What's included in our commercial painting service
Offices and retail
Clean, low-disruption repaints for offices, shops, and hospitality venues, including after-hours work.
Warehouses and industrial
Large-area wall and ceiling painting plus epoxy floor coatings for industrial spaces.
Strata and body corporate
Common areas, external facades, and scheduled maintenance painting for strata managers.
Maintenance programs
Ongoing repaint and touch-up programs that keep commercial premises presentable.
Why Melbourne chooses Jetblack Painting for commercial painting
Commercial projects run on clear scope, fixed schedules, and tidy sites. We coordinate with managers and tenants so painting never gets in the way of business.
Jetblack Painting carries $10 million public liability insurance and provides compliance documentation on request, with a 5-year workmanship guarantee on completed work.
Recent Commercial Projects
Comfortel, Heatherton
Warehouse, office block and showroom repainted, with the office block in pale grey against the warehouse walls, loading canopy and downpipes in charcoal.
Office fitout, Chadstone
A two-level office fitout: walls, ceilings and the stairwell painted, and photographed on completion before the tenant moved in.
Office fitout, Highett
An office fitout repainted room by room, with walls and skirting finished below a suspended acoustic ceiling and the floors sheeted throughout.
Warehouse, Mordialloc
A red face-brick warehouse taken to charcoal outside, brickwork, roller door and trim included, with the brick walls and roof structure painted inside from a scissor lift.
Mentone Baptist Church
An exterior repaint of the church building, with the fascia and facade finished around the church's signage.
Heritage shopfront, Armadale
A heritage shopfront facade repainted from a scissor lift on a main road, with the footpath kept open throughout.
Commercial painting by area
Local pages for the council areas where most of our commercial work is, each with photos of jobs from that area.
See these projects on their suburb pages
Offices and fitouts, warehouses, showrooms, shopfronts and heritage facades, community buildings and strata common property. Photos of each job are on its suburb page.
How a commercial painting project runs
- Site walk-through and scope — We walk the site with you, measure the areas, check the condition of every substrate and note the practical constraints — access, height, trading hours, tenant impact. That's what the written quote is built from, rather than a rate applied blind to a floor plan.
- Written scope and product specification — You get an itemised quote listing the surfaces included, the preparation, the number of coats and the specific products. Naming the product matters commercially: a washable low-sheen in a corridor and a two-pack on a handrail are very different costs and very different service lives.
- Scheduling around your trading hours — We agree the staging up front — which areas are painted when, what stays open, and whether the work runs after hours or over a weekend. Multi-area sites are split into zones so only one part of the premises is affected at a time.
- Site setup and preparation — Floors, fittings and stock are protected before anything is opened. Preparation is where a commercial repaint is won or lost: washing down, filling and sanding, spot-priming bare or patched substrate, and masking to a clean line.
- Application — Coats go on to the specified film build, with drying and recoat times respected rather than compressed to finish early. Areas are returned to use progressively as they're completed and cured enough to take normal traffic.
- Walk-through and sign-off — We walk the finished work with you, list and complete any touch-ups, remove all protection and rubbish, and hand back a clean site. The 5-year written workmanship guarantee applies from completion.
What drives the cost of a commercial repaint in Melbourne
Area is the obvious factor, but it's rarely the one that moves a commercial quote most. Substrate condition matters more: sound painted plasterboard is quick, while flaking render, water-damaged ceilings, rusted steel or previously unsealed block all add preparation hours before a single topcoat goes on.
Access is the second driver. Ground-floor office suites are straightforward. Warehouse walls and ceilings at height, atriums, stairwells and external facades are not — they need scaffold, boom lifts or rope access. That equipment is a real line in the quote, not an afterthought.
The third is downtime. Painting a premises that stays open — staged zones, after-hours shifts, overnight work, faster-drying low-odour systems — costs more per square metre than an empty tenancy handed over for a week, but it's usually far cheaper than closing. Product specification is the fourth. A hard-wearing washable system in a high-traffic corridor costs more to supply than builder's-grade wall paint, and lasts several times longer. On a building you will still own in ten years, that is the calculation worth making.
We don't publish a rate per square metre for commercial work, because a number quoted without seeing the substrate is a number that changes later. The site walk-through and written quote are free — call Jimmy on 0432 077 782.
What We Need Before We Can Quote a Commercial Job
A site walk-through is how we price commercial work, and a few details up front let us scope it properly the first time: the address and type of premises, the areas and surfaces in the job, trading hours and any times the site must stay clear, access arrangements and a site contact, any induction, insurance or compliance requirements, and the date the work has to be finished by, whether that is a lease exit, a reopening or a handover.
An address and a few photos are enough to start the conversation, and we reply to enquiries within 24 to 48 hours. Property managers, agents and facility managers with several sites can send them together, and we will quote them as one program or site by site. Email jimmy@jetblackpainting.com or call 0432 077 782.
