painting walls & ceiling of staircase

brayleyboy

I have had 3 quotes to do some painting in my house and am not sure what to do.

The job in question is to paint the walls (emulsion) of one staircase and the walls and ceiling of another plus a small landing 1mx0.5m. They are fairly standard size staircases in a 1960's maisonette.

All the woodwork has been glossed and one staircase has fresh lining paper while the other has fairly good walls (there is 1 hairline crack about 8-12 inches long to sort out) so little prep is needed

The only reason I'm getting a 'pro' in is because on the upper staircase there is a drop of 2m+ from ceiling to stair that i am not confident trying to take on.

Given the right equipment I'm pretty sure the job shouldn't take more than a day.

The main problem is the variation in the quotes I've had.

The cheapest was £90 (1 days work) which was given over the phone so am a little nervous as it seems unprofessional to quote that way even though it is a small job.

The 2nd quote was £150 (1 days work) from a local P&D. She seemed nice and genuine and explained exactly what she was going to do (i.e. seal any gaps with caulk, smooth the hairline crack)

The 3rd was from another local P&D who quoted £260 (2-2.5 days work). He seemed genuine and again explained what needed doing.

I now have the problem of choosing which one to go for (or get some more quotes)

I've pretty much discounted the £90 quote as it was over the phone and £90 for a decent days work seems too good to be true!

I'm fairly happy with the £150 quote, seems reasonable for a days work and was very professional.

Main concern is that the other quote was for 2.5 days work. The money is not the main driver (although obviously don't want to get ripped off) but I'm wandering what could possibly need doing that might take an extra 1.5 days. I.e. if I take the 150 quote what will they not do that they should be doing (if anything?)

Just realised this is a very long post, sorry!