Browse Forums Finishing Touch 1 Oct 14, 2010 12:40 pm Hi, We are nearing the end of our build, our painter has just called. In our contract, we get 2 coats of paint. The painter said that the 2 coats of paint won't be enough and that it will look patchy. He has offered us to do the 3rd coat to the walls for $1000. Is this price roughly what it would normally cost? I have never paid someone to paint as the houses I have been in have been old, so I've just done it myself. Any advice would be great, as he said he is due to finish painting tomorrow. Re: 2 coats of paint included in price, painter offering 3rd 3Oct 14, 2010 1:06 pm I didn't take the actual call, as I'm pretty much deaf atm. I'm not sure if the patchy comment was his main arguement, he seemed to be saying that the 3rd coat wasn't a necessity, but he recommended it as it would look a lot better. Re: 2 coats of paint included in price, painter offering 3rd 4Oct 14, 2010 1:53 pm Hi, If the paintwork is appearing patchy then you don't have to pay for a third coat to correct it. Take note of the building standards and tolerances guide at http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/resources/documents/S+T_GUIDE_07.pdf Section 12.02 mentions: Paintwork is defective if application defects, or blemishes such as paint runs, paint sags, wrinkling, dust, bare or starved painted areas, colour variations, surface cracks, irregular and coarse brush marks, sanding marks, blistering, uniformity of gloss level and other irregularities in the surface that are visible form a normal viewing position. Michelle House - Lockup completed 23rd December 2011 - Painters are in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37261&start=0&hilit=Blaxland Re: 2 coats of paint included in price, painter offering 3rd 5Oct 14, 2010 1:59 pm Taking a 3rd coat is a good option. It's not about building standards, it's just about how good you want it to look. As standard, 2 coats are applied to keep the costs down. Same for every project builder. A 3rd coat will give a much better, deeper coverage which is more resistant to wear. Not sure about the price, depends on your house size, but sounds about right. Re: 2 coats of paint included in price, painter offering 3rd 6Oct 14, 2010 3:30 pm Hi, Yes definitely agree that 3 coats of paint is much better than 2 coats. Our current house has only two coats (which was the standard) and my new build I will be having three coats. I just wanted to highlight that they shouldn't be forced into paying for the third coat if the budget is tight in order to get a non patchy finish. Michelle House - Lockup completed 23rd December 2011 - Painters are in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37261&start=0&hilit=Blaxland Re: 2 coats of paint included in price, painter offering 3rd 7Oct 14, 2010 3:46 pm Thank you very much for all of the input, I appreciate it. I think we will go ahead with the 3rd coat. I would rather it was done right at the start, than having to do it later when our carpet and such is in place. Re: 2 coats of paint included in price, painter offering 3rd 8Oct 16, 2010 9:13 pm My parents just paind 1k for for a 3rd coat of paint. My Mum works with the painters wife- they didn't get mates rates but I am sure they weren't ripped off IFYKWIM. Re: 2 coats of paint included in price, painter offering 3rd 11Oct 17, 2010 8:18 am We may need to get our terminology in order. When people talk about 3rd coat are they talking about the 3rd coat (undercoat + colour + colour) or are they talking about 3rd colour coat (undercoat + colour + colour + colour). For my house, I'm getting undercoat + colour + colour. Hasn't been done yet, but I'm sure it's fine. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: 2 coats of paint included in price, painter offering 3rd 12Oct 17, 2010 8:47 am Casa2 We may need to get our terminology in order. When people talk about 3rd coat are they talking about the 3rd coat (undercoat + colour + colour) or are they talking about 3rd colour coat (undercoat + colour + colour + colour). For my house, I'm getting undercoat + colour + colour. Hasn't been done yet, but I'm sure it's fine. Any painter that considers 2 coats is one of undercoat and one of paint is a moron. The painter must follow the specs of the product he/she is using. In this case an exception would be if the product is specificaly designed to cover with only one coat i.e. 'Dulux Once'. EDIT: even then I'd still question the painter and paint manufacturer why the product failed. hey there! 😊 so, it’s kinda common for standard drawer depths to be around 500mm since most cabinets use this size to fit the usual runners… 3 20902 Wow I hadn't realised things had gotten that pricey in just a couple of years since I built, that is crazy with how much land is now costing if you aren't lucky enough to… 3 7102 Hi, you've probably already resolved this, however, Commbank will probably pay the funds to you after you send evidence the work is done regardless the change in the quotes. 1 35321 |