 9Irish Painting gets multi-storey architectural homes, interior repaints, and detail-heavy finishing work across the line on schedule and without fuss.
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Paint Master
★ 4.9 9 reviews Top5 Score 1288.0 behind5★ 8 4★ 1Paint Master tackles interior wallpaper stripping, exterior house painting, and full multi-unit renovation projects, including jobs managed remotely by owners overseas.
116 Molesworth Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth
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Murfitt Painters & Decorators
★ 4.9 7 reviews Top5 Score 12510.9 behind5★ 6 4★ 1Murfitt Painters gets strong results on interior work, including full internal repaints and large-scale commercial repaint projects across public-facing areas.
229 Plymouth Road, Omata
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Grays Painting Contractors
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137 Molesworth Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth
Before you hire a house painter in New Plymouth
Whether you are hiring painting contractors to recoat the exterior, someone to repaint the interior, or a painter and decorator for the whole house, preparation is what separates a paint job that lasts five years from one that lasts fifteen. When comparing quotes, ask specifically what surface prep is included, how many coats they apply, and what paint brand and grade they use.
The questions below are drawn from 52 customer reviews collected for this page.
What does house painting typically cost in New Zealand?
Exterior painting on an average New Zealand home runs from $2,500 to $8,000, depending on size, access, and surface condition. Interior work falls between $1,500 and $5,000 for a full house, with per-room rates of $300 to $800 being common.
Prep work, paint grade, number of coats, and scaffolding needs can shift a quote significantly in either direction. Painters are not government-licensed in New Zealand, so checking for membership with the Painting and Decorating Association of New Zealand (PDANZ) is a practical way to verify professional standing before you commit.
How do I know if a painter is doing proper surface preparation or cutting corners?
Surface preparation accounts for 30 to 50 percent of a painting project's time and cost, covering washing, scraping, sanding, filling, and priming before a drop of topcoat goes on. Ask for the preparation steps in writing before work starts, because shortcuts here are the most common reason paint fails early, especially in Taranaki where UV exposure and coastal humidity accelerate deterioration.
Reviewers specifically praised painters who filled holes, sanded thoroughly, and glued peeling wallpaper joins before painting, noting visible care in the process rather than just the finished look. If your home was built before 1980, ask the painter directly how they handle lead paint containment during sanding and scraping, as this requires specific precautions to protect your household and the environment.
What 5,726 NZ painter reviews say about preparation, and what they leave out
What paint system or number of coats does my house actually need?
A full exterior paint system involves three layers: a primer to bond with bare or repaired surfaces, an undercoat to build opacity, and one or two topcoats for colour and weather protection. If surfaces are sound and previously painted with a compatible product, a repaint may skip the primer coat on sealed areas, but any bare timber, filled repairs, or weathered spots need priming regardless. Spending more on a quality paint product makes a measurable difference over time, as one reviewer noted their weatherboard house still held a glossy finish two years after completion, which points to good product selection combined with proper application.
What are the warning signs of a house painter you shouldn't hire?
- –Quotes given verbally only, with no written breakdown of prep steps, coats, or paint products included
- –No detail on how furniture, flooring, windows, and landscaping will be protected during the job
- –Vague timelines with no room-by-room or stage-by-stage schedule provided upfront
- –Reluctance to do a site visit before quoting, since accurate prep assessment requires seeing the surface in person
- –No mention of a walkthrough or sign-off process at completion, which reviewers identified as a mark of quality contractors
- –Pricing that is significantly below other quotes without a clear explanation of what has been left out
What should you ask before hiring a house painter?
- –Is the quote fixed-price, and does it include GST, scaffolding, and any access equipment needed
- –What specific preparation work is included, covering washing, sanding, filling, and priming, and what triggers additional charges
- –Which paint brand and product line will be used, how many coats are quoted, and whether a premium product is recommended for your surface type
- –How will windows, gardens, and outdoor furniture be protected during the job
- –What is the realistic start date and total timeframe, and how do weather delays get handled
- –Do they provide a written guarantee on workmanship, and are they members of a recognised industry body such as Master Painters New Zealand or the Painting and Decorating Association of New Zealand (PDANZ)
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About this ranking
What the 7 house painters listed above hold, at the 22 September 2026 check.
How are the top house painters in New Plymouth chosen?
We build this page from Google Maps results for house painters in New Plymouth. Each one is scored on its public rating and review record, using the same published method on every page. Businesses outside the area, or whose reviews describe a different line of work, are left out. Every category and city is rechecked on a rolling cycle, about every two to three months. See how we rank for how rankings are made and who is left out. On specialist pages like this one, a business's reviews count in proportion to how many of them are about house painters, so a business mostly reviewed for other work cannot win on review volume alone. See the words we look for.
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