Cost of painting 3 bedrooms in Dublin semi-d?

Some_randomer

I've searched for a rough cost to paint 3 bedrooms in a typical semi-d in Dublin but haven't found any guide prices. I have 2 double and 1 single bedrooms. Here's a rough break down so would be good to get a ball park cost:

- 2 double bedrooms, 1 single bedroom - paint walls and ceilings

- paint skirting in one of the double bedrooms

- walls in one room have some blu-tack and a couple of small screw holes that would need to be filled

- existing colour is magnolia, change to something more modern maybe grey


Tia

Some_randomer

Anyone?


Even a ball park cost would be good..

Gumbo

Some_randomer wrote: »

Anyone?


Even a ball park cost would be good..

You wont find guides on Google for this.
Get 3 painters to quote to give an idea.

I would throw maybe €200 per room to a registered Painter?

So €600, that's your first quote. Now go get 3 more and compare.

scwazrh

I'd be amazed if you get them done for €600 by a registered full time painter.The painters we use charge for €2500 for a full 3 bed house complete inc. materials so on that figure I would estimate €1000- €1200 for 3 bedrooms only.
That said there is a handyman advertising €99 per room on gumtree but he also fits kitchens, assembles flat packs and cleans gutters so you would wonder how good a painter he is .

Some_randomer

scwazrh wrote: »

I would estimate €1000- €1200 for 3 bedrooms only.

1200 euro to paint 3 bedrooms? :eek:

Neon Demon

Some_randomer wrote: »

1200 euro to paint 3 bedrooms? :eek:

I was a qualified painter before I switched careers during the recession. Depending on the type of woodwork in a room, and the condition of the surfaces, the customer could be looking at €350 per room. My best friend still works in the trade and his prices are eye-wateringly high, but he's one of the best in the business and is booked-out nearly a year in advance at any one time. There's a lot of money it.

To be very frank, ask yourself what your standards are and be honest with yourself. A lot of people want the best they can afford, yet just don't have an eye for detail. For those, a painter such as my friend would be a waste of money because they wouldn't notice the difference between him and someone charging half that price.

scwazrh

Some_randomer wrote: »

1200 euro to paint 3 bedrooms? :eek:

At €1200 for a registered painter , the vat is approx €150 , materials €150 , €100 profit and that leaves €800 for labour - It would take 2 painters the best part of 2 days which is €200 / day each less tax will give a nett day rate of €140 .

Do you really think its shocking that a painter would earn €140 per day?

Rows Grower

scwazrh wrote: »

I'd be amazed if you get them done for €600 by a registered full time painter.The painters we use charge for €2500 for a full 3 bed house complete inc. materials so on that figure I would estimate €1000- €1200 for 3 bedrooms only.
That said there is a handyman advertising €99 per room on gumtree but he also fits kitchens, assembles flat packs and cleans gutters so you would wonder how good a painter he is .

Anyone capable of fitting a kitchen will of course be able to assemble a flat pack and I can't see how they would have a problem learning how to paint or clean gutters.

worded

It’s a tough job painting.

I paint my own house and have max respect for anyone doing it for a living

Rows Grower

Neon Demon wrote: »

I was a qualified painter before I switched careers during the recession. Depending on the type of woodwork in a room, and the condition of the surfaces, the customer could be looking at €350 per room. My best friend still works in the trade and his prices are eye-wateringly high, but he's one of the best in the business and is booked-out nearly a year in advance at any one time. There's a lot of money it.

To be very frank, ask yourself what your standards are and be honest with yourself. A lot of people want the best they can afford, yet just don't have an eye for detail. For those, a painter such as my friend would be a waste of money because they wouldn't notice the difference between him and someone charging half that price.

All things being equal, how good can he possibly be?

What makes him one of the best in the business?

Neon Demon

Rows Grower wrote: »

Anyone capable of fitting a kitchen will of course be able to assemble a flat pack and I can't see how they would have a problem learning how to paint or clean gutters.

It's a matter of quality. There's not a hope in hell that a handyman would leave behind work of similar quality to that of a fully qualified painter. Which leads me back to my first point. If the OP just wants a 'change of colour' or a bit of 'freshening up' then get a handyman. Don't waste your money on a quality painter because they likely won't know the difference.

Rows Grower

Neon Demon wrote: »

It's a matter of quality. There's not a hope in hell that a handyman would leave behind work of similar quality to that of a fully qualified painter. Which leads me back to my first point. If the OP just wants a 'change of colour' or a bit of 'freshening up' then get a handyman. Don't waste your money on a quality painter because they likely won't know the difference.

