Delicate Touch Painting specialists · Est. 1996
A Delicate Touch project: the Mooikloof residence at sunset
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A little of our work / 01 Mooikloof, Pretoria

Painting specialists since 1996 · 170+ contracts nationwide

The art of the finish.

From a private home to a landmark hotel. Painting, specialist finishes and waterproofing, with care in every detail.

Preparation. Precision. Pride.

  • Free, no-obligation quotes
  • Competitive pricing

Out of the tin. Into the real world.

This is what
we do.

Homes with character. Places that welcome you. Buildings that mean business. Take a closer look at our work.

All projects & photographs
Real sites. Real finishes.
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01 — Service spectrum

Every surface, one accountable contractor.

From careful preparation to the final coat, we choose the right system for your surface. Explore each service for the details.

A painter on a ladder spraying an interior wall 01

Conventional Painting

Technical specification

Prep
Wash-down · crack repair · filling · priming
Systems
Manufacturer-specified coat builds
Substrates
Plaster · fibre-cement · timber · steel
Programme
Phased around residents & live sites

Interior and exterior repaints for residential estates, body corporates, commercial and government premises.

Close-up of a hand-trowelled textured plaster wall 02

Specialist Paint Techniques

Technical specification

Finishes
Lime plaster · metallics · rustic
Coatings
Earthcote · Cemcrete · Marmoran
Sampling
On-site sample boards before sign-off
Use
Feature walls · receptions · lobbies

Approved applicators of Earthcote, Cemcrete and Marmoran — textured, polished and decorative wall finishes.

Applicators coating a large industrial floor 03

Epoxy & Floor Coatings

Technical specification

Build
Screed · self-levelling · metallic · flake
Cure
Foot traffic 24h · full cure 7 days
Rating
Forklift, chemical & hot-wash resistant
Extras
Cove skirting, demarcation, road marking

Seamless, hard-wearing floor systems for factories, warehouses, showrooms, kitchens and garages.

An applicator spraying a waterproof coating on a flat roof 04

Waterproofing

Technical specification

Systems
Torch-on · membrane · liquid-applied
Areas
Roofs · balconies · parapets · gutters · basements
Prep
Surface repair & priming to manufacturer spec
Handover
Written guarantee on completion

Roofs, balconies, parapets, gutters and basements sealed with torch-on, membrane and liquid systems.

A renovated reception with timber panelling and a marble desk 05

Small Renovations

Technical specification

Trades
Plaster · tiling · carpentry · ceilings
Scope
General building repairs
Programme
Runs alongside the paint scope
Benefit
One contractor, one programme, one invoice

Plaster, tiling, carpentry, ceilings and general building repairs handled alongside the paint scope.

A parking garage with freshly painted bay lines 06

Road Marking & Demarcation

Technical specification

Layouts
Parking bays · walkways · warehouse aisles
Standard
Marked out to the site drawings & spec
Materials
Road-marking & epoxy line paints
Sites
Estates · warehouses · retail · industrial

Parking bays, walkways and warehouse aisles, marked out to the site drawings and specification.

02 — Transformations

A finish changes everything.

Slide across. See what a finish can do. These are illustrative treatments; explore the project gallery for photographs of our completed work.

Illustrative finish comparison: a white commercial façade
Illustrative treatment Finished look
Commercial façade · full exterior system← → keys work too

Selected contracts

  • Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Menlyn Menlyn, Pretoria Hotel · paint exterior · 2024–25 · 6 photos Hospitality
  • Corobay Corner Menlyn, Pretoria Office park · paint exterior · 2026 · 6 photos Commercial
  • Private residence Mooikloof, Pretoria Contemporary family home · 5 photos Residential
  • Corporate Park 66 Centurion Office park · paint exterior · 2026 · 12 photos Commercial
  • Bendehuis Waterkloof, Pretoria Office campus · paint interior & exterior · 2025 · 6 photos Commercial
  • Boardwalk Manor Estate Faerie Glen, Pretoria Offices, clubhouse & body corporates — paint interior & exterior · for Boardwalk HOA 2013–14 · Body corporate
  • Cell C Head Office Midrand Marmoran & paint exterior · for Attacq / THC Consulting 2024 · Commercial
  • Mediclinic Sandton Sandton Paint exterior · for Mediclinic Properties 2022–23 · Medical & education
  • American Embassy residences Pretoria Ambassador's & diplomats' residences — paint interior & exterior 2002–10 · Government
  • Four Lanes Body Corporate Bedfordview Paint exterior & complete refurbishment · for Project Lab 2018 · Body corporate
  • The Kingdom Resort, Sun City Sun City Phases 1 to 4 — paint interior & exterior · for Capital Construction 2014–17 · Hospitality
  • UP Mineral Sciences Building Pretoria Paint interior & exterior · for GVK-Siya Zama Construction 2023–24 · Medical & education
  • Nissan Motor Factory Rosslyn Paint interior & exterior · for Basil Read Building 2017 · Industrial

A selection. The full register of 170+ contracts since 1996 — body corporates, homes, offices, malls, hospitals, schools, embassies, hotels and factories — is on the project page.

03 — Method

Preparation is the part nobody sees. It's why the finish lasts.

Five stages, the same on a single lounge or a forty-block estate. Once we're on site, we don't leave until the project is complete.

  1. 01

    Site visit & measure

    We walk the site, check substrates, moisture, cracking and access, and measure properly. The quote you get is built on what's actually there.

    Contractors in hard hats measuring and checking a block wall on site
  2. 02

    Specification & sample boards

    The system is specified with the manufacturer — primer, film build, finish. For specialist and colour-critical work we paint sample boards on site before anyone signs off.

