Painters in Nigeria

Painting quality in Nigerian buildings is decided almost entirely before the first coat goes on. Surface preparation — filling, screeding, sanding and priming — is what separates a finish that still looks clean after three rainy seasons from one that flakes within a year, particularly on external walls exposed to heavy rain and strong sun.

Common jobs include repainting occupied homes room by room, full painting of newly built or newly renovated properties, external wall painting with weather-resistant emulsion, and decorative work such as textured or stucco finishes, colour accent walls, and screeding to smooth uneven plasterwork before painting.

The main things to settle before work starts are the number of coats, whether the price includes preparation and filling, who supplies the paint, and how furniture and floors will be protected. Paint brand and grade make a real cost difference, so if you have a preference say so at quoting stage rather than after.

For external work, timing matters — painting immediately before or during heavy rain will cost you the job twice. The painters and painting businesses below have listed themselves and can be contacted directly.