Northern Suburbs · VIC 3079
Painting, pools, floors, kitchens, bathrooms and roofs in Ivanhoe.
One Melbourne team for every surface of your Ivanhoe home, from our base in Coolaroo. Free, no-obligation quotes.
Local notes
Ivanhoe homes and the surfaces that need looking after.
Ivanhoe is known for its interwar streetscapes: Tudor-revival and Spanish Mission homes with rendered facades, Californian bungalows in red and clinker brick, and Edwardian villas with timber fretwork, many within heritage precincts. Blocks are large and fall away towards the Yarra and Darebin Creek under tall elms and river red gums, with 1960s cream brick units near the station.
Heritage detail sets the upkeep apart. Render needs cracks sealed before a repaint, sashes and verandah posts need sanding and priming before recoating, and lead-light and face brick need masking rather than overspray. Terracotta roofs hold up well, but ridge mortar fails and valleys fill with leaves. Pools on the bigger blocks sit under trees, so surfaces stain and surrounds go green.
- Heritage-precinct homes from the 1920s and 1930s with rendered, brick and timber facades.
- Terracotta roofs with crumbling ridge mortar under tall elms and gums.
- Pools on sloping blocks that stain and green over beneath the canopy.
- Period interiors with high ceilings, picture rails and ornate plaster.
Services in Ivanhoe
Every service, available in Ivanhoe.
Residential & Commercial Painting in Ivanhoe
Rendered facades, timber fretwork and sashes are repaired, primed and repainted in colours that suit the period, with cornices restored inside.
Painting servicesPool Painting & Pool Surface Repairs in Ivanhoe
Shaded pools on the slopes above the river are degreased, acid washed, patched and recoated, with coping re-grouted and sealed.
Pools servicesEpoxy Flooring & Seamless Coatings in Ivanhoe
Garages under newer rebuilds and converted sheds behind period homes are ground, primed and finished in two-pack epoxy.
Epoxy Floors servicesKitchen & Bathroom Cosmetic Makeovers in Ivanhoe
Dated kitchens and bathrooms in period homes get resurfaced cabinetry, epoxy tile paint and a splashback that suits the house, without touching plumbing or wiring.
Kitchens & Bathrooms servicesRoofing & Gutter Maintenance in Ivanhoe
Interwar terracotta roofs are cleaned, treated for lichen, rebedded and repointed, while gutters, valleys and downpipes are cleared and resealed.
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Guides
Helpful reading
Pools
Pool repaint or resurface? How to tell what your pool needs
Chalking, fading, blisters, hollow render or cracks? How to tell when a pool coating is the right fix and when a pool builder or re-interior is needed.
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Read the guideEpoxy floors
How to prepare a garage floor for epoxy (and why grinding matters)
Why epoxy fails on unprepared concrete, diamond grinding vs acid etching, moisture tests, crack repair, primers, cure times and flake vs solid colour.
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Read the guideFAQ
Ivanhoe: questions people ask.
Do you service Ivanhoe?
Yes, Peak Surfaces services Ivanhoe and Ivanhoe East. We are based in Coolaroo in Melbourne's north, work across Melbourne and Victoria, and every quote is free and without obligation.
Which jobs suit heritage homes in Ivanhoe?
Exterior repainting with thorough preparation matters most on an Ivanhoe period home. Rendered and timber facades rely on their paint film to shed water and deteriorate once it cracks, so we fill, sand, prime and mask before choosing finishes that suit the era. Ridge repointing is the other job these roofs eventually need.
Can you prepare an Ivanhoe home for sale?
Yes, a pre-sale package in Ivanhoe usually means a sympathetic exterior repaint, restored plaster and fresh interior colour, a roof clean with repointed ridges and a recoated pool if there is one, so the home looks cared for rather than over-renovated.
Can you do several jobs in one visit in Ivanhoe?
Yes. That is the point of one team. A repaint and a roof clean, a pool recoat and the surrounds, or a bathroom refresh and new cabinet doors can be scoped together, quoted together and scheduled as one job in Ivanhoe.
How do I get a quote in Ivanhoe?
Send a few photos through the form or by email, or call us. For many jobs that is enough to quote; where the condition of the surface matters, we arrange a visit to Ivanhoe first. Quotes are free and without obligation.
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- Step 1: We read your request and look at any photos
- Step 2: We call, text or email you (your choice) to talk it through
- Step 3: Site visit if the surface needs a closer look
- Step 4: A free, no-obligation quote with the scope written down
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