Working With Property Managers, Agents and Landlords
Property managers, agents and landlords often need a repaint that fits a vacancy, a lease exit or a tenant change, with a fixed date, a written scope and one person to deal with. We scope backwards from the date, agree access with the agent or landlord, and give an itemised quote that can go to the owner for approval. The same approach covers scheduled maintenance across several properties.
Comparing Commercial Painting Quotes
Before comparing totals, check that each quote covers the same areas, the same preparation, the same number of coats, the same products and the same access and staging. A quote that does not name the product, or that assumes the site can close when yours has to stay open, will change once the job starts.
Also compare what each contractor commits to in writing: insurance documentation, the schedule, who your site contact is and the guarantee terms. Ours is a 5-year written workmanship guarantee, and the quote names the products.
What Customers Say About Our Work
“Jetblack Painting recently completed both my commercial and residential properties in Mordialloc and Brighton, delivering flawless interior and exterior results. The workmanship, attention to detail, and professionalism were outstanding from start to finish. Surfaces were perfectly prepared, finishes were clean and durable, and the projects were completed on time with clear communication throughout. If you need reliable, high-quality painters in Mordialloc or Brighton, I strongly recommend Jetblack Painting for any commercial or residential painting work.”
Greg · Google review, Feb 2026
“Jetblack Painting recently completed an exterior commercial repaint for us in Balwyn. We are very pleased with the end results and will definitely be using them for any future works. Thank you Jimmy and team!”
Patrick · Google review, Oct 2026
Commercial Painting FAQs
Can you paint outside business hours to avoid disruption?
Yes. We regularly complete commercial painting after hours, overnight and on weekends so trading isn't disrupted. The staging is agreed before we start, so you know which areas are affected and when they're back in use.
What types of commercial premises do you paint?
Offices, retail and hospitality fit-outs, warehouses and industrial units, and strata and body-corporate common areas across Melbourne. Coatings and access are matched to the building rather than applied from a standard template.
Are you fully insured for commercial work?
Victoria doesn't issue a trade licence for painting, so insurance is what to check: Jetblack Painting carries $10 million public liability insurance, and we can provide documentation for building managers, owners corporations and site inductions before work begins.
How much does commercial painting cost in Melbourne?
Commercial painting cost depends on the area, the condition of the substrate, the access required and whether the premises stays open during the work. Those variables move a commercial quote far more than floor area does. So we walk the site and give you an itemised written quote, rather than a rate applied sight-unseen. Quotes are free — call 0432 077 782.
How long will a commercial repaint take?
A single office suite or shopfront is the quickest kind of job. A warehouse or a staged multi-area repaint runs longer. After-hours work spreads the same hours across more calendar days. You get a schedule with the quote, including which zones are affected on which days.
Can you paint while staff and customers are still on site?
Yes, and much of our commercial work is done in occupied premises. We zone the work so only one area is affected at a time. Access ways stay safe and clear. Low-VOC, low-odour water-based paints go on wherever the specification allows. Every area is left clean at the end of each shift.
Do you use low-VOC paint?
Yes. Low-VOC water-based paints are our usual choice for occupied offices, shops and clinics, wherever the specification allows. They give off far less odour while drying, which matters when staff and customers stay on site. Your written quote names the products used.
Do you do make-good painting at the end of a commercial lease?
Yes. A make-good repaint returns the premises to the condition the lease requires: marks and fixing holes patched, damage repaired, and the walls, ceilings and trim repainted to the specified colours. The exit date is fixed, so we scope the work backwards from it, agree access with the landlord or agent, and give you an itemised written quote you can take into the walk-through. The same approach suits an office or shop being repainted before a new tenant moves in.
What paint do you use on commercial buildings?
Premium Dulux and Taubmans commercial systems, specified to the surface and the traffic it takes. Washable low-sheen goes on corridors and offices. Doors, frames and handrails get hard-wearing enamels or two-pack. Steel, block and previously unsealed substrates each get the right primer. The products are named in your written quote.
Do you work with owners corporations and strata managers?
Yes. We provide detailed scopes, transparent pricing, insurance documentation and clear schedules for owners corporations, body corporate committees and strata managers. Repaints can run as a staged maintenance program across a building or a whole portfolio.
What do you need from us to quote a commercial repaint?
An address and a few photos are enough to start, but a site walk-through gives the most accurate price. It helps to know the areas in the job, trading hours, access arrangements, any induction or insurance requirements, and the date the work has to be finished by. We reply to enquiries within 24 to 48 hours.
How should I compare commercial painting quotes?
Compare scope before price: the same areas, preparation, number of coats, products, access and staging. A quote that does not name the product, or that leaves out preparation or after-hours work, usually changes once the job starts. Ask each contractor for the insurance documentation, schedule and guarantee terms in writing.
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