The true cost of painting the interior of a house.
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Painting is NOT just putting paint on the wall.
Many people are surprised at how much time a quality painter takes to properly protect and prepare their homes. (see the yellow part of the pie chart. Or is it more 'Mustard'?) This includes, moving furniture and other items, wrapping large furniture in plastic, masking all floor edges, protecting floors with drop sheets and boards, sanding and washing trim, vacuuming dust, filling holes and cracks, scraping loose paint, sealing loose edges, undercoating, killing mould, applying stain block ... and more. So the 'painting' cost breakdown should be around: 30% - Clear, mask, prep, repair 10% - Paint walls 10% - Paint ceilings 30% - Paint trim 10% - Materials 10% - GST As you can see, only half of your dollar is spent on actually dunking the brush in the can. You can also see that by skimping on the prep stage huge reductions in the quoted price can be achieved. This explains the big differences you sometimes get between one painting quote and another. (And it explains why so many paint jobs fail so quickly.) For more specific costs click here. |
