Smooth, durable finishes — skimmed with Rhinolite and painted right.
Rhinoliting & Painting in South Africa
Smooth, durable finishes for walls and ceilings across South Africa— prepped properly, skimmed neatly, and painted to a professional standard. If you’re comparing rhinolite contractors or painting contractors for a renovation or fit-out, this page shows how we work and what to expect.
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What Is Rhinoliting?
Rhinolite is a fine gypsum finishing plaster used as a thin skim coat (±3 mm) to make walls and ceilings perfectly smooth before paint. Think of it as the final “skin” that hides joints, surface marks and minor waves so the paint looks even and crisp.
We apply it over new drywall boards, repaired ceilings, and suitable masonry/plaster substrates as part of a full finish system: preparation → rhinolite/skim → prime → paint.
If you’ve searched rhinoliting, rhinolite plaster, rhinolite finish, rhinolite walls or rhinolite price / rhinolite cost per m2, you’re in the right place.
Where It Helps (homes, offices, shops, churches)
Rhinolite shines anywhere a clean, modern look matters: new drywall partitions, refreshed gypsum ceilings, retail fit-outs, offices, classrooms, consulting rooms and living areas at home. It’s also ideal when you’re repairing ceiling water damage or patching walls after electrical/data changes — we blend the surface so repairs disappear once painted.
Finish Options
Skim-only: smooth rhinolite finish ready for painting.
Skim + prime + paint: turnkey delivery with your colour/brand.
Ceilings: ultra-flat ceiling paints, stain-blocking primers where leaks occurred.
Wet areas: moisture-resistant systems and mould-resistant paints for bathrooms/kitchens.
Commercial: durable, washable coatings for high-traffic corridors and offices.
Detailing: neat ceiling moulding installation, cornices and shadow-line trims on request.
Materials & Specifications — at a glance
Substrate prep: cleaning, de-glossing, crack chasing, patching; joint tape on drywall seams.
Skim: rhinolite applied as a thin, even coat; corners beaded for straight lines.
Primers: selected for the substrate (drywall/masonry) and for stain blocking where needed.
Paint systems: interior acrylics (matte/satin), exterior elastomerics, ceiling painting products, low-odour/low-VOC options.
Lighting & edges: tidy cut-ins at downlights, grilles, bulkheads and trims.
Our Process
Site visit & advice — inspect substrates (drywall/ceilings/masonry), moisture, ventilation and light reveal.
Itemised quote — scope per area: prep, rhinolite application, primers, coats, trims and cornices.
Protection & prep — cover floors/furniture, repair cracks/holes, sand and clean.
Skim/finish — bead corners, apply rhinolite, sand to a uniform smoothness.
Prime & paint — correct primers, then coats to spec; neat lines, consistent sheen.
Snag & handover — touch-ups under raking light, care guidance and workmanship warranty.
Repairs, Maintenance & Replacements
We handle small drywall repairs, bathroom ceiling repair, stain blocking after leaks, texture matching on older ceilings, and full ceiling replacement where damage is extensive. If a roof or plumbing leak in ceiling caused the issue, we’ll flag the likely source so your roofer/plumber can fix it and prevent a repeat. For businesses, our ceiling repair contractors can phase work or operate after hours to reduce disruption.
Cost & Timelines — what affects price
Area (m²) to prep, skim and paint
Substrate condition (repairs, jointing, stain blocking)
System (skim-only vs turnkey paint; standard vs moisture/mould-resistant)
Number of coats/colours and sheen level (matte/satin)
Access (occupied sites, high ceilings, scaffolding)
Details (cornices, shadow lines, feature walls)
We’ll quote per area so you can see how choices influence the rhinolite cost per m² and overall painting price. Small rooms often complete in 1–2 days; larger homes/offices run longer depending on drying times and access.
Residential & Commercial Use-Cases
Homeowners call us for silky house room ceiling finishes, living room repaints and durable kitchen/bathroom systems. Businesses rely on us for commercial painting, tidy ceiling tiles repair blends, corridor scuff-resistant coatings, and boardroom feature walls. Churches and halls often need subtle ceiling design for church with good lighting and acoustics; we coordinate cut-outs for downlights and ceiling cassette air-con units as needed.
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Who We Work With
Homeowners & body corporates — skim/paint refreshes, leak repairs, bathrooms/kitchens.
Businesses, landlords & facility managers — phased repaints, make-goods, durable coatings.
Architects, designers & shopfitters — spec-true finish systems for new fit-outs.
Service Areas (National Footprint)
We operate nationally with active teams in Johannesburg, Pretoria (incl. Centurion), Cape Town (incl. Bellville), Durban, Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein, with projects in surrounding towns. If you’ve searched painters near me, painting company, ceiling repair services near me, ceiling installers near me, rhinolite contractors or city-specific terms like ceiling contractors Johannesburg, ceiling repairs Pretoria, ceiling installers Cape Town, we’ll route your enquiry to the closest crew.
Frequently Asked Questions
Rhinolite is a thin finishing skim designed to deliver a smooth surface; full plastering is thicker and used to build/straighten a wall. On most interiors, a proper skim over a sound substrate gives the best paint finish with less mess and time.
Yes, if the paint is sound, cleaned and properly keyed/primed. We’ll test adhesion, de-gloss surfaces and specify the right primer before rhinolite application.
Both. Many clients choose a turnkey finish — skim, prime and painting services in one programme so the space is ready to use.
We match the room: wipeable acrylics for living areas and corridors, mould-resistant coatings for wet rooms, ultra-flat ceiling paints, and exterior-grade products outdoors. Low-odour/low-VOC options are available on request.
Skim coats typically set the same day and are ready for primer once stable (site conditions matter). We phase work to maintain momentum without compromising finish quality.
Yes. Where a full skim isn’t planned, we blend local ceiling repair patches to minimise telegraphing and then repaint the plane for uniformity.