    A hand on a paint colour chart while a colour is chosen and specified
  3. 03

    Preparation

    Cleaning, crack repair, filling, sanding and priming. It's the least glamorous stage and the one every guarantee depends on.

    Hands working wall filler on a trowel with a filling knife
  4. 04

    Application

    Correct film builds, the right weather windows and a crew that stays until it's done — phased around residents, patients or production lines where the site stays live.

    A painter in whites on a ladder, rolling a wall with an extension pole
  5. 05

    Handover & guarantee

    A snag walk-through with you, a clean site, and valid written manufacturer guarantees on completion.

    Corporate Park 66, Centurion — a completed Delicate Touch projectOur work · Corporate Park 66, Centurion

04 — Track record · since December 1996

Projects of rare distinction.

Our register opens in 1996 with a primary school in Pretoria. Since then it has grown to take in private homes and body corporates, hospitals, embassies, shopping centres and factories — in seven provinces and Mozambique.

We specialise in the painting and renovating of domestic, body corporate, commercial, industrial and government premises, with the capacity to handle small and large contracts alike. We react on short notice, and once we are on site we never leave the site or miss a working day until the project is complete.

We credit that growth to service, a professional approach and integrity. Our philosophy is simple: once our client, always our client.

Clients who keep coming back Contracts

  1. Capital Construction11
  2. Project Lab11
  3. Basil Read Building9
  4. GVK-Siya Zama Construction9
  5. Curasure8
  6. Mediclinic Properties8
  7. Mvela Phanda Construction8
  8. Dalmar Construction7
  9. KCS Architects7
1996Founded in December, Pretoria
170+Contracts on our register
7Provinces — plus Mozambique
25Clients who hired us again

Commitments

  • BEE compliant
  • VAT registered
  • Registered with the Compensation Commissioner
  • Registered financial auditors & legal consultants
Company profile & compliance documents on request
Browse the full register

On our project list

Mediclinic, The American Embassy, Sun City, Nissan, Melrose Arch, Gautrain, Cell C, British American Tobacco, University of Pretoria, Wits Donald Gordon, Netcare, UNISA, Nashua, PRASA, Checkers, Protea Hotel, Lenmed, Air Force Base Waterkloof, The Kingdom Resort, Reebok, Timberland, Truworths, Spar, Tile Africa, The Courier Guy, Eskort, Karan Beef, Virgin Active, UIF,

04 — Where we've worked

Seven provinces. One standard.

Every dot is a contract from our register, placed on its town. Watch the years fill in from 1996 — Gauteng, where most of the work is, is enlarged in the circle.

Map of South Africa: where Delicate Touch has worked 162 contracts from the register placed on their towns. Most are in Gauteng, shown enlarged in the circle; others are in the Western Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, the Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape, and one lodge contract reaches into Mozambique. Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Mozambique Lesotho eSwatini Cape Town George Kimberley Polokwane Nelspruit Zithulele Sun City Klerksdorp Malamulele Pretoria Centurion Midrand Sandton Johannesburg Boksburg Gauteng, enlarged
Contracts to 2026
  1. Gauteng138
  2. Limpopo10
  3. Mpumalanga7
  4. Western Cape6
  5. North West6
  6. Eastern Cape2
  7. Northern Cape1
  8. Mozambiquelodges

Contracts per province, counted from the register. Dots are placed only where the company profile names a town — a few multi-area contracts appear in the counts but not on the map.

05 — Colour studio

We colour your life.

Try a colour on a real wall before you commit. Pick a shade and a finish — the light, shadows and furniture stay put; only the paint changes.

A living room with a white wall, a tan leather sofa and a rattan panel
Highveld Clay
#B8764F · LRV 23 · Matt

Colour

Finish

Book sample boards in this colour

An illustrative room; screen colours are indicative. Colour names here are our own studio shorthand — we match to your chosen manufacturer's range and paint sample boards on site before sign-off. LRV = light reflectance value, how much light the colour bounces back.

06 — In their words

The people who signed off the work.

Trustees and owners of four body corporates — Faerie Glen, Midrand, Bedfordview and Edenvale. Excerpts from their letters, shortened but not reworded.

The level of professionalism deployed in executing the projects has always been extraordinary, with minimal disruption to the existing residents … I can confidently recommend their services for both minor projects as well as for large new and refurbishment projects.
Sanjiv KalicharranChairperson · Boardwalk Manor San Marino Body Corporate, Faerie Glen
  • Client since 2003
  • Four major painting projects on the same estate
They have been onsite since July and I have not had one complaint about their work. They are so well organized and to date have done a fantastic job on our boundary walls, guardhouse and refuse area.
Robert MacaskillKyalami Hills Body Corporate, Midrand
It has not been an easy job, with lots of detail and different things to attend to, not to mention 23 different owners to satisfy … yet you kept up with the schedule and delivered it all on time.
Tania M B VelosoFor the owners & trustees · Four Lanes Body Corporate, Bedfordview
… it was a project for sure, but happy it turned out looking so great. Your team was good and professional and always rectified any problems that might have arisen.
Romy KarpHigh Lodge Body Corporate, Edenvale

Your building could be next — and the quote is free.

07 — Approved applicators

We only specify products from reputable suppliers.

Approved-applicator status means manufacturer-backed systems, correct film builds and valid written guarantees on completion.

Approved applicator
Approved applicator
Earthcote
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08 — Direct line

Polly
van der Poll

+27 84 664 0374

Postal

P O Box 2498
Montana Park, 0159

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