How much does it cost to paint a room?

Here's a question a lot of home owners ask. How much to paint this room?  Typically when you are going to have a room painted the painter is going to help you, if you haven't already, figure out what exactly you need painted.  For instance, say you want your master bedroom painted.  Lets say its 20x12x8.  You may want your ceilings painted a flat bright white, walls a tan color with a satin finish so it won't scuff up easily and a two doors-two-windows-base molding-molding painted with a semi-gloss bright white.   The base molding needs to be caulked to fill gaps and a bunch of nail holes from pictures need to be filled.  First off,  as a painter I am going to figure out how much prep work will be needed for this room.  Then how much paint.  There is 512 square feet of wall area, 240 square feet of ceiling area and 180 linear feet of molding including 2 windows and a 2 doors.  So you are going to need 3 gallons of wall paint because each gallon covers about 300 square feet and two coats are applied.  The second coat covers with much less paint.  For the ceiling you are going to need two gallons of paint to cover it twice, it covers at the same rate as wall paint except it is typically in a flat sheen.  For the molding-windows and doors you will need a gallon.  It is more cost effective to buy a gallon vs two quarts for your molding-trim and chances are you can use what's left somewhere else.  Here is how I break down an interior paint job.

Prep Work :
1. Move furniture or center and cover with plastic
2. Lay drop clothes or cover floor with contractors paper
3. Sand walls, molding, doors, windows
4.Vacuum and wipe them down.
5. Fill nail holes, caulk and clean
6. Tape out molding and doors
7. Remove hardware and store

Painting : 
1. Cut in and apply two coats ceiling paint.  In my experience ceilings suck up paint because they are  more porous and typically painted with a flat sheen over and over.  So two coats are usually needed to get it true. 
2. Apply enamel paint to all molding, doors, windows 
3. Tape out all molding once it has dried 
4. Cut in and apply two coats wall paint

Cleaning & Restoration: 
1.  Remove tape, plastic and drop clothes 
2.  Clean area 
3.  Reset furniture
4.  Replace hardware

This is how a professional painter who is going to approach your room that needs to be painted.  So the cost to paint this  master bedroom including high quality paint+materials from Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams will be about $1500.00-1,800.00.   High quality middle of the road interior paint from a paint retailer cost about $40-$50 and up a gallon for your walls, a gallon of a good bright white ceiling paint cost about $20-$25 per gallon, the molding-door enamel is $50-$60 a gallon.  You also have to factor in roller covers, rollers, pan liners, tape, plastic, clean drop clothes, joint compound, caulk, sand paper, cleaning supplies.  Paint and materials add up to around $400-$500.  There are options that will change the price such as no ceiling or molding, one coat vs two, no furniture to move.  For a room half this size it would be half the cost.  If you take out the ceiling and molding work it will cost about $900.00.

When you hire a professional you will benefit from their extensive experience in producing show quality results that will last.  Your hard earned dollars are being spent on an optimal result and great experience that will leave your home looking great, maintaining its value and looking exactly like the picturesque home you desire.  The best way to determine the actual cost is to schedule an appointment so that your painter can see exactly what you need done.  There are many variables that go into an accurate estimate.  Please visit our website listed below for more information and to schedule an appointment. 

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
http://doniganpainting.webstarts.com/

House Painting Eastwood

Recently Donigan Painting worked at a customers home in the Eastwood Neighborhood of Syracuse.  Tony's house is aluminum siding.  It was thoroughly cleaned with sodium triphosphate to remove the chalky buildup.  One coat of oil primer was applied followed by one coat of Sherwin Williams Super Paint in a flat sheen beige.  Windows and trim were painted with the same product in a light yellow satin sheen.  Call today for your free estimate and color consultation and visit our website below to learn more about what we have to offer for your next painting project.

Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
http://doniganpainting.webstarts.com/

Exterior House Painting Syracuse University Syracuse NY

Recently Donigan Painting landed another Syracuse University exterior paint job at 114 Circle Road from a referral around the corner on Berkeley Drive. Tom needed his three story colonial painted.  We thoroughly hand scraped peeling paint, cleaned the siding, oil primed, caulked gaps and seams before applying two coats of Benjamin Moore Regal Exterior in a bright flat white.  We took special care not to damage plant life around the home by setting up temporary cover with plywood-plastic -drop clothes.  Being an older home Lead Safe Practices were used to contain dust and dispose of debris in compliance with EPA guidelines.  Prior to this repaint we painted the outside of 115 Circle Road before the new homeowner moved in.  On this job we painted all the dark green trim with the same product above and same process. Please call us for your free quote today.  There is no obligation.  For more pics of recent work please visit the website and blog below or YouTube-search Donigan Painting. 

