I only charge for labor and I charge a amount of money where I’m comfortable doing the job. Yes sq. Footage works but that’s baseline. Sometimes the personality of the client makes me add money on top because some clients are pickier than others and I’m very accommodating so I charge a price that would make it worth working the job.
Hi Everyone, As of 2023 the pricing in this video is NOT accurate. Due to rising prices in materials, labor, and inflation, the prices here are up by 30%.
Keep it base.. 100 a door. (25 a coat). 100 casing (just inside room) Just walls and ceiling basic size room 800..(400 ceiling 400 walls baseboards).. closet 100 to .. keep it level 1100..
Not making good money with those prices. That room will take a few days. Prep. Masking. Clean up. Prime paint. Ceiling. Let's say it takes 14 hrs. That's only 33 bucks an hr. That's only good for one guy. Then your mark up. Gas. Business profit. Insurance. Ect.
Hey can you get more specific as far as pricing goes. How much do you guys charge per LF of trimming. Do you guys charge specifically for painting the ceilings? how much do you charge for masking/ moving or covering furniture? Also do you guys charge additional for priming?
Good video. I noticed that room also had a tracer ceiling, would have been nice if you mentioned it since they can be quite a bit of extra work. As far as not covering carpets, even if it's getting thrown out if it looks anywhere near presentable I'd protect it just in case. Takes almost no time to toss down a few drops. That room wouldn't take much more than an hour or two for me to leisurely finish (double cut and double roll alone). Charge whatever you can I guess, but I'd feel very uncomfortable asking 500bucks for a few walls. Most of my projects are a lot more than a single room, and definitely more than just walls.
Hello, Thank you for the video, helpful. I was wondering on the pricing, does the $2 - $2.50 sqft only for walls or ceilings as well? I have a 632 sqft of walls, and 180 sqft of ceiling with 75 Lft of trim that I have to quote, what would a cost of that room be? Thank you for your time.
How is it going. I booked an office space gig with one company last year and they pay a flat rate for standard size/office studio .they provide paint. flow of work is not as consistent but great for me to get my feet wet. I tried to ramp up my work and called other commercial office space company. I introduced my services as a painter and she said they need painters and were interested. She asked me what my numbers were and I wasn't sure what to tell her ,for not want to price myself out of work. So I asked her what her budget was and what they were paying out. She said her average rooms are 9x9s. And they are paying $90 just for paint (no prep work/nail pops/drywall repair). I tried to work out the math and it seems that a 9x9 is 81sq ft. And they are paying 1.11 per sq footage of room (not walls)- another question in itself - Should I charge on wall square footage or room square footage. Then she proceeded to ask me my numbers for prep work such as nails pops for drywall repair. and said she would follow up to ask me my numbers. Seeing as how they already seem to be on tight budget as they are a small company.I have no estimating system for prep work or just random regular nail holes that are scattered and can't find how to price that for her when she follows up. What do you suggest, I would greatly appreciate the help.
Unfortunately we do not work with such people. Once the bid needs to be broken out that much its a red flag for us. We only work with great people who want a great job at a great price. It sounds like they don't care about quality and only who can do it cheaper. As far as estimating standards it just something you have to time yourself and build over time. You will need to win some and loose some to come up with those standards.
