We’ve painted houses for 15 years now and still run into situations that are difficult to bid, but over time we’ve developed a simple process that can teach anyone to bid a painting job; exterior or interior.
The 5 big considerations for estimating a paint job are:
- Paint
- Materials
- Labor
- Marketing
- Your Mark-up
That’s why we love painting businesses; they’re simple. We’ll break down each of these categories in detail.
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1. How Much is Paint?
A gallon of paint can be anywhere from $15-$120. It really depends on the brand, the quality and the contractor discount you’re getting.
A homeowner might be paying $40 for a gallon of paint as a one-off customer, when an experienced painting contractor can get the same gallon for $19 etc. This depends on the relationship the contractor has with the paint store, and how many gallons they’re buying each month.
A personal example: When we first started our painting business, we were paying $44 per gallon of Sherwin Williams “Super Paint”. Over time, we developed a relationship with the store and started buying hundreds of gallons each month. That gave us more negotiation power with our paint distributor, allowing us to get that same gallon down to $23.
From $44 to $23! That was a significant saving for our painting business: That’s 47% off our paint expenditure category.
The cost of paint also depends on the quality. A lower quality paint typically has less resin (the resin is what actually holds the paint together), whereas high quality paint generally has more resin and holds up better over time.
Cost of Paint (Avg. Per Gallon)
| Quality: | Low Grade | Mid Grade | High Grade |
| Homeowner Price | $25 | $50 | $125 |
| Contractor Price | $19 | $32 | $78 |
How much paint do you actually need?
| Size of House | House Body Color | Trim Color | Total Gallons | Total Cost (@$32 per gallon) |
| 1500 sq ft. | 8 | 2 | 10 | $320 |
| 2500 sq ft. | 12 | 3 | 15 | $480 |
| 4000 sq ft. | 20 | 5 | 25 | $800 |
2. How Much are Other Materials?
These are the most common painting materials you’ll need for a random 2,500 square foot exterior paint job with medium prep work:
-Masking Plastic (2 rolls) $25
-Masking Paper (3 rolls) $19
-Tape (10 rolls) $45
-Caulking (6 tubes) $25
-Primer (1 gallon) $35
Total Cost: $149
How many materials you need also depends heavily upon:
- Amount of prep-work needed
- How many windows
- How much brick
- How much roof line
- How much you have to mask off in general
This checklist is pretty typical, but can vary greatly depending on the house.
If there is a LOT of prep needed, you might go through 3 gallons of primer, and 12 tubes of caulking for example,
If there is a LOT of brick + roof line that needs to be masked off, you might go through 5 rolls of paper and 3 rolls of plastic.
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3. So How Much is Labor?
This is by far the hardest cost to estimate when bidding a house, mainly because there are many factors.
The short answer is; A good crew of 2-3 painters can finish the exterior of a 2,500 square foot house in 1-2 full days. And a good crew usually costs about $1000 per full work day.
However, the following conditions can as much as triple the time + labor it can take to properly paint a house:
- Heavy Prep-work (peeling, wood damage, failed caulking)
- House access (difficult ladder placements, steep roof etc.)
- Type of windows (embedded windows, vinyl windows)
- Vegetation coverage (trees in the way, lots of ivy, nice gardens)
- Radically different colors (applying 2 or 3 coats before the paint covers the old color)
The safest/best way to get a good price on labor is to actually bring your experienced crew to the house with you. They can alert you of certain aspects of the house that are very time-consuming, so you can factor in the extra work in your bid.
A Note If You’re New: If you are inexperienced at painting or estimating, or you run into a situation that you don’t know how to bid, it is better to charge MORE in order to protect your margin of error. Making mistakes at the beginning is inevitable so charging more protects you against an underbid job, which can be especially demoralizing.
Here’s a table to help you with estimating labor cost with a crew of 2-3 painters:
| Size of House | Full Work Days | Total Labor Cost |
| 1500 sq ft. | 1 | $1,000 |
| 2500 sq ft. | 1.5 | $1,500 |
| 4000 sq ft. | 3 | $2,500 |
Ok, so that covers your paint, materials and labor..
4. What’s the cost of Advertising Your Painting Business?
You can market your painting business a variety of ways, we have 7 pretty good methods that we use for our own painting businesses here
No matter what you use for marketing, whether it’s lead providers, lawn signs or door-knocking, you should track the overall cost. It’s important to isolate the marketing that gives you the best ROI (return on investment) and spend all your time/money there.
Keeping your marketing percentage below 10% is a good rule-of-thumb. Let’s say you sell a $3,000 paint job. Spending $300 or less on marketing to obtain the job will still leave you plenty of profit margin to continue.
Here are some typical marketing costs for our painting business:
- Lead Providers – $50-$150 per lead
- Lawn Signs – $15 per sign
- Door-to-door leads – $20 per lead
- Flyer Drops – $2,000-$5,000 per drop
- Referrals – FREE
- Chambers/Business Groups Networking – FREE
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5. How do you make sure you make a profit?
You’re hopefully in business to provide a quality service and make money in the process. That’s why estimating correctly is so important. How many of you have been stuck on a nightmare job that’s underbid to boot? We’ve certainly had a few of those..
So what do you want your markup to be in the bid? What’s a good profit margin to target as a painting business owner?
Let’s use our 2,500 square foot house as an example:
Paint – $425
Materials – $150
Labor – $1,500
Marketing – $150
Mark-up – ?
Let’s say I’m targeting a 40% profit margin as a sole owner with a couple crews:
If I’m going to spend $2,225 on the main cost categories, I probably want to charge around $4,000 for the whole project as the estimator:
$4,000 Job
-$2,225 Expenses
=$1,775 Profit
6. How to Bid Interior Jobs:
Interior jobs will almost always be more expensive. Sometimes they will be 2 or 3x the price of an exterior job. This is because:
- There are more walls (and surface area)
- More doors, windows, baseboards (don’t forget about closets)
- Usually more than 1 coat is needed to cover (especially for ceilings)
- More paint is needed
- It is more of a detailed process for masking/cleanup etc. (more labor hours)
Some painters just charge per room; I’ve heard anywhere from $400 to $800 per room – depending on the size of the room obviously. But a safe range to stay in as a painting business owner is:
Exterior Paint Jobs:
1500 sq ft – $2,500-$3,500
3000 sq ft – $4,000-$6,000
5000 sq ft – $6,000-$9,000
Interior Paint Jobs:
1500 sq ft – $2,900-$4,000
3000 sq ft – $6,000-$9,000
5000 sq ft – $10,000-$15,000
Find a method that works best for you and keep it consistent. Always be mindful of your profit margin and bid higher if you’re unsure of a scenario. We hope this helps and simplifies your bidding process!
