Hi

I need a room painting.
It's for an aunt, so i don't want her to get ripped off.
What is a reasonable cost for a painter & decorator to charge.

Room is 5m x 4m
I need white ceilings and magnolia walls, 1 coat only and 1 coat of gloss on
woodwork, paint supplied by the decorator.

Many thanks.
Andy

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Slick the Original wrote:
I need a room painting. It's for an aunt, so i don't want her to get
ripped off. What is a reasonable cost for a painter & decorator to
charge.

Room is 5m x 4m I need white ceilings and magnolia walls, 1 coat only
and 1 coat of gloss on woodwork, paint supplied by the decorator.

Sounds like the correct way to get ripped off, stipulating how the
required finish should be achieved. That's for the decorator to advise on
after inspection.

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"Slick the Original" wrote in message
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Hi

I need a room painting.
It's for an aunt, so i don't want her to get ripped off.
What is a reasonable cost for a painter & decorator to charge.

Room is 5m x 4m
I need white ceilings and magnolia walls, 1 coat only and 1 coat of gloss
on woodwork, paint supplied by the decorator.

Many thanks.
Andy


Too many variables to quote for without seeing job. However typically I
would look at three/four days work (7 hrs/day on site) assuming that it is
in pretty good order to start with.

It will need:

1. Wash down walls, ceiling and woodwork with sugar soap, and rinse.

2. Sand, fill and sand any blemishes in walls and wood.

3. Minimum of two coats of emulsion ceilings and walls.

4. Prime where necessary then undercoat wood (16 hours drying time) and then
gloss.

Bear in mind that painting doors, door and window frames can be very time
consuming if there are lots of detailed mouldings and are done properly, and
there is drying time between coats.

Labour about £130 - 150 per day, materials emulsion £40, paint £20,
disposables £20.

Best bet is to get a recommendation and several quotes and get them to
explain exactly what they are going to do.

A relative of mine had four rooms 'decorated' for £400 - i.e. one coat of
white emulsion on ceilings and walls - no wash down and no woodwork painted!
She got what she paid for.

All my work comes from recommendation - I have never needed to advertise.

Peter

Slick the Original wrote:
Hi

I need a room painting.
It's for an aunt, so i don't want her to get ripped off.
What is a reasonable cost for a painter & decorator to charge.

Room is 5m x 4m
I need white ceilings and magnolia walls, 1 coat only and 1 coat of gloss on
woodwork, paint supplied by the decorator.

Many thanks.
Andy




90% of the cost is labour, and 90% of the labour is preparation and
cutting in.

So the size of the room is almost irrelevant.

The dominant factors are the quality of finish and the quantity of
fiddly bits.

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Slick the Original wrote:
Hi

I need a room painting.
It's for an aunt, so i don't want her to get ripped off.
What is a reasonable cost for a painter & decorator to charge.

Room is 5m x 4m
I need white ceilings and magnolia walls, 1 coat only and 1 coat of gloss
on woodwork, paint supplied by the decorator.

Many thanks.
Andy




90% of the cost is labour, and 90% of the labour is preparation and
cutting in.

So the size of the room is almost irrelevant.

The dominant factors are the quality of finish and the quantity of fiddly
bits.


I'm sure my Aunt has plenty of fiddly bits...
If I told her £250 as a guide???

cheers
Andy

"Owain" wrote in message
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Slick the Original wrote:
I'm sure my Aunt has plenty of fiddly bits...

Why, has her picture rail slipped down to her dado?

If I told her £250 as a guide???

Why don't you do it yourself for the cost of materials and a nice
home-cooked steak dinner?

Owain

(who only ever had 'honorary' aunts)


Scared of the cooking....plus 250 miles distance...