Painting in The Gardens

Painting in The Gardens is different from a standard villa because you're dealing with townhouses that are 15 to 18 years old, and that age shows. The walls have been painted two or three times before, so we're often sanding down old buildup, not just slapping on fresh paint. You can't skip the prep here — we've seen peeling happen when people rush it. The AC units and water heaters are in active replacement cycles, so we often work around maintenance crews. Also, townhouses facing Ibn Battuta Mall's loading bay get more dust and grime on the exterior, so we use a stronger cleaner and an anti-mould paint that costs about AED 9.50 per square foot, not the standard AED 8. For move-out repainting, residents need to match the original developer color exactly for deposit return — that's a specific RAL code, not a guess. It's more work than painting a new villa or a one-bedroom apartment, but we've done this hundreds of times.

Alright, so for painting a townhouse in The Gardens, you're looking at AED 8 to 14 per square foot, depending on the paint brand and how much prep work your walls need. A standard 3-bedroom townhouse there will usually run you somewhere between AED 8,500 and AED 14,000. The job takes 4 to 6 days for a full repaint, but we can't start until the DEWA chiller maintenance is done for the season — that changes your timing by a week or two in spring. The process is simple: we'll come by, check the walls for cracks from the 2007 build cycle, give you a fixed price, and you'll pay half upfront, the rest on completion. One honest thing you should know — if your townhouse faces Ibn Battuta Mall, the elevation paint won't last as long because of the loading bay dust and summer heat. Don't expect it to hold up more than 4 years without needing a touch-up. We'll use anti-mould paint in the bathrooms and kitchen for sure, but that won't fix the AC drainage issues if your pipes are part of the replacement cycle.