Getting a Painter and Decorator in ??

BOBS

Can someone roughly advise how much it would cost to get a 3 bedroom average bungalow painted inside -3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen/dinette, living room - walls, ceillings, doors and skirtings.
All starting to look a bit worn and we only get time to do quick touch ups here and there!
Thanks - guessing it maybe out of my budget ??

eta - if i purchase all paint required

Newbie2saving

I have been given a quote of ~£125/day for a decorator excluding materials. Obviously will alter with area. Maybe better to get a fixed price??? I have no idea how long a job would take, hopefully someone can give you an idea.

vasseur

BOBS wrote: »

eta - if i purchase all paint required

Sometimes it's not worth buying all the paint yourself. If you were to have all rooms painted the same colour e.g. a popular colour like the dreaded magnolia, the decorator can get this at trade price knowing full well they are likely to use it all up (even if not at your house) and factor it in to your quote.

martyn05

have a look at Freeindex.co.uk put what you want in and you get up to 5 quotes back

phill99

Rule of thumb is allow 2 days per room. However, there are economies of scale and it's more time effective per room to do a whole home than individual rooms. Allow ten man days for your project, assuming no major filling or preparation work is required.

Allow your decorator to get the paint or at least certainly undercoat, gloss and white emulsion. As polesalt suggests, they will get it cheaper than you. Also, most decorators have preferred brands eg Dulux, Macphersons, Johnstones etc. They certainly won't thank you for buying B & Q or Wilko Value paints. Also allow for caulking, spirit, sand paper, filler etc.

Allow £100 - 125 / day for a decent decorator and then you can do the maths.

McKneff

I agree about buying paint.

Lots of customers want to buy their own paint, buy crap and then complain about the finish, or it takes longer becuase more coats are needed upping the cost of the labout.

So if youre going to buy paint, buy good quality paint.

phill99

I also meant to say get a fixed price for the job. Don't agree a day rate as he will be there will Christmas. A fixed price means that if he is there longer than expected, you won't pay any more.

nickj_2

i agree with phil99 - 2 days per room is par for the course , however , if possible you can get 2 rooms done in 3 days and so on as you can do all the prep, ceilings walls u/coat gloss in 1 hit so you are not hanging around waiting for stuff to dry , far more cost effective to do the lot in one go

McKneff

And get a quote, not an estimate. Big difference.

A quote is a fixed price.

An estimate can fluctuate

Stelancs

rough stab in dark without seeing it and knowing dimensions approx £1300-1500, depends on your area the prep required, egif its just painting walls which are in good condition or lined, it will be far less than if wallpaper is to be stripped and re applied, never scrimp on the paint, false economy, dulux takes some beating but more costly than macpherson, leyland et al.

As mentioned get a written quote not an estimate, and get at least two if not three, go with the one you feel most confident with all round me not just the cheapest based soley on price, also get them to list materials and labour seperatly.
We would cost each soon individually so you can see where the money is going etc, and the work should take around the two week mark. hope this helps!