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I have, from time to time, seen people post here what seem to be outrageous prices they have been quoted or have paid for painting projects. Having taken this week off for holdover vacation (which had to be taken before the end of March) to redo one of the top-floor rooms in the house, and being only about 75% done despite 10 hour work days, I am intrigued as to whether those prices include the myriad prep tasks that are required. Do they include, for instance, cutting out and replacing areas of soft plaster, reaming out and patching cracks, painting not only walls but the woodwork too, including sanding down/filling original paint imperfections, cutting in different colors, etc., etc.? I gotta say that, if they do, based on my experience, those painters ain’t overcharging.