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GTS painting journal

# Practical painting advice for _Sydney homes._

Clear guides for planning the work, preparing your rooms and making informed choices before a painter arrives.

Latest guide

## Know what you are _being quoted._

A useful painting quote makes the scope, preparation, products, responsibilities and exclusions easy to compare.

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![Freshly painted exterior entry and weatherboards on a Sydney home](https://www.gtspainting.com.au/assets/photos/project-entry-exterior.jpg)

Planning your project17 August 2026

## What should a professional painting quote include?

A practical checklist for comparing scope, preparation, paint systems, protection, timing and exclusions—not price alone.

Read the guide

](https://www.gtspainting.com.au/blog-painting-quote-checklist)

Keep planning

## More guides and _service details._

Prepare your rooms, understand the work you need and arrive at the on-site quote with the right questions.

[Interior guide

### Prepare your home for painting

A room-by-room checklist for furniture, access, colour decisions and practical pre-start details.

](https://www.gtspainting.com.au/blog-prepare-home-interior-painting)[Homes

### Residential painting

Interior and exterior painting for houses, apartments, terraces and heritage properties.

](https://www.gtspainting.com.au/residential-painting)[Detailed work

### Timber windows and doors

Preparation and refinishing for frames, doors, windows and painted joinery.

](https://www.gtspainting.com.au/timber-windows-doors-restoration)[Managed property

### Strata painting

Scopes, access and staging for apartment buildings and common areas.

](https://www.gtspainting.com.au/strata-body-corporate)

## Have a painting project you would like to talk through?

Arrange an on-site inspection so the surfaces, access and scope can be checked before a written quote is prepared.

[Request a quote](https://www.gtspainting.com.au/contact#quote)[Call 0424 002 044](tel:0424002044)