House painting costs

After picking your color and deciding when to do the work and whether to do the work yourself or contract it out, you have to figure out your painting costs.

The most obvious expense is the paint itself. You must estimate how many gallons of paint you're going to need. So you should have idea of how big the area you're going to paint is. Also, its surface -- rough surfaces will take more paint that smooth ones. Also, how many coats you will have to put on it.

And don't forget the expense of thinner, paint brushes, rollers, cleaner, clothes that you'll never want to use again, the cost of paying someone to help. Even if it's friends, you should at least buy them pizza, if not a lot of beer (after the job is over!).


painting costs
painting costs