Cost of painting?

[Anonymous]

We're having some professional painting done and wondering if we should do some ourselves as the quote is really high. Just wondering if it's typical. Cost is $7500 to have a large living room, a large kitchen, a long hallway, and a large foyer painted. The job will include preparing the new drywall for painting, primer, and the necessary coats of paint, as well as painting of base and crown moldings throughout the spaces, window trims, door frames and several doors including a french door. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Did you get more than one quote? Are you good at painting?

[Anonymous]

You're probably in the right ballpark depending on how tough the prep work is. But it really does pay to get a few estimates - use Angie's List, Checkbook or your neighborhood listserv to get some additional recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Didn't get a few quotes, because our quote came from a remodeling firm that's doing a lot of other work for us, so it would be easier from a practical standpoint to have them do it if we don't. We could paint well ourselves but really don't feel we have a lot of time for it right now, so we're weighing that.

[Anonymous]

I think the quote is high. The firm that's doing your remodeling is subcontracting that and taking their own cut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're having some professional painting done and wondering if we should do some ourselves as the quote is really high. Just wondering if it's typical. Cost is $7500 to have a large living room, a large kitchen, a long hallway, and a large foyer painted. The job will include preparing the new drywall for painting, primer, and the necessary coats of paint, as well as painting of base and crown moldings throughout the spaces, window trims, door frames and several doors including a french door. Thanks!

If the drywall was never painted it will be alot of spackle and sanding. That is a long job and they have to wait for it to dry before sanding and adding more. More than in a repaint plus there is trim painting and that was most likely never painted. Is it all new drywall? How high are the ceilings? Those painted also?

What paint are they using? My favorite stink free are BM aura and farrow and ball. The bid might be ok if it's all new drywall. Some brands/lines need 1 coat and others more. I wouldn't go cheap and get vats of ceiling white due to the smell. Roller and brush or spraying?

I do think the bid is high but am really clueless as to the scope of the work. FYI I have bids to sand, stain, refinish about 2000 sq feet of hardwood floors in that range which takes days+ so...If the bid is legit I would have painters do other stuff while they wait for spackle to dry. A wall only 12x14 room should be about 300 plus the paint.

[Anonymous]

We had to paint after a renovation - so from drywall approx 1300 sq ft = the quote was $12,000. We felt it was high and did it ourselves - of course its taking weeks of our time so time =money.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the square footage and amount of prep OP. This could be high or extremely reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Sounds high, but trim painting is a PITA. Do not do it yourself. It won't look good unless you were a pro in the past.
Won't they spray it if it's new drywall?

[Anonymous]

Yes it is new drywall so spackle and sanding is required. Ceilings are average height. No huge ceilings like you see in new construction. Yes ceilings will be painted. Paint is BM natura. I think they're rolling all of it, not spraying but not 100% sure. Square footage is maybe 1200 SF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes it is new drywall so spackle and sanding is required. Ceilings are average height. No huge ceilings like you see in new construction. Yes ceilings will be painted. Paint is BM natura. I think they're rolling all of it, not spraying but not 100% sure. Square footage is maybe 1200 SF.

Are you saying the joints have not been taped yet?

[Anonymous]

We got two quotes for a job that involved most of our house. One was $18,000, one was $7,500. We went with the cheaper and they did a great job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're having some professional painting done and wondering if we should do some ourselves as the quote is really high. Just wondering if it's typical. Cost is $7500 to have a large living room, a large kitchen, a long hallway, and a large foyer painted. The job will include preparing the new drywall for painting, primer, and the necessary coats of paint, as well as painting of base and crown moldings throughout the spaces, window trims, door frames and several doors including a french door. Thanks!

Unless you have a very large house, that seems like an insane amount of money. Get more quotes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're having some professional painting done and wondering if we should do some ourselves as the quote is really high. Just wondering if it's typical. Cost is $7500 to have a large living room, a large kitchen, a long hallway, and a large foyer painted. The job will include preparing the new drywall for painting, primer, and the necessary coats of paint, as well as painting of base and crown moldings throughout the spaces, window trims, door frames and several doors including a french door. Thanks!

Unless you have a very large house, that seems like an insane amount of money. Get more quotes.

I agree. That seems really. You could probably pay half that, depending on how much money the contractor thinks you have.

[Anonymous]

Where are you?