YooHoot
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Post by YooHoot on Aug 28, 2015 14:25:20 GMT
Looking at a house that's in a great neighborhood, 3 car garage, 5 bedrooms...but the previous owners LOVED color. Everyone room looks like a damn crayon right out of the box. Black and orange in one room, brown in another (including the ceiling?!), bright blue bathroom, red livingroom. HIDEOUS! I figured before we moved in (if!), I could just have someone paint for me. Any idea what something like that would cost? I'd probably use one neutral color for everything just to make it easier. Just weighing some options.
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Nicole in TX
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Post by Nicole in TX on Aug 28, 2015 14:33:17 GMT
You would be looking at a couple thousand dollars.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 28, 2015 14:33:39 GMT
Quite a bit for an entire house. It sounds like they would need to prime over the dark colors before applying a lighter shade. And I wouldn't go with the cheapest bid--I would want that job well done or it would make me crazy for years to see the missed spots and drips.
Maybe paint the worst rooms now and do the rest yourself? You could save the Halloween room for November!
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Post by gritzi on Aug 28, 2015 14:33:45 GMT
It's going to vary with region, if you hire an individual vs a painting co.,etc. If you purchased the home through a realtor ask them for recommendations.
Our realtor recommended an excellent painter whom we've hired many times. When we purchased our current home we hired her to paint part of the downstairs plus one bedroom upstairs. I am guessing about 1800 sq ft.+/-. She supplied everything (Sherwin Williams paint) and charged us $800.
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akathy
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Post by akathy on Aug 28, 2015 14:36:15 GMT
No idea what it would cost but if you had it done before you moved in and are planning to use the same color wouldn't the painter be able to just spray it on?
Why don't you call a couple painting companies, give them a square footage and ask what their prices are. I found prices varied widely when I was looking for a painter.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 14:38:12 GMT
Put a paint allowance in your contract and ask the sellers to pay it. I would say at least $2-3K. Maybe more if there are vaulted or 2 story rooms.
I am surprised that their RE agent didn't suggest it prior to putting the home on the market (or maybe he/she did and they ignored the advice).
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Post by DEX on Aug 28, 2015 14:39:56 GMT
I am in the Midwest. I just bought a new home (2300 sq. ft). I am having it painted before I move in. The painter said 10-12 gallons of good quality paint plus 1 gallon on primer for an ugly blue wall. Labor cost is $2000 and will take 1 week. I am doing a light grey throughout.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 28, 2015 14:52:14 GMT
I am in the Midwest. I just bought a new home (2300 sq. ft). I am having it painted before I move in. The painter said 10-12 gallons of good quality paint plus 1 gallon on primer for an ugly blue wall. Labor cost is $2000 and will take 1 week. I am doing a light grey throughout. Wow. I'm thinking that would cost you close to $8,000-10,000 in northern Virginia. My friend had her main living room, the stairway, and the upstairs hall painted last year. It was almost $5,000. The stairway need scaffolding and the ceilings are 10 ft. I told her I'd do it for $3,000 and I was only half kidding. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 14:54:56 GMT
I work w a professional interior painter. He charges approx $350 for a normal sized bedroom without excessive windows that will need to be primed first. That includes all primer, paint, everything. If you have a bunch of windows and doors or an oversized area or if there is popcorn ceilings to be removed, it will be more.
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Post by J u l e e on Aug 28, 2015 14:58:12 GMT
If you do it, while you've got painters in there, I would also ask for them to quote all the ceilings, door/window frames, baseboards (if they're white). I was so happy I had that done. You never really notice how crappy some of that stuff looks until all the furniture is moved out. It will be worth it to move into an entirely brand new painted house.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 15:01:01 GMT
It's going to vary with region, if you hire an individual vs a painting co.,etc. If you purchased the home through a realtor ask them for recommendations. Our realtor recommended an excellent painter whom we've hired many times. When we purchased our current home we hired her to paint part of the downstairs plus one bedroom upstairs. I am guessing about 1800 sq ft.+/-. She supplied everything (Sherwin Williams paint) and charged us $800. We recently priced getting the whole house interior (just walls, not ceilings or trim) painted. 1800 sf with 10 ft ceilings. Quotes averaged $3500. This was just covering a boring beige, nothing dark. I'd expect more coats and priming would be needed to cover the colors you're talking about. |
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YooHoot
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Post by YooHoot on Aug 28, 2015 15:35:00 GMT
Thanks everyone. No popcorn ceilings. I could do it myself but it would be easier to let someone else do it (time etc). Halloween room is actually her scrapbook room! Crazy huh? It's about 2500sqft. Figure we could work the price into the house if we need to.
Just blows my mind when people do that to rooms. There is also a bedroom that's dark blue and navy. The amount if primer for that room will be insane.
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Post by mom on Aug 28, 2015 15:37:43 GMT
In March, we had our oversized living room, large dining room, entry and hall way painted, with trim, and we paid $1200. Painter bought paint and supplies from Sherwin Williams. Trim and doors were included.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 28, 2015 15:42:40 GMT
Think long and hard about whether you want to spend your own time doing it, if the cost of painters is sounding high. If it will take that much (meaning dark colors, higher ceilings, etc), it may well be the more cost-effective option to let professionals do it. They have the equipment, they know the best methods and techniques, and can probably do it a lot more cheaply than doing it yourself.
(saying this because I had to talk my BF into spending $$ to have the professionals do ours... in the end, it was WELL worth the money, considering how much of a headache it would have been for US to do it.
I think asking for a painting allowance in the real estate contract is a good idea, too-- especially since some of the colors are SO out there; I'd be surprised if their realtor hadn't warned them the paint might be a stumbling block to selling.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 15:44:04 GMT
Think long and hard about whether you want to spend your own time doing it, if the cost of painters is sounding high. If it will take that much (meaning dark colors, higher ceilings, etc), it may well be the more cost-effective option to let professionals do it. They have the equipment, they know the best methods and techniques, and can probably do it a lot more cheaply than doing it yourself. (saying this because I had to talk my BF into spending $$ to have the professionals do ours... in the end, it was WELL worth the money, considering how much of a headache it would have been for US to do it. I think asking for a painting allowance in the real estate contract is a good idea, too-- especially since some of the colors are SO out there; I'd be surprised if their realtor hadn't warned them the paint might be a stumbling block to selling. Agreed. Don't forget to factor in your time if you think of doing it yourself. This is a big project. |
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Post by shanniebananie on Aug 28, 2015 15:51:33 GMT
We paid close to $6000 last year for the enire interior, including ceilings, of our 5500 sq ft house. It took about a week and did not include trim.
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