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On 11 Mar 2006 06:23:54 -0800, mailbox@cpacker.org wrote:
>My stepdaughter's boyfriend, a construction
>worker, agreed to paint the exterior
>of our house...
>http://cpacker.org/a1.jpg
>in return for us bailing them out of about
>$2000 of financial difficulties. I have not
>the slightest idea how much a professional
>painter would charge for the job. Would
>I be getting my money's worth? The exterior
>woodwork consists of 11 windows, the porch
>and the eaves. Note that the faux brick
>siding will NOT be painted, but the concrete
>walls of the lower story will, as will the
>brick parts of the front porch. Assume standard
>surface prep work beforehand.
That's a reasonable price if it includes materials, in my view:
windows are a lot of work if prepped correctly (scraped thoroughly,
reglazed, primed, painted with 2 coats), and I would insist on 2 final
coats of paint on top of the surface priming. Draw up a contract
where you hold back some $$ at the end to assure your satisfaction
with the final job.
Based on your homepage, it looks like you are in the metro DC area,
which means for that area, the price is reasonable. Why not ask a
professional painter for a ballpark reference?
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Re: About how much would this paint job cost?