-Chandler Zieg, Founder of PainterChoice™
206 Comments
Are you available in NC?
Hi Mari, we do offer our exclusive lead program in North Carolina. Please call 866-389-2854 for more information. Thanks Mari!
Bidding a new basement
Walls 2990 sf
Ceiling 1325 sf
If you bid at for the above does that cover the ceilings and walls only?
6 bifold doors
5 6 panel doors
All the trim
Or is the above additional?
What should be a rough cost per Lin ft
When you guys say SF are you talking about SF of the footprint of the house or surface area? Like 1500 sf exterior paint job…..is that foorprint or wall area?? I’m confused by this. Any info about SF pricing would be helpful. Thanks. Same with interior SF…..wall area or surface area? When doing trim is it by LF or SF of house again?
Hi Justin, in this example we are referring to footprint. When we refer to trim it’s by linear foot (LF).
It’s like it sounds
So I’m a painter an I live in washing the price leads get paid isn’t to bad but everyone wants it cheaper then we get the paint lol .like a little 1500sf rambler easy two day job .the only want to pay 1000$
You just need to find better bids. OR simply improve the quality of your work. we do work in oregon, california and washington, clients will pay for what they want. my company has been in business for 30 years, in the top dollar market. 2500 sqft job for the right client that wants truly exceptional quality, will pay $15,000 for exterior work. practice your quality and the clients will find you.
I’m in the tire-kicking step right now, but a few questions? Do you believe in using sprayers? I feel like once you learn to use them they must provide a huge time saving? Do you provide leads in NYC area if I decide to move forward? Thanks, great site!
Hi Joe, we do provide leads in NYC. I’ll have someone reach out, thanks
Are you guys in Louisiana
Hi Kory, we don’t target Louisiana but we can make something custom for you. I’ll have someone reach out, thanks!
I need some information on sprayers as well, thanks.
Hi Shelley, we actually rated the 15 best paint sprayers here
What about Lexington KY
Yes it is a huge advantage on time and cost. Just takes getting familiar with.
When you are saying $1.50 to $3.00 a square foot. Is that including paint cost? So if I had a 2000 square foot house and charged $2.50 so that would equal $5,000 do I add paint and materials to that price? Or should the$5,000 include all the paint and materials?
I would like to know as well is that price per square foot includes material labor etc?
I usually just charge labor. If I do buy material we square up at the end of the day.
Yea when charging by the sq f it includes paint and material I’m painted from Arizona that’s how I charge
Hey Brother I just wanted to thank you for the time you took to put this helpful article together. I think we may have spoken before even. I am just starting out on my own and really appreciate the information. Wish you all the Success. Have a great day.
How much is interior Sq and exterior sq in Wisconsin?
What is the price per Sq footage for labor?
Hi Stephen, this depends on many factors. First off, is it exterior or interior. What is the prep-work required? What type of paint are you using (low end or high end) ? The average square footage we hear is anywhere from $1-$1.80 per sq foot. But please remember that the factors above influence the price a lot.
$1int. And $1.80ext?
$20 per hr
I’ve got approx 1,500 sq ft house to paint. All trim is stained wood with poly, trim is to be sanded, primed n painted gloss white with 12 interior doors. 4 inch crown as well throughout. Minor drywall repair also. I need the work right now so I’m trying to bid the job so I get it but not leave too much money on the table. I’m thinking about 1,750 to do the job…labor only. Any help?
Hi Justin, everyone prices differently. The fact that you have to sand all the trim is very labor-intensive as you know. It also depends on the extent of the drywalling needed. I know you need the work, but $1750 still seems a little low for labor only. Our median on that would probably be around $2,000-$2,300.
Hey there i was wondering about the crown molding as he asked as well what you would charge if there is say 200 linear ft of crown that is a different color than walls what would you charge for that per foot?
Probably about $1.25/linear foot
Are you guys in Maryland?
Hi Jonathan, the two cities we service in Maryland are D.C. and Baltimore. You can call 866-389-2854 to get signed up. Thanks!
How do you factor ceilings? Is this included with walls or an additional square footage calculation? Seems like at least 1 coat is usually needed.
Hi Bob, you are correct in saying that ceilings usually take at least 1 coat. Especially if it is an off-white color (which is highly requested from homeowners). We usually factor ceilings in with a standard square footage. For example: $1.50 per square foot would mean $3,000 for a 2,000 square foot house. So ceilings are included in the square footage calculation.
A 2000sqft house
Isn’t it safe to say it has 2000sqft of ceiling? shouldn’t this be added to the sqft of the house to get a better calculation?
Hi Paul, our price per square ft. averages already take the ceilings into account.
So 2 dollars per sq ft for interior includes walls ceilings and baseboards????
This is my first time being on this site and from what am gathering you guys know what you’re doing.
I have painted with many professionals but I was afraid to step out on my own because I wasn’t sure of how to go about bidding a job. You took al that wondering away. Thanks so much. I look forward to watching your web site more in the futhure. 4 stars.
Thanks Michael! Almost everyone in our company has been heavily involved in the painting industry, so we really appreciate your feedback.
Hey there ! My names Paul Zeise , with Paul’s Home Improvement. Im working on a bid for a commercial painting job. The painting surface would be masonry and it already has a coat of paint. Theres a bunch of pipes to paint around and i have no idea what to charge per sq ft. Whats the going rate for commercial painteing per sq ft ? Thanks for the help
Hi Paul how did you go with your price?
I have been painting for almost a year.I have a side job and I’m not sure how to bid.Here is the list of things to be done.
Mantle needs caulk,puddy sand and paint.6 doors and door frames to be caulked puddied sanded and painted 2 are exterior,caulk bathtub,front door is wood needs painted,small windows around front door to be painted,island in kitchen has 12 drawers to be sprayed blue,trim here and there caulked,puddied,sanded and painted,3 window shutters outside to be painted,window trim outside in back to be caulked puddied and painted,cut in around shower and tub,garage door to be painted,stucco around front door to be painted.
