Hi All,
Has anyone paid for a painter to paint all of the interior walls on a new house (including sealing the walls and then 2 coats of paint). How much did you pay?
If you did it yourself, how long did it take and was it worth it?
Cheers
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Painting 2Nov 01, 2009 2:29 pm BUILT with Homebuyer's Centre - Aussie Alfresco Games viewtopic.php?f=31&t=16668 Moved In - Dec 14th Painting all but done - Jan 11 Front Landscaping - Feb 8 Moved In PICS Page 43 Re: Painting 12Nov 08, 2009 10:53 pm For the most part a new home is built useing around a dozen trade contractors and then retail suppliers and fitters i.e Blinds cupboard sliders etc, A builders Job is to oversee the construction of the home, organise legal matters and timeframes and check work quality schedualling etc, They for the most part collect 100% of your money then for the fee margin of 10 - 20% usually handle the build then pass on the 80 - 90% to contractors for there services etc. (theres alot of services hired by builders , drafters,lawyers,accounts etc aswell, there margins are extremally tight even when there a big builder, Also being big buyers of services etc, the margin you can save by buying direct is small if any.) Love to help you out but I am located in queensland, Only advice I can give you is to hire a truely professional tradesman, Its hard to know if they are or not so I'd look for things like - Itemised quote, The quote should not just say "premium paint" ask for the specific paint type, personally i recommend a three coat system with 2 coats hand cut and rolled on walls useing dulux wash and wear low sheen, its important that both two coats are cut and rolled as that paint is designed to be applied that way, and usually painters will spray the sealer and the first coat of low sheen then only cut and roll the last coat. (very important). preferrably if the painter your hireing is useing dulux paints look for the use of the "professional range" i.e professional full gloss enamel, or professional tintable ceiling flat, these are the professionals range of paints dulux sells to contractors , very good paints. And alittle pricey your quote should reflect this. Ask that the doors/window frames door frames etc Not be sprayed finish, stipulate that no enamels will be sprayed (the paint used on your doors/architraves & window frames.) spraying enamels causes the enamel to dull, also enamels when sprayed tend to float in the air and become dry airbourne while the bulk ofthe enamel hits the target door or frame the air surrounding it will have airbourne paint particles that will settle onto the wet paint, this will cause a roughish feel to surfaces. (also why a quick painter is not better then one that proceeds professionally and puts in the hard work of finishing it by hand). Don't under estimate the quality of the undercoats and sealers used also , The difference between the cheapest undercoat and the best undercoat is quite substantial, most people only ever see homes painted with cheaper sealers undercoats etc, but I can assure you the difference is amaizing. Hope that helps somewhat I could go on for hrs. Hi, Have used the Dulux 1 step, oil base on my walls(white set), out of can it’s already a more thinner product than a final coat paint Also in water base Water or… 3 5018 Thanks mate, is there a standard off the shelf type breathable product I can apply DIY? Thanks 2 8187 |