Painting in Dubai Hills Estate — Hills View

You're paying for the view in Hills View, and that view comes with its own headaches. We're painting a lot of golf-course-facing villas here, and the biggest difference is the debris. Those fairways kick up grass particles and turf product aerosols that clog your AC outdoor units — we've seen it ruin the finish on exterior paint if we don't mask them off properly. Inside, these are big open spaces with double-height ceilings, so we're using 22-foot extension ladders that don't fit in a standard van. The Emaar-built villas from 2019-2022 use PPR pipework for plumbing — it's still under warranty, but we've spotted joints that look dodgy behind kitchen cabinets, so we check before we spray. Another thing: the anti-mould paint we use in bathrooms here isn't optional. With the humidity off the golf course, standard paint peels within 18 months. I'll be honest — I don't love the colour consultation part. Homeowners here spend AED 15-30 per square foot, and they get picky. But that's the job.

We're usually quoting AED 18 to AED 26 per square foot for the interior of a Hills View villa, depending on the paint brand and how many coats the existing walls need. A typical 5,000-square-foot villa runs between AED 90,000 and AED 130,000 for interior walls, ceilings, and trim. Exterior painting adds another 30% easily, and that's a two-week job just for the outside in the summer heat. The whole interior and exterior for a place like a golf-facing Park Lane villa? Don't expect it done in less than 3 to 5 weeks. The biggest hassle isn't the painting itself — it's the AC units. Those condensing units on the roof suck in grass particles and turf dust from the golf course, so you'll want to cover them before we start sanding or spraying. I've had to stop work for two days waiting for a DEWA-approved electrician to disconnect and reconnect them. Also, the PPR plumbing joints in these 2019-2022 builds aren't great if we hit them with a ladder. We can't paint over those without checking first.