Hi Kadie, when it’s sort of a piecemeal job like you’ve listed, we recommend bringing your head painter to help estimate. Your foreman, or most experienced painter can tell you how long each item will take. For example: Sanding and Painting 6 doors = 4 hours. 3 window shutters = 1.5 hours etc. After itemizing everything with your painter you’ll get a labor total, like 25 hours. And then charge an amount per hour that includes hourly labor, materials and your profit margin. Lets say all your items take 25 hours and you charge $60 per hour (includes labor, paint, and your markup). You would bill the customer 25x$60 = $1,500. This estimating process is recommended when there are many scattered things to be painted and it’s not just a full repaint. Hopefully this helps, Kadie.
We recently went from being a custom residential painting company to also painting apartments (we have a college town nearby and there is a LOT of off campus student housing). These are often not well taken care of. Most also want brush and roll because of over spray. What would be a good price for a 4 bdrm 2 bath? Or a 5 bdrm, 4.5 bath that has three floors of living space? Thanks.
Hi Paul, square footage is a big factor, but to ball-park a 4bd 2 bath in poor condition, it could be anywhere from $1.50 to $2 per sq foot with heavy prep. If we say it is 2,500 sq ft. a good price could be between $3,500 – $5,000. That can seem expensive to some people, but again, heavy prep work changes everything. It also depends if you are doing the FULL interior; Walls, Base-boards, doors, is it coverable in 1 coat etc.
Hey I just did a job and the homeowner told me the house was 1600 square foot. Now I measured the inside of the house and all the rooms and I came up with a lot more so when you better job do you bid the square footage of the room and walls and not the house
When the home owner says they have a 1,600 sqft house that means 1,600 sqft of floor space. That being said, if an owner says it is a certain sqft,you always measure anyway. So if the homeowner says it’s 1,600 sqft and it ended up being 2,000 sqft you could lose $400. ALWAYS measure yourself and double check your math. The math could make or break your painting business
Your services avail in Portland OR
Hi Andrew, we do service Portland. We’re seeing about 20 new estimate requests a month there. We’ll send you an email with more information shortly, thanks!
I’m bidding a new construction home approximately 3700 square feet. No trim is installed. The only trimming will be at the ceiling as they are not installing crown molding. They will purchase the paint. I will just have a few supplies. They want a price per square foot. I have no idea what to bid. Please help!! Thanking you!!!
Hi Cindy, new construction can be difficult because often times nothing is caulked or primed. We recommend charging at least 30% more when doing new construction. If your typical rate is $1.50 per square foot, on new construction we’d recommend charging $2.00 per square foot. You will save some money by having them buy the paint, but paint is usually only 10-15% of the job cost. Builders don’t usually pay much for house painting, so it is recommended you meet with the builder or construction company in person to agree on a final price.
I usually do residential but they ask me to bit on a motel it’s a three floors it has 90 rooms and 7 suites do you have an idea what is the cost of it?plus 78 doors to paint I just want your opinion thank you 😊
I charge $4 SF new construction. Contractor buys paint and caulk. I divide it into three phases. Ext complete. Interior complete and Finishing complete which is trim , doors,etc. Cabinets are a diff bid.
I always get confused in this….. when you say a 1500 square foot house does that mean square foot of wall space to be painted or floor space in the house?
Hi Scott, when we say 1,500 square feet, we mean gross floor space. The square footage of the walls and ceilings will be different.
So do you have a formula for square feet of wall space? I.m putting together a bid for painting a lot of offices, and I measured the wall space, not floor…and everything has drop ceilings that doesn’t get painted…and no trim or doors painted…Thanks
biding on a new house would doors and trim be a seprate bid most of the houses I do have 20 to30 doors and a lot of trim
I think it best to measure walls and ceiling areas to be painted. Measuring the floor space only will not give you the actual wall square feet. A wall could be 8’. 10’ or more high. Measuring the floor only could cost you money. If I had a 10×10 x8 high room. Floor space is 100 sq feet but the wall would be 320 sq feet minus door, window and closet. Now if I had the same 10×10 room but 12 feet high. That would be 480 sq ft of wall minus window, door and closet. Using floor square feet of floor only would make your estimate inaccurate. I know some may disagree but that would be the correct way to measure a room for painting.
I agree that measuring the floor space only would make your estimate inaccurate. As some wall will be higher than 8 feet. A 10×10-8 room would be a different price from a 10×10-12. As one would require more prep, more labor and more paint. You could loose allot of money bidding like that.
How do you feel about using a sprayer versus rolling paint on? Do you really save that much time with a sprayer and increase your profitability? In my experience I found that my time is better spent by rolling on almost immediately. It can take a lot of time masking off and covering everything. Sometimes a whole day. Besides you still have to back roll, you still have to cut in and do trim with a brush. Typically I also save on the amount of paint used. Your thoughts? Thank you.
Absolutely it’s faster and less expensive to spray the job. So we ultimately spray because we can offer lower prices to our customers that way. If we have to roll the job, it’s more expensive to the customer because it takes longer.
just want to know the price for painting a house outside only 2500sq
Hi Mensah, we see all ranges of pricing for exterior house painting, but usually the pricing falls between $1.00 – $1.50 per square foot. Which means the price would roughly be $2,500 – $3,750. Please keep in mind that prep-work and other factors play a huge role in the cost. Also the quality of materials, ladder placements, drastic color changes etc.
Hello I’m curious do have a suggestion for commercial and industrial pricing in Ohio labor and sq footage
I have the following construction job I am bidding and need help with estimating the cost. The general contractor is stating it should cost no more than $7,000 and I estimate 2x’s his cost. Please advise:
Lobby = 3,478 sqft
Restroom = 1,067 sqft
Area 1 = 408 sqft
Area 2 = 1,950 sqft
Area 3 = 944 sqft
Area 4 = 750 sqft
Sorry we can’t actually do estimates for people!
How to do the invoice? Sometimes the costumers ask email invoice.
Hi Alonso, there are many professional templates online. You can google “invoice template”. These allow you to insert your company logo and specific company details. Or you can borrow ideas from the existing templates you find and make your own custom invoice.
Thanks! For your help.
This is all very helpful. Thanks so much
Hi I have a house to paint soon that is 2900 square feet but it’s walls only no trim so with that being said what I still just stay with the $1 to 1.50 range. And like you said that may be the square footage of the floor I’ll make sure to measure all the walls what’s your best recommendation for wall measurement
Good day. Stumbled on your site and spent some time reading. Great information. I’ve been applying coatings for some time now, but after that time still hit a stumbling block when putting together estimates for exterior work when doing brick homes that require doors, and the trim package. I’ve got a 4,000 sq ft ranch and has one high side where the driveway slopes down to a garage. Is everyone running linear feet pricing nowadays for fascia, soffit, and dentil moulding? I know different markets will have different tolerances. Trying to soundboard to see what most exterior guys are doing now. We’ve been indoors for some time now and branching back to more exterior work. Appreciate any advice and feedback. Thanks!
