Anonymous wrote:My handyman (immigrant, has a company, pays taxes) did our entire home for 5 k for labor. 3 days. 3 men + him. He paid each 300 per day. I paid for all the material which came to a few thousand. We did not have insane amount of color combos and the whole house was coordinated so it all looked very good plus there was economy of scale with limited number of colors. Ceilings were painted too.

What did he do? My DH is asthamatic, so I wanted minimal dust. Every room got sealed in plastic sheets. Every furniture got removed or covered. They worked 1 or 2 rooms at a time because I was recovering from an illness and was bedridden. I could not abide total chaos of any home improvement. We were still carrying on with all the chores of daily living. My walls were not in a bad shape so minimal repair was needed so there was not any dust.

My cleaning lady and her helper also worked the whole time and I paid her $400 per day for the two of them. She helped to empty out things like closets and dressers and then put it back again. She cleaned after these guys cleaned up every day so that my whole house was clean. She was also responsible for making coffee and tea for everyone and she got food (fast food) for everyone as we were providing breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner.
They put primer, two coats of paint and all the moldings and trims were wiped and hand-painted. These guys worked like fiends and left the house immaculate. Oh, they also wiped all the windows and skylights that were high up because for my double story foyer and family room, they rented out scaffolding. All in all - a superior, flawless job was done for under 10K. House is 3500Sqft. 3 levels.

Anonymous wrote:My handyman (immigrant, has a company, pays taxes) did our entire home for 5 k for labor. 3 days. 3 men + him. He paid each 300 per day. I paid for all the material which came to a few thousand. We did not have insane amount of color combos and the whole house was coordinated so it all looked very good plus there was economy of scale with limited number of colors. Ceilings were painted too.

What did he do? My DH is asthamatic, so I wanted minimal dust. Every room got sealed in plastic sheets. Every furniture got removed or covered. They worked 1 or 2 rooms at a time because I was recovering from an illness and was bedridden. I could not abide total chaos of any home improvement. We were still carrying on with all the chores of daily living. My walls were not in a bad shape so minimal repair was needed so there was not any dust.

My cleaning lady and her helper also worked the whole time and I paid her $400 per day for the two of them. She helped to empty out things like closets and dressers and then put it back again. She cleaned after these guys cleaned up every day so that my whole house was clean. She was also responsible for making coffee and tea for everyone and she got food (fast food) for everyone as we were providing breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner.
They put primer, two coats of paint and all the moldings and trims were wiped and hand-painted. These guys worked like fiends and left the house immaculate. Oh, they also wiped all the windows and skylights that were high up because for my double story foyer and family room, they rented out scaffolding. All in all - a superior, flawless job was done for under 10K. House is 3500Sqft. 3 levels.

Anonymous wrote:We got a quote for 2500 SF of interior painting (3BR/3BA house). Quote is for premium paint (BM Regal or similar). Walls (2 coats), ceilings, and window trims.
It came in at $22K. That's really high, right?