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting--EPA RRP Certified Lead Safe
224 Ross Park
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
http://doniganpainting.webstarts.com/
yourcitypainter.blogspot.com

Exterior House Painting Syracuse NY

Recently we restored a Syracuse University Tudor home at 316 Berkeley Drive for defense lawyer Ed Menken.  His wife Lorrie chose traditional colors for Tudor homes in this area that met neighborhood standards for historical preservation.  They chose to have extensive prep work that included HEPA Sanding nearly all of their molding and trim that was buckling.  We spent two weeks getting their home ready for paint meticulously cleaning, caulking and priming.  Two coats of Benjamin Moore Regal Exterior were applied, all the windows were cleaned and we even re-stained their deck because they were such great customers. 

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting-EPA RRP Certified Lead Safe
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
doniganpaintingco@gmail.com
http://doniganpainting.webstarts.com/
yourcitypainter.blogspot.com/

Lead Safe Exterior Painting Syracuse, Strathmore, Sedgwick, Eastwood, Northside, Valley, Comstock, Syracuse University NY

Donigan Painting is a Lead Certified Renovator-Repair-Painting-RRP company in Syracuse NY.  If your property was built before 1978 there is a chance lead paint was used at one time on the inside and outside.  If you are planning to have work done on your home, have children or pets and are concerned with this possibility rest assured there is a solution.  By practicing EPA standards for safe removal we can minimize any exposure to lead.  We utilize containment and encapsulation practices that ensure dust and chips stay in the work area and are disposed of safely when finished.  At Donigan Painting we take the question marks out of house painting or remodeling work that involves disturbing old paint.  So this spring whether you are in Syracuse, Manlius, Dewitt, Jamesville, Liverpool, Cicero, Camillus, Onondaga Hill, Baldwinsville, Solvay or North Syracuse make sure you call the experts who know how to safely handle your project using EPA Certified Standards.  Painting your house exterior is something we take pride in, provide a warranty on and deliver a beautiful result that maintains your homes value.  You can be sure that we take what we do seriously so that your home is protected with a lasting high quality finish that you will love pulling up to everyday.  Below is a home that went thru this exact process last summer in the Strathmore Neighborhood. Both dormers were in in very rough shape and now have been restored. 

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Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
doniganpaintingco@gmail.com

House Painting Exterior Syracuse, Manlius, Dewitt, Cicero, Liverpool NY

Recently Donigan Painting went to work on a Manlius farmhouse and barn on Route 175 before you enter the village.  The owners  needed both the house and barn thoroughly hand scraped, sanded , cleaned, primed and painted to get it ready to put up for sale.  Their property needed extensive prep work to get it ready for paint so we spent two weeks prepping the surfaces.  They chose to go with bright white for the main portions of each structure and a sage green for the windows.  Two coats of high quality Benjamin Moore Regal Exterior Flat Paint and  Arbor Coat Solid Stain were applied to each.  Stain was applied on the barn because during prep we removed layers of paint to bare wood and wanted to provide a breathable coating that would ensure a lasting finish able to with stand Central NY's very wet/freezing seasons.  Stain in some situations holds up much better than paint because it allows the wood to breath so the area coated with it will allow the transfer of oxygen unlike paint where it seals.  Stain is absorbed into wood.  Proper preparation is the key to making your paint-stain job last for years.  So when you hire your next painter you may want to pay attention to what value their service offers.  At Donigan Painting we offer a 10 Year Warranty with our service plans because we know from years of experience that how we do each phase of the job will ensure that your home or business will look great, maintain its value and protect it for years to come or I will personally come back and fix any issue guaranteed.  We'll be here in 20 years to make sure you are taken care of each time the need rises with the high quality service and professional workmanship you deserve.  Here a few pics of this project.

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
doniganpaintingco@gmail.com
http://doniganpainting.webstarts.com

Exterior House Painting Syracuse NY

Donigan Painting does a number of repaints in the Syracuse University neighborhood every year.  As a RRP-Certified EPA company (Renovator-Repair-Painting) we have the ability to safely remove paint that may contain lead.  Houses that were built before 1978 have the potential for lead based paint being used at some point.  By using trained techniques of removal and containment your property will be protected from any residue or ill effects it can pose.  Recently we restored an SU professors home that had not been painted in 20 years, had peeling paint everywhere and rotted shingles.  A bunch of cedar shingles were replaced along the base of the house that had dry/wet rot beyond repair.  The house was thoroughly hand scraped, washed/cleaned and oil primed as needed on bare wood.  Two coats of Benjamin Moore Regal were applied on all surfaces.  The final product came out looking pretty good.  Here are some before and after pics of this Maryland Ave repaint. 

Bill Donigan
Donigan Painting
Syracuse NY 13208
315-313-3254
doniganpaintingco@gmail.com
http://doniganpainting.webstarts.com/