how much to paint a house?

[Eevo]

how much to paint the insides of a house?
i got 3 guys to come out n quote me. only 1 ended up getting me a quote.

2x bedroom
Bathroom
Lounge
Kitchen
Rumpus
Hallway

all prep and paint, 2 coats, ceilings, walls and trim.


6.4k plus gst.


and before you say do it yourself, i'm a **** painter.

[cuppabillytea]

DIY anyway. Practice makes perfect.

[weeds]

If only one quotes than I guess that's how much it going to cost.

Good prep is where the cost and final look comes from.

[V8Ian]

If you can pee, you can paint.

[Eevo]

If you can pee, you can paint.


no no, really not understanding how bad i am at painting.

this is how i paint

Mr Bean - Painting his house - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9MAmWnOznI)

[Chops]

hehehe

[Bytemrk]

So maybe you are faced with 6.4K for a painter... or 2K to do it yourself and 4.5 to clean up the mess [bighmmm]


I'd be looking for more quotes or at least understanding how a quote like that breaks down.....as others have said, prep is the key with painting, so maybe you can do some of that?

[V8Ian]

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[strangy]

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Fantastic Ian, now me and anyone else who clicked on the links are on the anti-terrorist watchlist[tonguewink]

[cuppabillytea]

Yep I wasn't up for that click. :wasntme::wasntme::wasntme::wasntme:

[Fatso]

Paint it yourself !!!!!!

[mick88]

What colour are you painting it?
Deep Bronze Green with Limestone trim?

Cheers, Mick.

[Tombie]

See if you can find some second hand paint in the shape of a house...

[V8Ian]

Do it yourself, it's not hard, just make sure you get the sticky side down.

[Eevo]

sounds like the overwhelming advice is to do it myself.
i'll give 1 room a try.

[cuppabillytea]

Start in the Bathroom.

[Homestar]

I'm on your side Eevo, I HATE painting more than anything else - it's one job I'll happily pay to have done, easy or not. If you're having a go and can't cut in the edges, tape gives a much cleaner finish and there is a huge difference between a good professional job and a weekend warrior who can't get the edges right or use a roller properly - I've seen some terrible painting when looking at houses for sale - not much better than Mr Beans attempt.

If you do one room you'll soon know if you're up for doing the whole house.

[Chops]

Having just painted the daughters house with much help from all and sundry, I can vouch that not many people can actually paint. Sanding is easy, a big square hand one is good,, you only need to scuff it. Filling holes or marks/scratches use a fine filler and a flexible spatula. Make sure it's dry before trying to paint,, you'd be surprised at how many don't [bighmmm]
Start by using sugar soap to wash everything first, done easily with a square type squeegee floor mop, then paint the ceiling, both coats, then do all your cutting,, as Gav said, "tape" is your friend, and these days there are also various tools for doing corners etc. If taping, make sure what you've already painted is dry before you stick it on. Don't use cheap short handle paint brushes, and for cutting, you'll probably find the angled brushes are better,, I personally don't use square ended at all. Rollers,, same, good quality beats cheap every time, wet them with water first before you place it in paint, and rinse it off properly,, the garden hose is good for this, and spinning it dry.
If your doors are flat, a small roller is handy and quick,, if they are feature type doors then you may have to just use a brush. Trimmings, use small brushes and TAKE YOUR TIME,,, nothing looks worse than edges that overlap.
If your not replacing any flooring,, remember to cover it all up with sheets, and get yourself plenty of rags (wet) for those "oops" moments. You can cover rollers and brushes with glad wrap when wet and not using them to keep them fresh,,, you know, lunch breaks etc, which tend to be longer when your doing it yourself. Don't drag brushes up the side of the pot,, tap them on the inside of the pot to get rid of excessive paint. Don't scrimp on paint, stand back, look at where you've been and put more on if it looks thin.

There in lays the lesson for today on painting,, hope it helps Eevo.

And NO people, I don't paint anymore, and I charge like a wounded bull for the fact I don't want to do it anymore 😏

[Toxic_Avenger]

If you're painting floors, don't paint yourself into a corner.

That's all I have to offer [tonguewink]

[cuppabillytea]

Here's another little tip: If you have a surface that is porous it will suck the moisture out of the paint too quickly, which will cause the paint to crack once it is fully hardened. For such arias you should lightly dilute some PVA glue or BondCrete, and seal the surface before painting.

[V8Ian]

Here's another little tip: If you have a surface that is porous it will suck the moisture out of the paint too quickly, which will cause the paint to crack once it is fully hardened. For such arias you should lightly dilute some PVA glue or BondCrete, and seal the surface before painting.
Singing walls syndrome? [biggrin]

[Tombie]

Painted more houses than I care to remember.
Not my favourite task but and easy one with the right gear...

Buy good quality stuff..

(My Mums boyfriend is a Painter - so we get great deals on supplies and paint)

[cuppabillytea]

Singing walls syndrome? [biggrin]

Pardon my Operatic moment.

[101RRS]

Get more than one quote.

[Eevo]

Get more than one quote.

easier said than done. had 3 different guys come around. all said they would email me in a day or 2. only 1 got back to me. other 2 must not of wanted the work.

