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September 2, 2009
Painting Quotes—Top Floor
We own a 20 x 40 three family brownstone. Our friend has offered to paint the top floor apartment. What would the going rate be for that job? The walls are white and will be repainted white (tenant just left). Thanks!
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There's a painter we met through here with excellent recommendations - we did not end up needing her, but her name is Salem: masterbuildernyc@gmail.com. She is quite reasonable & was very professional.
Posted by: new2brooklyn at September 1, 2009 10:13 PM
Personally, I would pay $800 for two days work.
Posted by: mopar at September 2, 2009 12:03 AM
mopar, would that include the paint?
Posted by: denton at September 2, 2009 6:54 AM
Is your friend a professional painter? If so, I would pay my friend whatever their going rate was.
If he isn't a pro, I'd pick a number I thought fair for his time. Maybe $20 an hour? Or $500?
Posted by: Mrs. Limestone at September 2, 2009 8:16 AM
exactly, what is cost of the paint(could pay for that yourself) how much time will it take?....prep, scraping, repairing holes, sanding, blah, blah, blah.
Posted by: Petebklyn at September 2, 2009 9:40 AM
Doesn't it depend on the condition of the walls? In an old house, painting one floor could be a two day job, if the walls are in very good shape, or a two + week job, if they're not. It's not like painting the walls in a modern high rise box.
Posted by: Bob Marvin at September 2, 2009 9:49 AM
There is a HUGE difference between slapping up a coat of paint in-between tenants so the walls look white and doing a proper paint job with scraping and prepping and skim-coating etc. If the former, give the guy somewhere between $500 and $800 for two days including paint and brushes. If the latter, don't hire a friend, hire a professional, and be prepared for a much higher number.
Posted by: lechacal at September 2, 2009 10:06 AM
$200 will be good enough. Recession Price
Posted by: Gowanus_Bklyn at September 2, 2009 10:46 AM
My $800 is just for the labor on fairly clean walls and ceiling. Does not include contrast trim. Does not include paint.
Posted by: mopar at September 2, 2009 12:42 PM
It's definitely a "slap on a coat of paint" job - thanks for all of your views.
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