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October 1, 2009
Looking for Advice on Painting
I have been quoted varying prices (from ~$7K to $30K) for the paint job of a classic six pre war apartment. The job does not include skim coating. Anybody have any thoughts/experience with painting costs?
Thanks,
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painting costs can vary, mainly due to how much prep is involved, how intricate moldings are, number of coats, type of paint, etc. make sure each company/individual is pricing the job according to exactly the same specifications for accuracy.
not that you want to meet yet another person, BUT, i could look at the job if you'd like and tell you what i think and give you an estimate. 917-495-7120 shane
Posted by: smdconstruction at October 1, 2009 11:24 PM
I personally tend to pay about $100 for each 100 square feet, with minimal prep and no trim. (But that's for apartments under 1000 sf --- you could pay less for a bigger job.) Or, to put it another way, about $400 a day. I always try to hire someone who is neat and experienced. If I don't do it myself. But that's just me. Prices can be all over the place.
Posted by: mopar at October 1, 2009 11:29 PM
Yeah, it really depends on a lot (not that you didn't know that already : ) )
We got some estimates on painting our 2 1/2 bedroom, which needed a fair amount of prepping. We went with a $4,000 estimate, including paint, because it was the lowest and they assured us they would prep it as well as it needed to our satisfaction. We took the sales pitch and figured how bad could it be? If we have to call in more thorough painter to finish that's fine.
We ended up firing them halfway through. It looked like a tenement with new paint. The walls they prepped and painted looked like patchworks of spackle. They started a room with the wrong color. Showed up without a color so I'd have to go get it. They sloppily painted around light switches instead of removing them. Used horrible judgement whenever judgement was needed. Etc. etc. The previous recommender must have stood over them every minute like a Catholic school nun with a ruler, but we could not. Fortunately, we found someone to come in and do it right (and fix their goofs) and now we're thrilled at how it looks. (Plus, we paid 20% less for paint because this one didn't just stand in line at a hardware store like the other one did, same as we would do).
Now we're completely gun-shy about low bids, no matter what they claim they'll do. I would do it Olympic rating style and toss out the low bids : ) , but that's just me. I understand that a lot of good hands are doing work at lower prices in this climate, but buyer beware. : )
Posted by: jland at October 2, 2009 9:37 AM
30K ???!!
Who gave that quote?
I agree pretty much with mopar's figures.
Neatness is key! Ask for references.
Posted by: henrycurtis at October 2, 2009 10:03 AM
It's never a bad practice to toss the high bid and the low bid unless you really know how to write a tight rfp.
Posted by: denton at October 2, 2009 5:26 PM
I would recommand Gabriela painting they painted my friends house on 3rd st in park slope three stories 11 rooms and saved her approximately 35% lest then any one else she was so happy with the job you can contact them at gabipaintinginc@aol.com 718-645-8503
Posted by: max senises at October 8, 2009 11:57 AM
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