[DiscoMick]

Chop's advice was excellent.
We painted the inside of our Maleny house last year - it was a bugger of a job, but the results are good.
Pick the room you care least about, such as the toilet, and experiment with it.
Be fussy about sanding, filling and more sanding, until you have got it right. Then the painting is much easier.
Only thing I'd add is to put a white undercoat over everything, literally everything. Just swamp everything in it.
Then you start adding colours. That way, even if you stuff it up, there is still a white undercoat underneath.
For example, if everything is white, then its easy to just roll a contrasting colour around the faces of door trims etc, leaving the sides white.
Don't try to get too fancy with using varying shades of the same colour in the same room either. Keep it simple.
Personally, I'd just paint my entire house white (saying I live in The White House has a certain ring to it) and be happy, but others in my orbit have fancier ideas.
Remember, every dollar you save by doing it yourself is a dollar you have to do other things with, such as buying toys.

[bee utey]

Painting your house is a rite-of-passage thingy. You need to do it at least once in your life so you can proclaim to be an expert to all the following generations... :wheelchair:

[Homestar]

Chop's advice was excellent.
We painted the inside of our Maleny house last year - it was a bugger of a job, but the results are good.
Pick the room you care least about, such as the toilet, and experiment with it.
Be fussy about sanding, filling and more sanding, until you have got it right. Then the painting is much easier.
Only thing I'd add is to put a white undercoat over everything, literally everything. Just swamp everything in it.
Then you start adding colours. That way, even if you stuff it up, there is still a white undercoat underneath.
For example, if everything is white, then its easy to just roll a contrasting colour around the faces of door trims etc, leaving the sides white.
Don't try to get too fancy with using varying shades of the same colour in the same room either. Keep it simple.
Personally, I'd just paint my entire house white (saying I live in The White House has a certain ring to it) and be happy, but others in my orbit have fancier ideas.
Remember, every dollar you save by doing it yourself is a dollar you have to do other things with, such as buying toys.

You don't have kids at home or Pugs do you? :D

[Eevo]

Remember, every dollar you save by doing it yourself is a dollar you have to do other things with, such as buying toys.


that was the deciding factor.

7k is almost 25% of a rrs

[bee utey]

Also think of it as a fully legal tax minimisation scheme. Every dollar you pay to a professional painter earns the tax office two lots of income tax. DIY attracts zero tax. [smilebigeye]

[101RRS]

The person who owned my house before me just painted the walls and ceiling in renters beige - all good (beige ceilings and walls actually looks good) but they also spot painted the stained wood door frames and skirting boards - not good. In other places they just painted the stained wood - brown - again not good.

Care and preparation counts a lot.

[ramblingboy42]

I'm with you EEvo.

My neighbours repainted the inside of their house(themselves) just before they sold it.

The new owner, who is a painter immediately repainted the inside of the house. He said just couldn't look at it.

[Lee Jackson]

Hi Eevo,

To answer your question i just had my house painted. Cost 22k. He painted Inside and Out. We had roof sealed and painted, carport, driveway and paths. and every wall you could see including back fence. I think this price was reasonable considering all the factors.

15 Duff Parade, Viewbank, Vic 3084 - realestate.com.au (https://www.realestate.com.au/property/15-duff-pde-viewbank-vic-3084)

That is what it looks like now. We owned the house for near on 20 years. I am not a painter but I have painted every wall in that house probably more than once. If anyone remembers the Blue/Yellow phase about 10 years back. WTF was I thinking. We replaced the coke bottle glass with lead light and painted all the mission brown a gloss blue and the walls yellow. I then had kids and painted a pink room, blue room and yeah then I got creative and painted feature walls with suede affects. I was a master. But to do it properly you need time and patience. Of which I have no time.

So Eevo food for thought.

[DiscoMick]

You don't have kids at home or Pugs do you? :D

No, but in Brissie we do have a ratdog and a boarder. The Maleny house has two grandkids, two dogs, four chooks and an unknown number of possums, lizards and bushrats. The dogs were banished and the grandkids put to work painting their own rooms.

[cuppabillytea]

The things that go on in Maleny, go on no where else.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

but can be seen from the coast ;)

[V8Ian]

eevo has been.

123237

Not bad for a $140 a night motel.[bigsad]

[trog]

A bit like my garage , only $40 a night! Maybe there is some app , download for 3D glasses or something that will give the illusion of a new paint job ?

[bee utey]

Borrow one of these

123238

from work and load it with 200 litres of LR green and the job will be done in 15 minutes.

[V8Ian]

Restored by Elvis & eevo, painters to the Queen. [bigrolf]

[DiscoMick]

but can be seen from the coast ;)
Until the sea rises and drowns the coast.

[cuppabillytea]

Until the sea rises and drowns the coast.

In which case it will be a Sea side Village.

[DiscoMick]

Yes, but only naked sunbathers are welcome on our front lawn.

[V8Ian]

Yes, but only naked sunbathers are welcome on our front lawn.
BMKal's on his way. [biggrin]

[cuppabillytea]

Yes, but only naked sunbathers are welcome on our front lawn.

OK as long as you don't mistake me for a prune.