Exterior timber
Highlight Painting paints and stains timber decks, and paints fences. The work on this page is preparation and coating. It is not structural repair, and it does not specify a product brand.
Decks and fences
A deck and a fence can be painted in the same visit, but they are not the same surface. A deck is walked on. A fence weathers on both faces and may be a shared boundary. Swallowtail Drive in Torquay is the documented deck example: the timber deck was sanded and re-stained during an interior and exterior repaint. That record does not describe a fence.
The work
Paint or stain is chosen for the coating already on the timber and for how the deck is used. At Swallowtail Drive the deck was sanded and re-stained. Another deck may only need a clean and a recoat, or it may have a failed coating that has to come off first.
Rails, posts and panels that are sound enough to paint. The quote names the faces included. Painting a shared boundary fence is a separate permission question, and this page is not legal advice.
Dirt, loose coating and a failed finish are dealt with before a new coating goes on. Bare timber and a previously painted surface are different jobs. Timber that is rotten or loose is a repair, not a coat of paint.
Sun, rain and foot traffic wear a deck finish. A fence is not walked on, so it weathers differently. Recoat when the finish is worn, peeling, or no longer shedding water. There is no standard interval that fits every Geelong property.
A quotation
Send the address, a photo of the existing coating, and whether the deck, the fence, or both are included.
The area
Deck size, fence length, and how many faces are in the scope.
The existing coating
Stain, paint, bare timber, or a finish that is peeling.
Access and weather
Gates, slopes, and whether the surface can stay dry while it is coated.
What is not painting
Loose boards, rot and structural repairs are excluded unless they are agreed separately.
Deck and fence quotes
Say whether you want the deck painted or stained, and which fence faces are included.