Harled walls, pantiles and weather straight off the Forth.

A working harbour town where the houses face the sea head on. The waterfront terraces take the full weight of salt spray, and the lanes behind them hold some of the finest small vernacular buildings in Fife.

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The stone frontage of a waterfront home in Anstruther, with pale blue painted door and window surrounds, white window frames and a roof dormer. — From a published project in Anstruther. Read the project story.

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Houses we have painted
in Anstruther.

Every project is shown with the owner’s permission and described by town, never by street or house number.

Anstruther, Fife

Interior and exterior decorating in Anstruther

An ongoing renovation for Ross and Ellie’s waterfront home in Anstruther. The work includes white masonry, black gloss on exterior timber and the summer house, Dutch Orange woodwork and a Cook’s Blue front door, with further Farrow & Ball colours through the house.

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Decorating services for your property.

These services cover the surfaces discussed on this page. Each explains what I assess, what can be included and where repairs may be needed before painting.

Interior painting

Walls, ceilings and woodwork, with the preparation each surface needs.

Exterior painting

Masonry, render, windows and exterior trim, specified for their exposure.

Metal painting

Gates, railings and suitable metalwork with compatible protective coatings.

Field notes

What Anstruther does to paint.

General guidance for the building types and exposure described here. I check the actual surface, existing coatings and moisture condition before recommending a system.

The stone: Rubble stone under lime harl, with crow stepped gables, forestairs and painted margins around doors and windows. Pantile roofs shed water hard onto the wall heads below.
The weather: Direct salt exposure on anything facing the harbour, driving rain from the south west and a drying wind that can be an ally or a problem depending on the finish. Harled walls stay damp for days after a wet spell.
The paint: Identify whether the harl is lime or cement based and establish what is already on it. Limewash, mineral and other masonry coatings have different requirements. Choose a compatible system for the actual background, and deal with moisture or salt contamination before repainting.
Watch for: Masonry paint peeling in sheets from damp harl
Rusting iron fixings staining pale walls
Salt bloom under new paint on the seaward gable
Fast drying wind skinning paint before it flows out

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If you live nearby, we would like to see the house.

Send a few photographs and the rooms or elevations you are thinking about. I review the details personally and discuss the preparation, access and next steps before a specification is agreed.

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