5 bd 4 b
3,000 sf
Trim to be painted its wood now want it painted.
Crown also painted . Ceilings lots of prep mud work also life sheet rock. Help would be appreciated thx
Hi, I have a house that I’m bidding on, it’s huge about 12.000 sq ft of wall space and 20 -24 ft ceilings many holes to patch from pictures being hung ,that’s just the main, there is also a 3 room in law . The nice part its all going to be one color, off white so spraying is the way to go just have to mask the windows.The outside is mostly vinyl siding so power washing will do but it is 3 floors and has some wood trim that needs to be addressed. Nice part no sanding on inside or out just a little scraping.If I use your formula for pricing looks like about 25 k .Does this sound in the ball park?
Hey so my boss and i just finished tearing the inside of an old. Barn apart and framing it into a 2 bed 1.5 bath plus an office. Sq ft is about 2300. Dry wall was just installed and textured and now its on me to paint and prime ceilings, walls and trim. Paint is paid for and supplies are paid for by my boss to help me out. Ill be doing the job by myself. What is a fair price to charge for labor?
Hi Chandler,
Very nice blog. Pretty good information. BTW, how do you estimate the equipment cost for a painting project? You might have spray machines bought 3 years ago or may be renting such machines. So how much equipment cost will you charge for a given project? Also how about the overhead cost – like insurance, rent, ad, vehicle, utility, salary…etc… ? How do you figure out how much overhead cost to be charged on a given painting project?
Thanks.
Conaz.
Hi Conaz, good question. There’s a really good breakdown of all painting equipment (cost, supplies list etc.) here . As far as your other costs, I would break it down into categories, similar to how an accountant would do it: Marketing Expense, Insurance/Workers Comp., Gas/Mileage. Once you’ve discovered this monthly overhead you can determine your markup. We always try to make 40-50% gross profit on a paint job before any other expenses. Your net profit will be determined by the size of your business. For example, one painting company with 40 employees may only have a net profit of 10%, but a smaller operation; One owner and one crew may have a net profit of 35%. You should decide beforehand what you want to make per job, factoring in all your costs, and then create a consistent bidding process to make what you want.
I’m a professional painter with a team but getting job is kind of challenging but with you and this article I just read, I will engange myself. Thank you and you can also assist me with Lead. I’m in Nigeria, West Africa.
Hi Gift Ben Edu, I’m glad the article helped you. Unfortunately our leads service is not in Nigeria, but I hope our resources help your business there anyways. Thanks!
Need to bid job that is 10000 sqft cottage or condo. Includes doors, ceilings, walls, and trim. Three Coates total. What would be a good price to propose? Just labor and materials. Not paint, paint is furnished
Need to scrape off peeling paint and paint, a commercial parking garage of 56000 sf ceiling, walls are approximately 15 ft high how can I calculate that?
Just got my first job (yay!) but of course, I’m having trouble deciding what to charge. It’s approximately 483 linear feet of base boards, which have to be wiped down as well beforehand, and then the same amount in quarter-round. That will be painted separately before it’s installed. Is $1.50. I’m doing all the work so no subs to consider…
Hi,
can you recommend a good estimate software?
Hi Liron, unfortunately we don’t have a recommendation for estimating software.
I use InvoiceBee on my Ipad and Android phone. It’s amazing and impresses clients everytime. They can even sign the estimate right there within the app.
Hi. I’m just starting out on my own, i have a opportunity to bid on my my first job. It’s a commercial hotel. 60 rooms , just walls and ceilings, measures 1,000 sg ft per room 2 coats. I have know idea how to price it. Please help
Hi, thank you for breaking down the cost of painting.
We have a 2400 sq. Ft. Ranch style home and I need to find a painter who can paint the interior – one coat- as it was already done 5 years ago.
We live in an affluent neighborhood and after 7 quotes, theyre all asking between $8-10,000!
I know it’s bc they see deep pockets in this area, and can get those prices.
I’m wondering if you can recommend some painters who are more down to earth?
My area code is 07041 NJ.
Thank you very much.
Kathleen
97422074**
Hi Kathleen, if you’d like to try getting quotes from our network of painting contractors, you can fill out an estimate request form here.
Please keep in mind that if 7 different quotes are coming in between that range, it might actually cost that much. Sometimes painting companies will increase their pricing because of the area, but in our experience it would be strange for all 7 quotes to be pricing high for that reason.
Hi guys,
Thank you for this site. Its helpful to read all the comments and replies.
I am starting out on my own and like most everyone else, I am inexperienced with estimating and pricing. I know you dont do estimates, but my question is about the pricing market in the DC area as oppose to other regions. I painted mostly in the west where the cost of living is much cheaper. How will I compare pricing from there to here in the DC area where the cost of living is 3xs as high?
Hi Kim, we’re glad you like the site. You’ve asked a really good question. We recommend keeping a consistent pricing structure no matter what the area. Some painting contractors will try to raise their price if the area is very affluent, but if you have a consistent estimating system, the pricing should take care of itself. More affluent areas usually have larger houses, so your pricing is already going to be higher when considering the job size. You shouldn’t price based on what the area is, but rather, what do you need to charge to make your target profit margin.
I totally agree. Could NOT have said it better.
Please send me more information I do a lot of paint work would like a price guide on paint work Thank you
hey there, i’ve been painting for years working for a guy who ripped us off at any given moment… but thats another story. anyway, long story short me and my friend are starting up our own business and have not done any estimating before. thanks so much for putting up this great info. i just have a question about where you say square footage. it says 1500 square feet you would charge 1800-3000. my question is, would that be total square footage of the house or wall sqaure footage? I just went to check out a house today that was 1900 square feet that had two bedrooms, two baths, 2 walk in closets and a laundry room and an electrical room with a open concept kitchen living area, with 12 foot ceilings throughout most of the house. so there is alot of walls is what im getting at. not looking for what you would estimate for the house, just wondering if you are taking the square footage of the entire house or the walls? hope to hear from you soon! and thanks again for all the info you already helped us with
Hello I’m giving a bid on a job,I live in Louisiana and I have a house that the owner says he has 1600 sq ft….is that including the ceiling ,walls…should I make my bid base in his measurement.or should I measure every room he’s not doing any trim work. But just doors and floor trim…Thank you for your help
When you refer to sq ft, are you referring to the footprint of the building, or the sq ft of the walls to be painted?
