Some weeks are more intersting than others

This week has proved to be far busier and more interesting than most. In the Western Cape, winters are cold and wet, and painting slows down considerably. Spring is in the air now and it seems that business in this industry is set to begin the end of year rush earlier than in previous years.
Buildings visited this week for specifications and advice included an old multi-storey block in the centre of Cape Town (we had to reach the roof of this building through the top floor which proved to be a brothel), a 200 year old manor house in Stellenbosch, an 1800 square metre new luxury home in the farmlands outside Robertson and a fruit pack-shed re-furbishment on a well known estate in Somerset West.
Each of the above sites has its own set of requirements, budgets, and customer expectations. Giving the best advice to each individual owner is our goal, irrespective of the gain to our business. Not all we do as paint technologists is watch paint dry.