How much will it cost to paint the interior of my house?
xes...@badsheep.org
I am hoping that some painting contractors in the group, or folks
who've had this service rendered on their homes, might be willing to
provide some basic info on cost.
We need to have the entry, dining room, living room (including
skylight) and upstairs hallway painted to prep the house for market. We
have no clue what it costs (in general) to have professional painters
do their thing and don't think we can tackle this on our own. There
will be furniture to work around, unfortunately. The only trim would be
the windows and floor moulding. Colors have yet to be determined, but
there would likely be 2-3 colors used throughout. The space is actually
not terribly large, overall...think 1960's split level upstairs (+
skylight) and you get the picture...
We're just trying to get a ballpark to start the budgeting process. Is
there a general per/sf price that seems to apply to the urban Pacific
NW (where we are)?
Have you had your house painted recently? If so, what range were you
quoted?
Thanks for the help!
RicodJour
Whatever answers you'll get on this newsgroup, you'll know one thing,
they're wrong for you. You've left out so much information it's not
even worth starting to list what you've omitted. Even with that
information, a number from a newsgroup is not a real number - it's a
guess. Even someone with years of experience will be giving you a
guess.
Pick up the phone, get a recommended local painter to come and give you
an estimate. It's the only way to get a real number. The painter will
not get upset that you've called...
R
m Ransley
castle, we dont know and nobody can give a price without 3 photo per
room. Geeze get some bids already, what a dumb ass question.
Cobra-WoW-
years and our base rate starts @ $2.25/square Foot. That will give you
normal wall patching (Meaning we're not replacing drywall) 2
finsihcoats walls and Trim (Casings & baseboards) & Interior Doors 2
coats. Railings Ledges natural woodwork are extras. Ceilings repainted
and or re-textured are another bid.
I'm in Canada so we have a difference in Currency, and I am an
expensive painter in these parts.. most are 25 cents cheaper
Cheers
Doug Kanter
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Why do you think you can't handle it yourself?
Norminn
> Have you had your house painted recently? If so, what range were you
> quoted?
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
price paint. Try to get names from a neighbor who has used a reliable
contractor. If you cannot, call or visit a local paint store that sells
a decent brand of paint - Pratt Lambert, Sherwin Williams, Benjamin
Moore. They may not recommend anyone, but certainly can give you a
couple of names. Then call and get estimates based on a moderately
priced paint and stating the products to be used. You will get better
advice and estimates if you familiarize yourself with what is needed.
The only trim is the windows and baseboards? How many windows? How
complex is the molding or trim? Lots of details that matter. You have
choices between adequate (spot prime, one coat) and best (prime all, two
coats), but have other unknowns. There are good pamphlets at the paint
stores that help guage the amount of work to expect. If present paint
is sound, and you are putting on the same kind, it will probably help
keep cost down. Three colors may add to cost if small areas must be
masked, etc. Deep colors may require more, or more expensive, paint.
If I had to guess at a price, I would guess at $500/room. SE US.
comis...@verizon.net
don't know the particulars of your home, but I'd expect it to go
$2000-2500.
Banty
>
>Expext to pay inbetween 500 - 50000. Since you might have a shack or a
>castle, we dont know and nobody can give a price without 3 photo per
>room. Geeze get some bids already, what a dumb ass question.
>
Geeze yerself! Based on his post, you can rule out castle and shack, and he's
not looking for an actual bid, just a rough idea. Ever heard the term
"ballpark"? Newsflash - it doesn't always mean where ball games are played...
If it were left up to some participants of this newsgroup, it should just fold,
'cause everyone should get actual bids to answer some questions, and Google to
answer the rest of 'em. Good grief.
Banty
Don Phillipson
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> We're just trying to get a ballpark to start the budgeting process. Is
> there a general per/sf price that seems to apply to the urban Pacific
> NW (where we are)?
Does your real estate agent not know?
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
RicodJour
Good grief indeed. What's the purpose of getting a ballpark number
when there's absolutely _no_ clue where the house is, whether the
windows are traditional divided lites or vinyl, etc., etc.? The number
won't be accurate. Even if the number is "accurate", what's he
supposed to say to the guy who visits the job and gives an estimate?
"Hey, wait, buddy, your price is to high. I know that because
jimmy_fi...@aol.com told me so on the internet." Yeah, that'll
work.
An estimate is based on so many variables that it's stupid to try and
get even a rough price off of a newsgroup.
Unless the number you get is from a guy who has seen the job, written
up an estimate and is prepared to accept the job based on a mutually
agreeable schedule, the number means nothing.