Hi Mike, we are referring to the footprint space. So if the walls are taller than a typical home, you’ll want to factor more expense/margin into your bid.
Hey Chandler, we have a house 2565 sq ft with the old wood trim on windows and doors. Doors are solid dark wood. We would paint all walls and doors and trim and baseboards. We also would be painting the cabinets in the kitchen from wood to white. We are trying to determine a final all in labor cost + a timeframe to do the job. The trim is trim time is throwing us off a bit. And personally, thank you very much for your time and sacrifice on this blog you have helped many many people.
Jose
Hi Jose I’m glad you like the blog. Unfortunately we don’t really do estimates for people. We offer advice (based on our own extensive experience with estimating) that can help guide you to a fair bid for both you and the homeowner. I don’t know what the price would be on your specific example, but I DO know that old wooden trimmed windows take a LONG time to prep and paint correctly. And I also know that going from a dark wood color to a white color can take 3 or 4 coats. Plus it depends if you’re switching finishes, oil to acrylic or vice versa, because you might need to apply a stain blocking primer before you even apply paint. Based on your example, I would estimate for extensive time on this job.
Hi, i have a quick question. When quoting a 2000sqft house(footprint) and if it has two floors to be painted does that mean it has 4000sqft of painting to do? Or do i just price customers based on 2000sqft for both the floors?
If a house has 2,000 sq ft, that means the whole house is 2,000, no matter how many floors. Unless it’s specified 2,000 sq ft on the first floor only, for example.
I have a wire fence with wood posts every four feet. A guy I know painted it. It took 4 gallons of stain but he can’t figure what to charge. I want to be fair, so any clue to a fair price? if I provided all materials stain and equipment and he did pressure wash the fence to prep it after 3 days he was half done, so on Sunday I was off work and painted the other half in 6 hrs using half of the 4 gallons.
I am looking to paint a tutor style house. All the Wall space will be white, the trim is a dark stain, and all the windows and doors are painted Musket brown. This obviously creates much more time cutting in, caulking, and prep work. How would you Handle your pricing?
Hi Dan, your pricing is definitely going to be on the high end of our pricing tables. Trimming tudor-style jobs can take a long time, especially if you’re cutting in near the body color (painting 3 sides of the trim instead of just the front). The color change is going to increase time even more because you might have to go over the trim a couple times by hand just to cover. I would bid high on this job.
I stumbled across this article as I was looking into “How to estimate paint jobs”. This is totally awesome article! I worked for a painting company for 20+ years as a bookkeeper, and my husband is a painter. I have moved on from that job a few years now and we want to start venturing out to bid some small jobs to start and get our feet wet as a side job until it can be something full time. I just need to build my confidence in estimating a job. This article is a great start. Thank you very much! Hope to comment again after we have a job under our belt! Bless.
Hi Elizabeth, i’m glad this was helpful!
Hi Chandler, This is such a great blog. I have spent some time reading the comments and find it so interesting. While reading the request from some people i kept thinking is there some way i can help. I myself have been painting and plastering over 26 years and have gained a lot of knowledge in my time. Over the last 12 years i have concentrated my efforts on Scoping measuring and quoting. Over that time i have designed a program that can measure labour, material, travel, margin etc. Weather it be interior, exterior painting or plastering anything realy. I am from New Zealand. We measure in Metric and Liters not imperial and gallons. This is not a problem as i can easily change the formulas to give me the correct measurements. The price of paint and materials are alot different in New Zealand too, but not to worry as i can also change the formulars in the forward costing tab so were reading from the same page. Please let me know if i can help and please delete if this is not the place for me to inquire.
Cheers,
Hi Brendan, really glad you like it. I’ll reach out to you shortly, thanks!
Painting paneling filling cracks a18 x 18 room what to charge
Hi im a painter just starting to do bids with a builder, he wants to supply the paint and primer i would apply one coat of primer and and two coats of paint, no trim is installed just wide open space i was wondering the going rate in norteast pa area, for laber alone. We would spray and back roll thank you.
Hey, I’m just starting my own paint business… I’m wondering what would be the best to start for me Interior are Exterior… Thanks for the blog this is a great guideline for me.. I really appreciate this site…
Hi Wendell, we recommend getting painting crews that can handle both interior and exterior so you’re not missing out on jobs, but generally exterior is a little bit easier. You have to be very careful and prepared for interior work, so exterior is a good starting point until you get your interior production under control.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is appreciated!
1500 square foot brick rambler
It is all trim. How long will that take one painter?
Hi my husband and I are slowly starting our business (he has been painting for 20 yrs). Question? We are having trouble bidding on 18 ft high entry way walls. It’s quite a large room although I don’t have the sq ft. There are also about u windows high and low in the room that need painting. Should we increase price for height? Thank you
Do you provide leads in Savannah, GA? If so, how many requests are you seeing per month?
Hi Paul, we are able to get you leads in Savannah GA through a custom program we offer. One of our team members will be in touch with you. Thanks Paul.
When you say trim for an interior paint job are you including the interior doors? I usally charge $25 a side, unless damaged, then it’s $50 a side in addition to the trimwork. Also, I think your calculations for paint needed for new construction are a little low, we just completed a 1550 sq ft house with a couple coats of PVA on the ceinlings & walls, that required 35 gallons of wall/ceiling paint-same color@ $20.50 a gallon, and 7 gallons of a waterborne alkyd hybrid for the trim & doors @ $50 a gallon, and a gallon for a fireplace & accent wall color, a couple gallons of primer and 22 tubes of caulk, for a total of about $1450 for paint & supplies. We spray ceilings & trim, and cut & roll walls.
Scott Simmons
Austin Fine Finish Painting LLC
Do you provide leads in Delaware/ Maryland area?
Hi Luke, we do. Someone from our team will be in touch with you, thanks!
do you provide leads in the Des Moines metro area?
Hi John, we are able to. I’ll have someone from our team reach out, thanks
I have always wanted to work for myself.I have been making other guys rich for years.I know if they can do it I can do it.One downside is I don’t have the gift of gab like they do.I would probably benefit from getting someone to work with me in that area.I can do the labor.I will have a problem with bidding and finding the work.I work for guys who take me to a customers house say this is Mike and leave me to do the work .I barely make ends meet while I hear them getting 4,000 dollar checks .It isn’t adding up I need to be working for my future not theirs.I would like to begin my own business it will be slow and I wont have a lot to start but I will grow expand and gain employees and knowledge.Do you have people in Cincinnati,Ohio I would like to offer other services as well.I can do minor drywall repairs clean cut lawns a lot of property preservation type stuff also Thank You for this site by he way it helps.
