Our construction company is charging about 23,000 for the painting work in our planned single-family house with 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) of living space and a ceiling height of 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in). In the basement, only rough plastering will be done, while in the ground floor and attic, surfaces will be plastered, sanded, covered with textured paint fleece, and painted.
For financial reasons, we will probably have to do it ourselves and plan to use paint fleece instead of wallpaper.
What do you think we should budget for materials? That is, filler, joint tape, corner protectors, primer, paint fleece, and paint? About 10,000?
Thanks for your input. Oh, and how long do you think an amateur would roughly need to complete this? About 4 weeks?
For financial reasons, we will probably have to do it ourselves and plan to use paint fleece instead of wallpaper.
What do you think we should budget for materials? That is, filler, joint tape, corner protectors, primer, paint fleece, and paint? About 10,000?
Thanks for your input. Oh, and how long do you think an amateur would roughly need to complete this? About 4 weeks?
Nordlys schrieb:
Four weeksYes, a bungalow with a very small staircase leading to the attic without finished roof undersides... What was your ceiling height again? Also 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)?
In that case... I’m thinking at least six weeks with three or four people. How about hiring an independent painter and decorator?
ypg schrieb:
Yes, a bungalow with a very small staircase leading up to the attic without exposed roof undersides... Wasn’t your ceiling height the same? Also 2.70m (8 ft 10 in)?
So, I’m thinking at least 6 weeks with three or four people.
How about hiring an independent painter and decorator?Yes, correct, on the ground floor 2.70m (8 ft 10 in) and in the attic where the roof equals the ceiling, so 2.20m (7 ft 3 in) knee wall height and about 4m (13 ft) on the inside.We’ll wait for the price for just the plastering and then get 1-2 alternative quotes. In the end, the carport might actually get painted first, or the ventilation system, which the builder said isn’t technically necessary (that’s about 12,500 gross).
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HilfeHilfe13 Jan 2020 06:52When I read through your thread from 2019, I'm not surprised that money is tight.
Perhaps as a reference, here is our approach:
We received the building shell from the general contractor with a Q2 plaster finish. The ceilings on the ground floor (concrete) and upper floor (drywall) were unfinished and not sanded. The bathrooms were finished with lime-cement plaster.
We hired a painter through MyHammer who primed the entire house, filled and sanded the ceilings, and made the bathrooms ready for painting by filling and sanding them. After that, we only had to do the painting ourselves. The ceilings on the ground floor were additionally wallpapered with fleece wallpaper.
We paid €4,000 plus the cost of five buckets of white professional paint for our own painting work.
By the way: Our house has two full stories with 145m² (1,560 sq ft).
We received the building shell from the general contractor with a Q2 plaster finish. The ceilings on the ground floor (concrete) and upper floor (drywall) were unfinished and not sanded. The bathrooms were finished with lime-cement plaster.
We hired a painter through MyHammer who primed the entire house, filled and sanded the ceilings, and made the bathrooms ready for painting by filling and sanding them. After that, we only had to do the painting ourselves. The ceilings on the ground floor were additionally wallpapered with fleece wallpaper.
We paid €4,000 plus the cost of five buckets of white professional paint for our own painting work.
By the way: Our house has two full stories with 145m² (1,560 sq ft).
We were offered between €10,000 and €20,000 for 300m² (3,229 ft²) of living space about 1.5 years ago.
We did it ourselves and I can only recommend spraying. I used 15 liters (about 4 gallons) of paint per 16m² (172 ft²) room, applied in one thick coat. But this only works if the floor and doors are not yet installed. I sprayed the house alone over three weekends.
We did it ourselves and I can only recommend spraying. I used 15 liters (about 4 gallons) of paint per 16m² (172 ft²) room, applied in one thick coat. But this only works if the floor and doors are not yet installed. I sprayed the house alone over three weekends.
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