On 30/04/18 09:43, RJH wrote:
My sister's having an extension built and is likely to settle onÂ* a
quote - £140k (inc VAT) fully finished, looks to be about 10m x 5m, 2
storey, 3 rooms and a bathroom. About £25k on a zinc roof which partly
explains slightly high rule of thumb cost.

She's asked me to look at the quote. One figure that struck me was
'Emulsion walls - 200 hours, Emulsion ceilings - 82 hours; £11.50/hr,
£3243, plus VAT, plus paint'. Paint is quoted at 9 x £45 - I'd guess
that's 10l tubs - lot of paint!

Of the entire quote that is one thing I have actually done - an entire 4
bed newly plastered house in fact. And I reckon *I* could emulsion 4
rooms (bathroom is actually tiled, just the ceiling) in about a week,
say 3 coats, with some very generous coffee breaks.

Am I missing something here?


I could do a room in a day per coat (allowing for drying time and the
fact I'm lazy and like tea breaks) for a repaint including masking and
cleanup.

But there will be a mist coat as well - so that might be another 1/2 day
per room.

So 2 weeks or so if I did it - mist plus 2 coats.