Painting hall, stairs and landing - how long?

[wedge69]

I doubt anyone can give me an exact answer, but we are looking at having our hall, stairs and landing painted. This includes making good existing cracks, undercoat, two top coats, and doing all the woodwork (five doorways).

We are obviously getting a few quotes for this, but it's hard to know if we would be getting ripped off.

In the absence of being able to give a price, could someone suggest how long this would take one man to do? At least then I could figure out a day rate!

Cheers

 

[Growler]

I doubt anyone can give me an exact answer, but we are looking at having our hall, stairs and landing painted. This includes making good existing cracks, undercoat, two top coats, and doing all the woodwork (five doorways).

We are obviously getting a few quotes for this, but it's hard to know if we would be getting ripped off.

In the absence of being able to give a price, could someone suggest how long this would take one man to do? At least then I could figure out a day rate!

Cheers

I would think that nobody will know without seeing it, especially with the bare information given to quote from.
i.e - existing cracks where? ceilings? walls? wood? How many coats on the ceiling? what colour is it now? what's the surface? what's on the walls ? do the walls want emulsioning? whats on them? why 2 top coats on what? Any doors? whats on them?
That's just for a start because when we go to do a quote, all these things and more, have to be ironed out. to even start to quote something.

 

[advancemaintenance1]

i agree mate but should think that between 4 and 7 days should cover it as for the day rate depends on how good your decorator is






i hate decorating but the wife is the boss

 

[wedge69]

That's cool, I kinda thought that would be the case!

We'll just go wit the guy we trust the most

Cheers

 

[LJW61]

1 day for stripping,
1 1/2 days for filling & lining
1 day to emulsion
3 days for woodwork
+- 1/2 day
= approx £650-700 + materials