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OT: What is a Fair Price to Have a House Painted?


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6 minutes ago, milwaukee mike said:

my house was about that size and i was paying 5-6k every 5 yrs before i got new siding

now i'm guessing around here it would be 8-10k since it's tough to find anybody to do anything home-related

 

I was thinking 10k at the most.

Does that include everything, power washing, prep, small carpentry like sanding?

I'm hoping to find someone that will take cash and skip the tax...

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My house is a little under 2000 sq ft and is a split level, I've painted it several times, it really doesn't take that much paint to recoat the same color(5-6 gallons), if i was motivated and had all the equipment ready i could paint it in 1.5-2 days. I dont do that however as my interest wanes after maybe 3 hrs so I paint basically 1 side per day(avoiding the sun matters too.

A bigger house like yours could be done in 3-4 days easy, trim could add extra however - trim is no fun at all.

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17 minutes ago, Downsouth said:

Got mine priced here recently.  The name company was around $7k.  The amigos were around $4 to $5k and I buy the paint.  One guy was so much cheaper than everyone else i am convinced he doesnt know what he is doing.  All included pressure wash, caulking, and trim.  

He may not know how to price a job(or size up the client), but he wants the work. that's what you want.

One time I went in sherwin williams to buy paint, I knew what I needed(5 or 6 gallons) but i played along with the gal who knew nothing about paint - she asked the size/style of my house and said it'll take 20-25 gallons - their paint is like $75 gallon(which would have cost $1500). i said thanks i'll think about it.  I went to menards and bought  a 5 gallon pail and an extra gallon for under $200, had some left over.

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2 hours ago, mikeman said:

He may not know how to price a job(or size up the client), but he wants the work. that's what you want.

One time I went in sherwin williams to buy paint, I knew what I needed(5 or 6 gallons) but i played along with the gal who knew nothing about paint - she asked the size/style of my house and said it'll take 20-25 gallons - their paint is like $75 gallon(which would have cost $1500). i said thanks i'll think about it.  I went to menards and bought  a 5 gallon pail and an extra gallon for under $200, had some left over.

$75/gallon.  Yikes.  I got a contractor account so get a nice per gallon discount

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50 minutes ago, Downsouth said:

$75/gallon.  Yikes.  I got a contractor account so get a nice per gallon discount

That's their regular price, they usually have discounts of maybe 30% - it still costs about $50 gallon, good paint at home places can be had for maybe $30 on sale.

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3 hours ago, Downsouth said:

Got mine priced here recently.  The name company was around $7k.  The amigos were around $4 to $5k and I buy the paint.  One guy was so much cheaper than everyone else i am convinced he doesnt know what he is doing.  All included pressure wash, caulking, and trim.  

That's what I'm running into DS.

I want it to look good and I don't want to have it re-painted again anytime soon. I usually opt for the cheapest route but in this matter I want the best outcome possible.

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