Hi Michael, having your own business is where most of the money is made, so we couldn’t agree more. We have many free resources/articles on this site that help you with sales, estimating and closing paint jobs for yourself. Hopefully you find them helpful. We do get customers we can refer to you in Cincinnati as well, so I’ll have one of our team members reach out to you, thanks Michael
Thank you Chandler. This is a very useful site. I am starting to build the painting side of my business and wasn’t sure how to bid on larger jobs. Just got the call to bid on 1550 sf new construction, freshly textured, prime and paint ceilings, walls. Also paint doors, trim and baseboards. Customer bought the paint. Initial thought was to go in at around $1500, but after reading many of the comments here I think I would be more in line at around $2300. Would I be way off base with this price?
Hi Mark, i’m glad you’ve found the site useful! We don’t actually do bids for people, but I can tell you that new construction takes a lot of prep. You might go through 3-5 boxes of caulking on a new-build alone. Whatever you charge normally, I would almost double it for new construction.
With your figures, What do you charge for a 12×16 room square lets just say. With two coats of paint.
Are your Estimates on this page for two coats or just one coat of paint?
What would you charge for one coat of paint, for a 12×16 room, With a 2.5×8 foot closet, Celling and trim as well which can just be all painted with the same paint, the trim wont need special paint. Also this room would not need to have nothing done to it you can just start painting, no prep work needed.
Im just looking for some estimates for a room i may or may not paint.
Thank you in advance
That is just for the labor btw, What would just the labor costs be. I have all of the materials and paint already.
Do you provide leads in New Jersey?
Hi Ondre, we certainly do! I’ll have one of our team members get in touch with you.
We are located in Saint Louis, Mo.
We are using Thumbtack for our leads and found most people say they are furnishing all the paint. We have been quoting them $1.50 per square foot. Is this in line or are we high on quote?
Hi thanks for reading ,,My name is Rachel. I have been asked to paint a one bedroom apartment with and I quote; 2 coats of paint, first the primer and second the finish coat. The apt consists of one bedroom, living room, kitchen and one bath. Painting includes all walls, ceiling, baseboards. Kitchen closets shall be sanded, primed and painted.
Walls and doors shall be patched as necessary. Switches, hinges or handles shall be removed prior to painting and reinstalled. End quote.
It’s been a while but I know I can do the required hours to finish in two days completely, however did I mention I am the only crew for the job. So I tend to bid low and some of the quotes i have read from your posts seemed high, but I am interested in what you would bid and I am on board to give that bid to My client. What’s the worst they can say,,no? Better that than underestimate my time and skills. Signed interested in a sound bid.
Hi Chandler my name is Kevin. I’ve been painting for quite some time now but the bidding thing is new to me. I did learn kind of a cool trick for bidding exterior jobs though. This guy I used to work for told me count the number of openings on the house ( windows, doors, garage doors etc.) take that number and multiply it by $250.00. After you get that figure add mark-up. thanks for all the tips in this article. very helpful. Feel free to e-mail me any helpful advice.
Hi Kevin, thank you!
hey guys,
this site has been a real treasure of information for me . The best thing you did for me is cause me to awaken to the grand idea of subcontracting my work instead of doing it myself. I didnt know how i could ever save enough money for a van, equipment, insurance etc.etc. and not tomention my lack of experience . I love to paint but i’d much rather someone else more expereinced than me do it .What was I thinking ?
Hi Justin, glad to hear it!
Are you available in San Jose or the Silicon Valley Area in CA?
Hi Raymond, yes we are. One of our team members will reach out to you shortly, thanks.
How to bid on commercial property by the square ft
Your price is by the square foot house footprint but what if it is a 2 story or a basement that they want the interior painted.
Hi Shaun a second story would be included in the total home’s square footage. Sometimes a finished basement is NOT included in a square footage, so you would pace that out and add that to the total sq ft.
So much valuable information here. Thanks!
Did you have leads for London Kentucky and surrounded
Hi Daniel, yes we get leads nationwide. Someone from our team will reach out to you, thanks!
For bidding on an interior job. Let’s say the house is approximately 1,400 sq. ft. footprint. Do I just charge for the 1,400 sq. ft?
Or, do I measure each room individually? Say for instance a room is 12 x 12 (width of the walls) x 8 (height of the walls) (384 sq. ft.) , is this the sq footage I charge by? I know I would need to plus and or minus for the doors and windows in the room and also add in the ceiling, but I just want to know would I charge for instance, 384 x $1.25 ? Do I increase the sq. footage when I add in trim, doors, and ceiling?
Or do I make the bid solely based on the 1,400 sq ft. footprint?
Thanks 🙂
I’m buying a house and closing on May 6th. We need the entire interior painted, It’s 2179 square feet and the home will be empty of all furniture when the painting is to be done. There is minimum prep work as far as nail holes, and one spot from water damage that will need some prep work. It’s a two story house with 3 bedrooms upstairs, and the foyer goes up to the second floor. I would like the paint to be high quality, egg shell, washable.
No basement, and will not be painting the garage.
The home is in Georgetown, KY. Built in 2003.
Hi,
Looking to paint a 2,016 sq. ft.
house, interior. Most rooms don’t have ceilings but have vaulted ceilings and require ladder work in a majority of rooms and two, two story rooms require very large ladders. Trim does not need to be painted. Some spackling, putty, caulking work.
Your recommendation of $2 minimum seems to not be employed with your sample range interior quotes
1500 sq ft – $2,500-$3,500
3000 sq ft – $5,000-$8,000
5000 sq ft – $9,000-$12,000
First one is $500 below min. And second two are $1000 below minimum.
What do you think would be a good bid for this project? (Its also a log cabin with many awkward construction aspects).
And do the pricing estimates include spackle, caulking, etc.? And things like vaulted ceilings?
Thanks so much.
Hi, do you provide leads in Des Moines, IA ?
Hi Amer, yes we do. Someone from our team will reach out shortly, thanks
Let me know if you supply leads in the Houston Metro area.
Hi Shawn, we’re getting about 80-100 leads a month in the Houston Metro area. Someone from our team will reach out to provide your more information, thanks!
