Usually interior
painting job is charged according to square footage by the professional
painters. According to the preparation required, painter’s experience, number
of painters, location and quality of equipment, the job of painting is charged.
Formula to Calculate Your Painting Cost
In order to
estimate the painting
cost per sq. foot, the total price of professional
services or supplies’ cost is divided by square footage you need to paint. This
way, you will get per square feet paint cost.
For interior
painting job, the prices of job may vary. So be sure to have multiple quotes
and select the painter. For the whole job, a bid is usually a better choice for
both painter and customer. According to the painter, the painting speed
depends. When one painter paints entire room within 10 hours, other takes 20
hours for same job. So, calculating the cost on the basis of per hour cost is
not accurate.
Caution
When it comes to
ask for the estimate of cost, be sure to clear the particular tasks you can
expect from the painter for getting the job done. For instance, you might want painting of trim
and baseboards, interior of cupboards and closets, or doors. For each item, you
might be charged extra.
Professional Services
One can paint
house on their own to save money or call the help of some neighbors or friends.
But professional services are always professional. If you have multi-storey
home or a large house which has several ledges and peaks, it is better to call
the painter who is professional. You may also get breakdown by cutting cost of
labor or supplies from their estimate.
Time-frame
Reserve a day to
call several professional painters to visit your home and consider looking the
job in a way to get accurate cost estimate. Give a written bid by asking each
painter and getting the well-written quote. You will get bid from all painters
by 2 days.
Calculating Number of Square Feet
Both square feet
for painting and square footage of built-up area are different things. The area
of floors is considered to calculate square foot area. For calculating the
square footage for painting, calculate height and length of all the surfaces in
footage and height and length is multiplied.
