Professional vs. DIY painting and decorating cost
George Bray
now wondering if it might be more cost-effective to get in the
professionals.
Any idea what a reasonable price would be for the interior decoration
of the whole of a modern two bedroom apartment in the London Docklands
area? It just needs a quick makeover, with emulsion on all the walls
and white paint on the skirting boards, etc. The apartment is not very
large.
How long should it take a professional and what is a reasonable labour
rate before materials, would you say?
I'm asking the question here so I know if I'm being taken for a ride
by the first people I contact from Yellow Pages or wherever.
Regards
George
Ken
one.
Ken
tony sayer
@btopenworld.com> writes
>How long is a piece of string? get 3 estimates and don't choose the lowest
>one.
>
>Ken
>
>
Now that has never ceased to amaze the principle of choosing the second
one up from the cheapest. Anyone care to explain why this seems to be an
industry standard in tender acceptance?...
--
Tony Sayer
QVLynys
Because we're all naturally cynical hooters who think that on the
principle of "you get what you pay for" the lowest estimate is
going to be a load of midrash :-)
robert...@tesco.net
wrote:
Wrong! that is the whole point of specifying what you want? Why ask
some one to tender if you are not going to give hime the work?? this
is unfair at least.
Be very clear about what you want, and recognise it when it is
presented.
Robert
adder
> I've tended to do all my own interior decorating in the past but am
> now wondering if it might be more cost-effective to get in the
> professionals.
>
> Any idea what a reasonable price would be for the interior decoration
> of the whole of a modern two bedroom apartment in the London Docklands
> area? It just needs a quick makeover, with emulsion on all the walls
> and white paint on the skirting boards, etc. The apartment is not very
> large.
>
We recently had our block of flats "redecorated" by "professionals"
and my dog could have done a better job. First of all they painted
over a rotten windowsill - I then removed half of said sill with my
bare hands. So then they knocked up an edge out of some wood,
seemingly shaped it by hand in the dark after a couple of pints and
stuck it to what was left of the sill using non hardening putty.
So the answer is, if you can do it and you want an acceptable job, do
it yourself. OR, find someone who can recommend someone to do it for
you.
stuart noble
adder wrote in message <66674363.0301...@posting.google.com>...
>We recently had our block of flats "redecorated" by "professionals"
>and my dog could have done a better job. First of all they painted
>over a rotten windowsill - I then removed half of said sill with my
>bare hands. So then they knocked up an edge out of some wood,
>seemingly shaped it by hand in the dark after a couple of pints and
>stuck it to what was left of the sill using non hardening putty.
>
>So the answer is, if you can do it and you want an acceptable job, do
>it yourself. OR, find someone who can recommend someone to do it for
>you.
for a job where the extent of the "making good" is unknown i.e. all exterior
painting. Our local pub was recently painted with the same attention to
detail and the stuff was falling off within 6 months. What I don't
understand is, having paid for scaffolding, why the remedial work wasn't
carried out. Well, that's brewers for you.
George Bray
> GeorgeB...@hotmail.com (George Bray) wrote in message news:<f888ed61.03011...@posting.google.com>...
> ... if you can do it and you want an acceptable job, do
> it yourself. OR, find someone who can recommend someone to do it for
> you.
Thank you for your input. I found a painter-decorator I can trust,
through close personal recommendation. He reckoned about £450-£500
including materials, for 2-3 blokes, taking 1 day. Sounds reasonable,
wouldn't you say? I expected it might cost about £700-£800.
That was on telling him that it's primarily a paint-over of walls
(emulsion), skirtings and door frames (gloss) and stained window
frames, with minimal need for any repairs (filler) and no need for
paint on celings or the doors themselves. All interior work.
Regards
George