I’m in the San Jose California area do you offer leads there? Cause I’ve tried everyone else and it seams like they give you a lot of fake leads thumbtack is known for this or like home advisor they give to too many contractors How many contractors do you give each job too and what’s the cost per lead
Hi Brad, we do get leads there. Someone from our team will reach out and help you with your questions. Our pricing and leads competition can vary by area.
So I have an odd question. Ive been painting for years but this is the first time I have run into this issue. I have a client who has some concrete block walls in his basement he wants painted. The issue is that the walls do not complete a room so there is no way to calculate the square footage as a footprint. However the total wall length is 140 feet by 8 feet high. So how do i calculate labor since I can’t determine the square footage of a room? Do I use the square footage of the surface area of the walls at 140 feet long X 8 feet high? And if so what do I charge per square foot for the surface area? Again this only labor, the client will be buying the block sealer/primer and paint. For a reference, if I was painting a 400 square foot room I would charge 2 dollars a square foot labor. So based off of what I charge using the square footage of the footprint of a room how do I determine what to charge when I cant calculate by the footprint of the room?
Im in East Orange NJ, do you offer leads there?
Hi Damian, yes we do! Someone from our team will reach out to you shortly, thanks
Hi there I’ve been running my business for over a year and I have come to realize that due to the area I live seems that. When I bid people think it’s way to much because we live in a very small town. I know other painters in my area and they run into the same issue on average my business is only making 350.00 a day if I try to bid it higher it turns people away. How can I help my business earn more?
Hi Cory, one of the biggest problem painters have is not being able to sell their own value. Our prices are usually the highest YET we have the highest closing/sales rate. If you don’t sell the value of your paint job or educate the customer why your price is higher, your bid looks the same as someone who’s lowballing. The customer is not going to know much about the importance of prep or using good materials until you educate them. Then they will prefer your higher price, knowing that the quality in your work is higher.
Hi, I have been out of the professional painting biz for almost 30 years and of all my professional career choices, this is the only one that I would gladly perform in my spare time and for anybody that asks.
I am quoting labor costs to paint a neighbor’s house and garage with a total of 1876SF and trying to get up to date on costs and labor hours. While reading your article I see average quantities of paint needed for trim, labor hours and costs depending on square footage, also added costs depending on window types, etc. However when I use the calculator, the labor cost lists the trim as “extra” and the labor for 2 coats of paint on the body to rolled and brushed.
My question is – if I am spraying the 2 body coats and significantly reducing my labor hours, would that be enough to include the trim in with the labor costs? As trim is my favorite part of painting, I can knock it out quickly and cleanly. I am also not painting doors.
Do you have a basic estimating formula for painting lineal feet of trim (in the Eugene, OR area)? I have had a couple of friends ask and I never really know how to price that.
Thanks,
My boyfriend has been asked to paint the exterior of his brides house, roughly 1500 at with a detached 2 car garage. She will supply the supplies including a power spray painted. What should be charge her?
Lol niece, not bride sorry for the typos. Stupid auto correct.
I just gave a estimate for a 7865 sqft of interior wall to be painted, I charge .99 cents per square foot with paint included and the customer said that’s way to expensive, ???? What price they are looking for then??🤔 we are serving NC & SC
They are looking for free work. Let them look somewhere else.
Im in a small town in neberaska. Obviously price per sq ft is going to be lower then what is suggested. But by how much. I feel like im getting short end of the stick. Town of 5000 and smaller towns with in 5-20 miles 200-400 people.. also i have a hard time bidding kitchens, closets, and starways. Any tips?
Hello, I’m Interested I’m beginning a painting business in homer Alaska and am curious on the price for bidding. My friends parents had a side of their house estimated and they said it was going to cost them a whopping 3500 dollars! Very small area to paint for that mark up price but everything in Alaska is very expensive so I was curious if that was normal. Also wondering if small towns are better or worse for new painting businesses? Would that mean for less clients but less competition? I’m very familiar with both interior and exterior painting but am very much skilled at new construction/production painting. I’m just not sure if somewhere like Alaska would be good for business especially during the winter.
Do you have a video on teaching how to read blueprints or specification on square footage is on commercial new construction as well as renovation projects thank you
I have a question oil based paint never bid a job this high how do I factor in 12,500Sq ft for paint I know its 47gallons of paint
How much do I charge for painting a student room plus the kitchen…urgent answer needed plz.
With the square footage calculation, you don’t factor in whether or not that includes materials. Is the price per square foot added on to the materials as labor?
I live in Cary, NC. Our home is a 2 story colonial that is 1830 sq ft. We only need the body of the house painted and we will supply the Benjamin Moore paint. We are getting crazy high estimates like 5K. We also have alot of windows, so not alot of body to paint. Why are these estimates so high? Can you give us a referral? Thanks!
i will like to know how much you guys charge for comercial interior square foot
i have to bid a 4000 sqf they will provide all materials and paint
please answer me because i just want to know if im doing it good or no
hi my name is Armando what is the standard charge by square feet to paint an exterior house.wichita ks
Hello I been reading your blog. Filled with great information thank you. I have a question. I have been doing projects for these people for some time. I do a lot of carpentry and painting. They want me to do their interior painting. 1 problem they are planing on retiring and selling the home. It is in great shape, but the wife wanted to paint every room in the 2100 sq foot home. They got a price of $14,000 from 1 painter. I spoke to them and told them the paint and walls for the most part are in good shape and they will not get the money back when they sell for painting. I recommended doing what really needs to be done. I know why did I talk them out of a good money job , I am honest thats why. Problem is the base molding being 8′ with quarter round on a wood floor throughout and all the window casings, doors and door casings need painting. Plus a wall over fireplace a full bedroom ceiling walls closet.Bathroom wall entry from garage room. but all base molding on lower floor and half on upper floor needs to be prep sanded and painted. I will be using epoxy to fill some areas and 2 doors need to come off and work in garage due to large cracks. How do I price such a job that is so spaced out? Please help me I am lost for a price and need the work but don’t want to give it away. Thank you jim
Hi Chandler, I’m wondering how much for just labor to paint an accent wall? Its just 1 long wall at 33′ × 8′. I live in cape cod Massachusetts
I have been asked to quote on a townhouse complex that has 9, two story townhouses. They are wanting the entire exterior vinyl siding painted (excluding soffit/trim/doors etc). Each townhouse is around 2,000 square feet totaling around 18,000 square ft. Will be using two dark colors and access is good.
