How Much Does It Cost To Paint Interior Walls?



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Cost to Paint Interior Walls






Job
Description
Labour
1Let’s assume a “normal size” empty room with a door, window and chimney breast. The 4 walls are currently painted and just need a bit of filler here and there and a quick sand down. To prepare the walls, then apply 2 coats of emulsion, cutting in at the skirtings, architrave and window will take……1 man, 1.5 days.
£275

Plus paint etc. for all these jobs
£40
2Let’s assume the room is empty but the walls are currently papered. To strip it all off then do the above will be 2.5 days.
£440
3Let’s assume the room is currently painted but full of furniture etc. and carpeted. (You should move/return all the small stuff). He will move the furniture to the middle, cover the carpet as he goes, do “Job 1”, then put it all back. This will take him 2 days.
£350
4 If there’s furniture and wallpaper to strip, then he will have to remove all the furniture and take the carpet up, do the job and then put it all back again. He will need a mate for this and the whole job will take them 3 days.
 £825

“Labour” at £175 a day (tradesman) £100 (labourer), includes incidental fixings etc. and tipping charges. “Materials” if mentioned, are larger things (a boiler) and stuff only you can choose (tiles etc).  Also VAT must be added all round.

Information on Wall Painting


What’s on the walls at the moment and what about all the furniture and carpet?

If you empty the room it will be a lot cheaper.

BUT I don’t think I’ve ever arrived at a job where the room is supposed to have been completely emptied by YOU and it has been! You only start moving stuff the night before we’re arriving….after dinner and a drink. Your wife is supposed to help you but she’s on the phone to her sister. Your fifteen year old lad has never lifted anything in his gormless life. It takes you seven hours and you havn’t even moved all the books out!


You are completely useless at manual work, that’s why you are getting us in to paint for goodness sake. My 6 month old grandson can paint! And he is an expert at the other thing that painters are supposed to be able to do.


On second thoughts, let the painter do the room clearing….please!


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