Apartment painting in Dubai, planned around your building
Five Ocean Technical Works handles apartment painting in Dubai for tenants, owners and landlords, from a single studio to a 3-bedroom flat with a maid's room. We paint walls, ceilings, doors and skirting, fill small cracks and holes first, and leave the flat clean enough to live in the same evening.
Painting an apartment is different from painting a villa. You share lifts, corridors and parking with neighbours, and most towers have rules on when contractors can work. We plan the job around those rules so you do not get calls from building management halfway through.
Apartment painting packages: studio to 3BR
Most apartment jobs fit one of four sizes. The ranges below are typical Dubai market prices for repainting walls and ceilings with two coats of standard emulsion in a light colour. They are a planning guide only, not Five Ocean's prices.
| Package | What it usually covers | Typical Dubai market range | Usual time on site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Main room, kitchen area, bathroom ceiling, entrance | AED 1,000 – 2,000 | 1 day |
| 1-bedroom | Living room, bedroom, kitchen, 1–2 bathroom ceilings, corridor | AED 1,500 – 3,000 | 1–2 days |
| 2-bedroom | Living and dining, 2 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom ceilings, corridors | AED 2,500 – 4,500 | 2–3 days |
| 3-bedroom | Living and dining, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, maid's room, corridors | AED 3,500 – 6,500 | 3–4 days |
Market ranges are a guide only, based on prices commonly advertised by Dubai painting companies. Colour changes, deep colours, damp repairs, doors and wardrobes, and premium paints add to the cost. Five Ocean gives a fixed written quote after a free site visit.
For a fuller breakdown of what moves the price up or down, read our guide to apartment painting cost in Dubai.
What is included in every apartment job
- Free site visit and a written quotation listing rooms, paint brand and number of coats
- Furniture moved to the middle of the room and covered; floors and fittings masked
- Nail holes, hairline cracks and small dents filled and sanded
- Two coats on walls and ceilings, with a primer where the surface needs it
- Paint from Jotun, National Paints or a brand you choose
- Daily clean-up and a final walkthrough with you before handover
Working inside Dubai towers
Many Dubai buildings ask for a contractor work permit or NOC from the owners' association or facilities team before painting starts. Requirements differ from tower to tower, so we check with your building management early and send them the documents they ask for.
We also book the service lift where needed, keep paint and ladders out of shared corridors, and stick to the permitted working hours. Low-odour, water-based paints keep smells to a minimum for you and your neighbours, which matters in a sealed, air-conditioned flat.
Free site visit and written quote. Send photos on WhatsApp for a fast reply.
Move-in painting for new apartments
The best time to paint an apartment is before your furniture arrives. An empty flat is faster to paint, there is nothing to move or cover, and you can change colours without working around wardrobes and beds. Many of our apartment jobs are move-in painting between key handover and moving day.
If the previous tenant left marks, picture-hook holes or patchy touch-ups, a full repaint gives you an even finish from day one. Send us your handover date and we will fit the painting in the gap, so the flat is dry and aired before the movers come.
Leaving a rental instead? Our move-out painting service is set up for tenancy handovers and inspection dates.
Choosing paint for an apartment
Living rooms and bedrooms
A washable matt or low-sheen emulsion hides small wall imperfections and can be wiped clean. Light neutrals keep smaller rooms bright and are easy to touch up later.
Kitchens and bathrooms
Steam and cooking grease call for a scrubbable finish. In bathrooms and around AC units, an anti-fungal paint helps stop black spots coming back, as long as any leak behind the wall is fixed first.
Ceilings
Flat white ceiling paint reflects light and hides roller marks. If you see yellow stains on a ceiling, it is often a sign of a leak from the flat above. We will point it out so you can have it checked by our plumbing team before we paint over it.
Colour changes and feature walls
Going from white to a soft grey or beige usually needs only the standard two coats. Moving from a dark or bright colour back to a light one often needs a primer and a third coat, which adds time and cost, so we point this out in the quote.
A single feature wall behind the bed or sofa is an easy way to add colour to a rented flat without committing every room. If you rent, check with your landlord before choosing strong colours, as you may be asked to return the walls to the original shade when you leave.
How an apartment painting job runs
- Send photos on WhatsApp. A short video of each room helps us give a quick estimate.
- Free site visit. We measure, check the walls and confirm colours and finishes.
- Written quote and building approval. You get a fixed price; we arrange any permit the building needs.
- Preparation. Furniture covered, floors masked, holes and cracks filled.
- Painting. Ceilings first, then walls, then doors and skirting.
- Clean-up and walkthrough. We remove masking, clean the floors and check every room with you.
Apartment painting across Dubai
We paint apartments in towers and low-rise buildings across Dubai, including Jumeirah Village Circle, Al Barsha, Dubai Marina, Business Bay and Dubai Hills, as well as Sharjah and the other emirates. Our team works from Al Quoz, so most Dubai communities are within easy reach for a site visit.
If you also need small fixes while we are there, such as a loose socket, a dripping tap or a sticking door, our handyman and maintenance team can handle them on the same visit.