lynn Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Not a professional but my son and his friend, I am providing all supplies and lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I am always hesitant to pay by the hour because teens can be so bad with time management. I would see what the guy at the paint store thinks is right for your area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTRMom Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 If it's just one average room without any detail work, I would pay them $50 each. More if they're also moving heavy furniture in and out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 I would pay $60 per first coat (walls, trim, and ceiling), per normal sized -- say up to 14'x14' or so -- room w/o a lot of furniture moving. And $40 for a second coat. That's assuming reasonably clean areas with reasonably little wall washing and furniture moving. (I.e., one hour of moving/vacuuming/washing for entire room). If the area is really gross or there's tons of furniture to move, I'd pay more, looking at $10/hr as a goal wage for more cleaning work. If it's already 100% ready to paint (including drop clothes/taping already done), then you could subtract $10 from the first coat price, making it $50. I've painted A LOT and am *very practiced, fast and neat. FWIW, I could prep in an hour, paint the first coat in probably 3-4 hours and the 2nd coat in probably 2 hours. (I've painted dozens of rooms over the years, and I like it.) Add in an hour of cleaning brushes and getting stuff out and putting it away . . . You're looking at about 8 hours work for one room, for me, and I'm really good. :) I'm also *really* particular, though. (2 coats on every surface, very tidy lines, etc.) If there are ceilings over 10' and you don't have excellent ladders/scaffolding/etc, then you'd have to pay a LOT more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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