If your home was built before 1978 this means there is a distinct possibility that lead paint was used on it at one time. More prep work is needed to complete the job safely. First you will want the painting contractor to be EPA Lead Safe Certified RRP. This certification tells you that you are dealing with a professional who cares about your family and his crew. More precautions will be taken to contain and safely remove peeling paint from your home if this is the case. This also means it will cost more money because there are many more steps to completing the prep work on your home.
So lets get to the meet and bones of it so you can get an idea of what a fair price should include and be around to paint your home this spring or summer. For this example lets use Plan B as your choice for painting your house. Lets also say that your home is three stories, being painted from a light gray to a bright white with black shutters, is cedar clapboard and needs a fair amount of hand scraping to remove peeling paint. To get the square footage we will measure each side of the houses length and multiple it by the height. For the sake of argument lets say its 3500sqft. This means your painter is going to use about 15-17 gallons of paint to complete this project. So the price for a high quality exterior paint from either Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams is anywhere from $60-$90 a gallon. So for 17 gallons at $60-$90 your paint alone is going to cost right around $1,100.00-$1,600.00. Next is the labor charge. Lets say your paint job is going to take a week with 4-5 pro's doing the work. Our companies rate will be in and around $8,000.00 + paint/materials+ equipment which may involve renting a boom lift to safely reach your dormers on the third floor or other areas that are hard to reach. Now lets put it all together, your material-paint charge is going to be around $1,500.00-$2,000.00 with a just in case factor included(some houses suck up paint believe it or not) plus labor at $8,000.00 + a lift ($1,600.00) for a week equals $11,100.00. If no lift is needed $9,500.00. Now lets flip this back to Plan A- your basic scrape and paint your price will be around $7,500.00. The house pictured below is my basis for this example. It is a home we painted in Manlius recently without a lift charge.
Keep in mind I'm painting this picture with a very broad stroke because the reality is if you want an accurate estimate that takes into account what exactly you want done you are going to need to schedule an appointment with your painter to walk around and discuss what is important to you so your quote can be tailored to your wishes. It's very easy to get on your computer and go to the next great service site to get three free quotes from area painters but what level of quality and expertise is being exercised from a keyboard? Please schedule an appointment at our website below to meet with me to lay out all the features and benefits you can have by working one on one with a professional house painting contractor who is considering what you want so that you get exactly what you need to make your houses paint job look great for years to come. Filling out our contact form takes a few seconds and you can get familiar with are operation. We're the real deal and if we meet I will give it to you straight so that you know what it's going to take to achieve your dream paint job that makes you proud every time you come home.
Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
224 Ross Park
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254 or 315-748-6323
http://doniganpainting.webstarts.com/
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