Let's see what happens if the OP gets a number from the newsgroup and
runs with it. Painter A visits the site, gives an estimate, comes
highly recommended, and his number is higher than the newsgroup number
- so the OP passes him by thereby possibly burning a bridge with a good
painter. Then he gets an estimate from Painter B who is a schmuck,
knows he can lowball the estimate and hit up the owner for extras (or
cut corners to make the lowball bid work) - the OP likes the number
(Hey, honey it's right in line with jimmy_firecracker's number!) and
proceeds to get screwed.
Let's take the reverse, the number from jimmy_firecracker is too high -
OP doesn't know that - so he proceeds to turn away several decent
painters who are charging a fair rate, only the owner thinks they're
trying to gouge him.
What could possibly be of benefit to the OP with such a random number?
The simple fact that the OP didn't include his location, number and
type of windows, ceiling heights, number and types of doors, crown
moldings and other complicated trim...I'm getting bored listing the
things the OP didn't list, but you get the idea. He's partially
clueless, at least in this matter (we were all there at one time, no
shame to admit it), and probably wouldn't know how to determine a good
number if he found it. The fact that it fits his budget doesn't make
it a good number.
I realize that you're trying to help, Banty, although I notice you
didn't give your estimate for this totally random house painting price,
but it ain't helping the guy.
To the OP: Ask three nearby neighbors who they use for painting and if
they would recommend them. Take a look at the work they did to make
sure that what the neighbor considers good work is acceptable to you.
Then pick up the phone and make some calls. Nobody gets work by not
giving estimates, and not every estimate results in a job for the
painter. They won't get mad at you, I promise.
R
jeffc
"RicodJour" <rico...@worldemail.com> wrote in message
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> Banty wrote:
>> In article <10695-441...@storefull-3131.bay.webtv.net>, m Ransley
>> says...
>> >
>> >Expext to pay inbetween 500 - 50000. Since you might have a shack or a
>> >castle, we dont know and nobody can give a price without 3 photo per
>> >room. Geeze get some bids already, what a dumb ass question.
>> >
>
> when there's absolutely _no_ clue where the house is, whether the
> windows are traditional divided lites or vinyl, etc., etc.? The number
> won't be accurate.
It never ceases to amaze me how much time people on this newsgroup will
waste NOT answering the question. Way too much time on your hands pal, and
when you have some, you do something completely worthless with it. (The
house is in the Pacific NW, by the way. YOU might have no clue, but that's
because you can't read. And he specifically stated he wasn't looking for an
accurate number.)
RicodJour
> >> m Ransley
> >> says...
> >> >
> >> >Expext to pay inbetween 500 - 50000. Since you might have a shack or a
> >> >castle, we dont know and nobody can give a price without 3 photo per
> >> >room. Geeze get some bids already, what a dumb ass question.
> >> >
> >
> > Good grief indeed. What's the purpose of getting a ballpark number
> > when there's absolutely _no_ clue where the house is, whether the
> > windows are traditional divided lites or vinyl, etc., etc.? The number
> > won't be accurate.
>
> It never ceases to amaze me how much time people on this newsgroup will
> waste NOT answering the question. Way too much time on your hands pal, and
> when you have some, you do something completely worthless with it. (The
> house is in the Pacific NW, by the way. YOU might have no clue, but that's
> because you can't read. And he specifically stated he wasn't looking for an
> accurate number.)
Three questions:
1). I didn't notice your _guess_ as to what it will cost. So, how
much?
2). How much does a house cost in "urban Pacific Northwest"?
3). Not enough fiber?
R
m Ransley
with many large multiple divided light windows , high quality detailed
trim in oil { apx 35$ a gal.] that looked sprayed on, with multiple
colors and have the room cost 2-3000$, or we knocked out rooms for
people who did not care for 200. You get what you pay for in the paint
business. Now im sure you will want to know what you should pay for a
Car or Camera , ok, 100-1,000,000 for your car. Again you get what you
pay for. Geese, get bids get real. You never thought photos would of
helped us, did you, so go buy a 200$ camera and post something real.
Edwin Pawlowski
"jeffc" <jeff...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> It never ceases to amaze me how much time people on this newsgroup will
> waste NOT answering the question. Way too much time on your hands pal,
> and when you have some, you do something completely worthless with it.
> (The house is in the Pacific NW, by the way. YOU might have no clue, but
> that's because you can't read. And he specifically stated he wasn't
> looking for an accurate number.)
Wow, just how much time do you have too? OK, I give up, what is your ball
park figure? I'm guessing $3500, and you?