Decorating

Stelancs

GlynD wrote: »

I'dbe inclined to say that at least !!!!!! Turpin had the decency to wear a mask. That sounds like a total rip-off to me. Go down the pub and find a decent decorator.

Its not that ott, phil is around right mark 2k maybe slightly more depending on number of doors (inside cupboards and associated doors need doing) and mention is not made of staircase eg handrail spindles etc, very very rough guide would be 300 a room as an average, hall stairs and landing 350 to 500 depending on height number of doors etc
prices include standard materials.
ps dont forget they should be doing a mist coat on new plaster before the two top coats of emulsion!

misgrace

GlynD wrote: »

I'dbe inclined to say that at least !!!!!! Turpin had the decency to wear a mask. That sounds like a total rip-off to me. Go down the pub and find a decent decorator.

Lol, go down the pub.... my BIL did that, got 2 blokes in to do the HSL, while I working on the bedrooms, they had the shakes so much that I had to redo what they did :mad:

misgrace

Stelancs wrote: »

Its not that ott, phil is around right mark 2k maybe slightly more depending on number of doors (inside cupboards and associated doors need doing) and mention is not made of staircase eg handrail spindles etc, very very rough guide would be 300 a room as an average, hall stairs and landing 350 to 500 depending on height number of doors etc
prices include standard materials.
ps dont forget they should be doing a mist coat on new plaster before the two top coats of emulsion!

I sort of agree about the £300 but if the house is empty, no furniture, carpets, then they can jump in between bedrooms for example, and do the ceilings in one hit, woodwork, so you are cutting down on time, and obviously wouldnt be X amount per room, specially if they were going for the same colour on the walls.
Your saving time as such by not covering up furniture, moving stuff around, hoovering up every five mins, masking up carpets, plus there is no one there so you can crack on.

Its suprising how much you can get done in an empty house, admittidly the HSL is the one that can add the extra time, but everywhere else should be a doddle.:D

Stelancs

misgrace wrote: »

I sort of agree about the £300 but if the house is empty, no furniture, carpets, then they can jump in between bedrooms for example, and do the ceilings in one hit, woodwork, so you are cutting down on time, and obviously wouldnt be X amount per room, specially if they were going for the same colour on the walls.
Your saving time as such by not covering up furniture, moving stuff around, hoovering up every five mins, masking up carpets, plus there is no one there so you can crack on.

Its suprising how much you can get done in an empty house, admittidly the HSL is the one that can add the extra time, but everywhere else should be a doddle.:D

I agree about time saving when nothing is in (though in this case its not mentioned) but I would still put dust sheets down on every floor and I despite your comment about hoovering I like to keep a job site clean so the trusty hoover is used twice a day, otherwise the gloss will have dust etc poutling on it, I dont generally need to mask carpets when doing skirts, few years of practice makes it easy to get to the edge of the pile without touching it, as a general rule I expect most items and small furniture to be out of harms way eg mrs smiths royal doulton collection coffee tables etc, big items such as settees are pushed to centre and covered. It only takes a few mins and is taken as a given that some items will have to be moved by me, I wouldn't charge for it as its part and parcel of the job, on a full house like that I split the quote down to room level and list material costs seperate for each area to make the quote as transparent as possible, its costed on square metres so even though its quick to blast all ceilings in together and woodwork etc the final cost will still be the same, as for the 300average obviously some rooms are smaller so less, whereas some are larger and cost more but if I take the cost of ten individual rooms across several different jobs. The average is around the £300 mark

Catatonia

Thanks for your advice, stellacs. The staircase just has walls either side, if that makes sense, so there are no spindles, or handrails. There are two cupboard doors (in addition to the doors on each of the rooms, obviously), but that's it.

I don't really fancy just getting a random bloke in a pub to do it, as I want it done properly: otherwise I'd just do it myself!

I'm getting another quote from a recommended person so am hoping that it comes in a bit lower.

Stelancs

your right to get another quote, maybe even two others, but dont be tempted to go for the cheapest on cost alone, weigh everything up like experience. references off previous clients. how professional he or she looks. look at their vehicle. if its covered in paint cv the back they are messy!
As for asking in a pub id never dream of it, imagine asking the question anyone here a good decorator? Half the pub would put their hand up!
Most people can decorate to a point, but not well!!
Myself and other qualified decorators didn't spend thousands to get qualified without learning how things should be done properly ;-)

Catatonia

Just had another quote for £1500, quite a difference! Think we will go with this one, although he doesn't come so highly recommended, I guess we can make him redo it if it isn't up to standard.

keystone

Get another and if its in the middle - thats the one you should plump for.

Cheers

nickj_2

Catatonia wrote: »

Just had another quote for £1500, quite a difference! Think we will go with this one, although he doesn't come so highly recommended, I guess we can make him redo it if it isn't up to standard.

do you think he'd come back if you found fault ? you pays your money , you take your pick , i would always go for a reccommended person over someone who's cheap

Catatonia

He is doing a great job so far! And I meant that if it wasn't up to standard, I wouldn't pay him until it was.