First big job, any tips on what i should bid? Sqf or per townhouse?
When You Screw Up Will you mess up a couple times? Definitely. More than a couple. I have messed up a lot of painting estimates. But every time we mess up (and we still do), we learn from those mistakes and never make the same mistakes twice. Screwing up and failing is how you learn. Be ready to make never-ending tweaks and adjustments to your estimates. There is no way to be in business and not screw up. Learn to embrace those failures, and learn from them. If you do screw up your bid, that’s ok. You have to price yourself incredibly low to actually lose money. So don’t sweat. Just learn.
Hi I’m in Orlando fl , do you offers leads there ?
Hi Christian, yes we do!
Price per square foot?? Is it square feet of walls or of house ?
Thanks for the site. Im a retired Army Ranger My Question is I have to bid 5 townhouses in SC. 4400 sf total for all 5. What would be appropriate to bid outside and inside. With paint of course. ?
should i charge the 1.25 and the 2,00 for inside?
What areas in Florida do you guys cover?
Hi Greg, we cover all of Florida
Hi there..iam bidding an exterior garage to paint..24 ft x 20 ft length walls..10-12 ft concrete all the way around..and wood panels feont and back of garage that peak at 14 ft..i need to prep (scrap , clan ect) prime then paint exterior..i know i need an exterior primer and paint that works with concrete..i an looking for help with the bidding price..just a ballbark estimate if you guys can help me out. Thanks in advance so much!
Good job love your advice does your recommended prices per sq ft includes labor
Hi Gary glad to hear it, yes it includes everything, including your profit margin.
Can you recommend someone in southern maryland?
I have a difficult estimate to workout. its 1200 sqft of channel siding that is old and peeling.
how do i calculate time for this job. is it as simple as your comment above 3x more for difficult jobs like peeling and wood damage, where does cutting in come into play. the area i have is a long narrow section around a top of a building. with the channel siding i have to cut in the top and i cant just do it quick each piece needs to get done individually.
if i am the only worker and your calculations are 62.5 sf/hour does that cover primer, and 2 coats of paint or just one you don`t mention that.
Hello, thanks so much for your information. This blog is awesome.
My husband and I are starting our painting business. My husband has some experience when he worked for somebody else.
I read all the comments and questions but I don’t think I saw the response on the square footage measurements. . Is it wall square footage or linear footage?
Hi Michaela glad you like it. We always mean the gross square footage of the home (footprint), not the wall space square footage. The metrics we provide already factor in the average wall space for a home of the listed sizes.
Hello! I’m making an estimate for exterior windows on a two-story house. There is 35 windows (exterior sashes for every window, including frame as well). What would you do as an estimate for one person to do?
Hello. Do you guys give out leads. North Jersey? Thanks
I had no idea that some seasoned contractors can get a $30 can of paint for only $15. I’d love to get it done for cheaper. If that means hiring someone to make sure it’s all done right the first time then I’m okay with that.
I own a paintung (as does everyone else here of course), but I just wanted to mention my husband was a union painter for almost 10 years in the union, so theres really not job we cant do. With a sprayer or brush, industrial, residential or commercial. From houses to the ships that come to our local shipyard/docks. We decided to start our own business after seeing all the money he was making his company; with being one of the top 2 painters in our city. Unfortunately just days after establishing our business, COVID hit our nation. So, as we are struggling something fierce right now….we do have the skills, talent and ambition to do jobs..that we just need a little assistance finding lately.
What do you update from year to year? just the market paint prices?
painter/handyman said he’d charge about $400 for materials. Then he added another $800 – not including paint ( he got no discount on the paint).
he charged for 9 x 12 drop cloths, all paint brushes, (paper good I get,)
1300 sq foot condo…painted kitchen and bath cabinets (outside and doors only), no front door, all walls, no ceilings….
job was over $10000 does that seem high to you…
charged $2500 for cabinets and vanities but also $2480 for all doors and trim and walls
Charged extra for backside of cabinets and touch up after fllor installation – $800 – are we being gouged??? please let me know your opinion or email me… i am in Los Angeles and the condo is in Bellevue, WA
Hey guys, I have a commercial rail painting job to bid. I’m not sure how to price this. Could you please give me some advice? Thank you so much
Do you have a guide by difference of staining an exterior by sf and painting an exterior by sf
I’m getting into industrial piping.. how would I go about bidding steel pipping.
ex: 147- 3″ A53 Gr b sch 40 carbon steel erw pipe
Just starting out in the paint business.. Whats most profitable? Commercial industrial or residential? And do u offer leads in northern Ky cincinnati markets?
Are your leads just residential?
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Are yall on utube or Twitter? Thanks.. Excellent blogs
A friend of mine was offered a painting job of doing interior painting for a 4411 sq. ft single family home. Owner is supplying all the materials. My friend needs help bidding a price for just the labor. He will be doing all the work himself and he is good at what he does except charging what he is worth. My question, is 1000 dollar a fare bidding price for labor or did he underbid himself? Confused in Alamogordo NM
Hi I am a very new beginner don’t know much about painting I just know like the minimum basics, but I really enjoy it and I’ve been doing it on the side for almost 3 years now. Only done like 3 that I actually bid on and got myself without going thru someone else. But although I’m definitely no expert and it’s just me with no help I feel like I’m way under selling myself. Like way way way under selling. I have only been charging 15 an hr. For example this last job I did an entire stairway with small hallway attached including ceiling, living room ceiling average size, full average size kitchen plus the ceiling took about 15hrs so about 2 days and I only made 250 I did not buy paint or brushes but I did use my own rollers .. should I be charging more or am I charging the right price for being pretty new? I have had really good reviews from previous customers so I definitely do a good job again no expert but still pretty good! Any kind of feed back would be appreciated because I’d definitely like to make this a more permanent every day job ! Thank you in advance! Btw I am in the Cincinnati Ohio area if that makes a difference on what I should be charging.
great info.
I am in Los Angeles. I need painter for 650-690 square feet apartment. People are asking $1300 labor only. Since I have more than one unit, I need some
help. We use to pay $500-$600. What has happened in 2021 is scary. Frieda
What about moving furniture, pictures, etc. Is this something you charge more for or don’t touch at all?
Now that you’ve chosen your paint, take your measurements from step one and figure out how much paint you’ll need for the job.
Estimating a painting job can be tough for those new to the painting business. You don’t want to bid so high that you don’t get the job. Nor do you want to price yourself so low you don’t make a profit.
Do you all service in Savannah, GA?