I know fully qualified painters that I wouldn't leave paint a fence in a field they are that bad.

Just because someone is fully qualified at a trade doesn't mean they can do a better job than someone else who had no formal training.

Neon Demon

Rows Grower wrote: »

All things being equal, how good can he possibly be?

What makes him one of the best in the business?

He does a lot of specialist work, including marbling and walnut grain, which are dying aspects of the trade. The same with wallcover hanging and gold leaf application. Try getting a handyman to hang Italian hand-printed paper or apply gold accents to a ceiling rose.

But I take your point. In terms of just painting a regular bedroom, it can only get so good.

I'd argue that the main advantage of an experienced painter with the correct training on 'regular' jobs is their ability to remedy defects.

To take one example, ceiling cracks are notoriously difficult to fix if there's any movement in the underlying surface. A handyman will fill it with poylfilla, sand it down and paint it, leaving you with a re-opened crack in three weeks. The best painters will open the crack, crevice the plaster, apply a mesh bond, fill the crack with a filler that retains a degree of movement, then apply a coating with sufficient flexibility to try and deal with the movement in the ceiling.

That's just one simple little thing that can go wrong on a job. The decorators that know how to deal with it correctly are the best in the business. That's my opinion at least, having worked in the trade for 12 years.

Rows Grower

Neon Demon wrote: »

He does a lot of specialist work, including marbling and walnut grain, which are dying aspects of the trade. The same with wallcover hanging and gold leaf application. Try getting a handyman to hang Italian hand-printed paper or apply gold accents to a ceiling rose.

But I take your point. In terms of just painting a regular bedroom, it can only get so good.

I'd argue that the main advantage of an experienced painter with the correct training on 'regular' jobs is their ability to remedy defects.

To take one example, ceiling cracks are notoriously difficult to fix if there's any movement in the underlying surface. A handyman will fill it with poylfilla, sand it down and paint it, leaving you with a re-opened crack in three weeks. The best painters will open the crack, crevice the plaster, apply a mesh bond, fill the crack with a filler that retains a degree of movement, then apply a coating with sufficient flexibility to try and deal with the movement in the ceiling.

That's just one simple little thing that can wrong on a job. The decorators that know how to deal with it correctly are the best in the business. That's my opinion at least, having worked in the trade for 12 years.

Anyone with a bit of cop on will open a crack before filling and there is nothing wrong with using pollyfilla to fill the gap proud and then sanding it back.

If you have to use mesh in the crack then it is not a job for a painter as the fault is nothing to do with painting.

As a matter of fact a lot of professional painters prefer to use pollyfilla instead of the new flexible fillers on the market as most of them cannot be sanded and don't give as good a finish.

Neon Demon

Rows Grower wrote: »

If you have to use mesh in the crack then it is not a job for a painter as the fault is nothing to do with painting.

Efflorescence coming through brick or plaster is nothing to do with the painting either, yet it's the painter that's presented with the problem, which is exactly why qualified painters are trained to deal with it.

It's been a long time since I completed my training, but most of the defects we dealt with back then were as a result of some sort of breakdown elsewhere in the construction.

I know that FÁS have rolled back their training but I'd like to think they're not sending out qualified painters with your type of attitude.

Rows Grower

Neon Demon wrote: »

Efflorescence coming through brick or plaster is nothing to do with the painting either, yet it's the painter that's presented with the problem, which is exactly why qualified painters are trained to deal with it.

It's been a long time since I completed my training, but most of the defects we dealt with back then were as a result of some sort of breakdown elsewhere in the construction.

I know that FÁS have rolled back their training but I'd like to think they're not sending out qualified painters with your type of attitude.

Emmmm, okay.

dartboardio

To give you an idea we got a medium/large sized sitting room painted, kitchen, hall and landing

All in /paint/ doors sanded for €800 ?? We’re in Waterford but used an unregistered Dublin painter. Got ripped right off me thinks.

Juwwi

It wouldn't take 2 painters 2 days to paint 3 bedrooms just walls and ceilings .

JJJackal

Juwwi wrote: »

It wouldn't take 2 painters 2 days to paint 3 bedrooms just walls and ceilings .

I think the person who suggested this meant it would take 2 diligent very good painters who are proud of their work 2 days.

Some lads would have it done in an afternoon!