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painting rates very greatly in any area. When a contractor is
asked to bid on a house he takes into account many things. From the
stand point of being a painting contractor most of my life and bidding
on a few hundred homes I take in the following considerations:
1. The AGE of the home.
2. HOW LONG SINCE the LAST PAINT
JOB? A good paint job will last about six to ten years, so every year
from this stand point is a year that your home is really unprotected
from weather and serious damage can occur, basically meaning, if you
delay repainting for too long, you may never be able to get that new
look again from any paint job, without repair work.
3. The SIDING and TRIM MATERIALS
the home have been constructed of. Some materials require twice the
amount of paint and labor.
4. The HEIGHT of the home. Single
story homes require the least amount of labor cost.
5. The ROOF PITCH (angle). Do we
need to install roof jacks or extra safety measures that require extra
labor?
6. PLANTS - This is a big one.
Painters have to protect all your plants and covering all these areas
requires labor. Take a good look at your home on the exterior and ask
yourself how you would be able to work around the plants you have.
Picture yourself moving a ladder around, or walking say 18 inches from
your siding. This is one of the first things your painting contractor
will look at closely.
7. FENCES - Do you have a fence on
one side or both that the painter may have to figure how to work
around? Some fences may have to be moved and reinstalled in order to do
your work.
8. MULTIPLE COLORS - Homes with
two or three different body colors take extra time and materials.
Trim, how much trim do you
have? Is it just in the front of the house or front and back, and maybe
all the way around.
9. HILLSIDES - Is your home
located on a hillside? Remember the painter has to work safely, and
working on a hillside where you have to anchor your ladder with every
move takes time.
10. PAINT MATERIALS - Depending on
the amount, and the quality of products. The cost will vary from twenty
to sixty dollars per gallon.
So with all this said, what
does it cost?
Well, most repaint bids can go
from 1.00 to 3.00 per SF per living space of the home. All you have to
do is take into consideration the above work and price of
paint/materials, plus what profit the contractor wants to take home and
you have it.
One of the reasons I'm writing this is because I feel that if people
come to
understand that every home is different and every bid will be
different, so please feel free to ask me to take a look at your home.
Sometimes it may even cost less than you think to have your home
painted. I know this sounds complicated but most good painting
contractors are use to figuring out how to save you money.
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