@@HMPaintingkc Thanks man. I am just starting out so I am willing to take some low budget jobs to keep flow or work consistent and build experience. Thanks again
Multiply length & width Then divide by 1400 After that you will have your sq ft Find out how much sq ft the paint your getting renders. Divide your sq ft total by the sq ft paint. Hope this helps
This is for a very simple business where the owner himself is doing the work. Remember that you need to pay taxes and insurance so if you want to make 20 an hour your going to have to charge more. $20.00 an hour is $160 a day. If you want to actually want to receive that then you have to multiply by 1.153 to account for payroll taxes. Now thats $184.48 a day. But it doesnt end there. If this wage is for an employee you need to add workmans comp which is an additional 40% over the labor rate. Now your at $258.28 for that man for the day. Or about $32.29 an hour. Then use the same method. Hours it takes to do the job. Dont use best case scenario use a realistic time to do the job. Some people factor in going to the box store I dont. Instead calculate the time it takes add up all the material then markup everything by 1.5. thats a 50% markup. Why are we doing the markup on everything? Many reasons we are marking up material to account for time to price job acquire material etc. But also cause there are hidden costs we have not discussed. Vehicle your burning gas and wear and tear getting to the store and job site. That vehicle itself is depreciating in value and possibly has payments still going on. Also that vehicle has insurance. Office wherever you operate out of has its own rent and or utilities. If you have a 5 room house and you devote one room as an office then its 1/5 your living expenses. Liability insurance. Workmans comp protects the worker doesnt do shit to protect you from accidently knocking over a vase from the ming dynasty. If you use a 1.5x mark up then you will have roughly a 33% gross proffit margin and If you are a legit company with real costs factored in and your jobs are priced correctly you may actually see 10% proffit in reality once all overhead is accounted for. For service related work where jobs are short and there is alot of travel time I would price a first hour price thats higher with an additional hour price thats lower. My first hour price was always two hours labor. I wouldnt price anything tighter than the nearest half hour. I also had a special first hour price if client was far away. Try to make a price sheet like a recipe for easy estimating. Take this example if you know the amount of time one post can take lets say 2 hours well now any job involving a post you just walk and count each post. A 20 post job is 40 hours. Same with drywall. Try to figure out a minimum time for a 1x1 square now how much for a whole sheet. Now multiply by square footage or by sheet. Id argue your minimum price should be one sheet. Do not forget hidden costs. If your job has alot of debris do not forget to price in cleanup. Do you need to make a trip to the dumps or is a dumpster required? Mark that up as well. And finally dont cheap out on protection. If your ripping out drywall make it clear in your contract that your customer will clear furnature from the work area so you are not responsible for damage to there valuables. Then protect there floor a drop cloth to collect dust and debris followed up with a sheet of masonite (I prefer 4x4) to protect from a dropped tool. Use masking tape to tape the edges of the masonite together so grit doesnt get underneath and works a scratch into there herringbone floor.
No doors or trim,s mentioned to quote, just mainly walls and ceiling,s. Only a harf pie quote... I would expect a full quote including materials for each. Not all customers want just a quote on ceiling and walls... I been a painter decorator for 44 years my quotes are given to my customers on everything top to bottom including materials. Doors and frames $175 per room and qoute on wardrobe Doors an cupboards are a separate prices, window frames you also consider, prices range between $75-$300. Inside and out... It is your time and experience that your customers expect, given the right qoute is good for your business, your travel feul cost play a part in to and from the customer,s home. 1 coat of undercoat and 2 top coats of trim and door paint,Oil base. Discussing the qoute is between you and your customers only, the customer would get a second qoute if he or she wishes... House size vary depending on the condition of the customers home with wear an tear, paint expiry date,s gives you 10 years wear n tear, exterior is weather conditions. There's a lot involved with preparation to interiors and exterior homes including pressure washing also. You don't just look at the paint and slap it on,give your customers the satisfaction of your painting experience knowing that there going to get extra percentage in valuation to there home for buyers... Sign stv,s painter n decorator,s 44 years...
@@stevenknightk9569 yes we are including everything in that price. We NEVER have homeowners buy the paint. That's just unprofessional. Average man hour here is about $25/hr if its more in your city than price will be more.
Home advisor lmao. You charge your price not a suggested price. What are your business costs , what’s labor cost, how fast are your painters. .75 cts in my area is dirt cheap actually you would lose your shirt. But doesn’t mean it’s not right for your business.
No never have customers buy paint. That's super unprofessional. Imagine if you were getting surgery and the surgeon told you to buy the medical instruments. How much confidence would you have in that professional? They are paying US to get the thing painted and get out. Alot more points i could cover on this comment but i will keep it off of the public comments.
You are messing up the game! $2/sqft MINIMUM for walls and ceilings (including paint/materials)...I'm in SW Missouri so prices should be right around what yours are...seems WAY to cheap for walls/ceilings. I charge $2/sqft for walls and ceilings, $2.50/Lft for trim...wide crown molding is $3/Lft...STOP BIDDING SO LOW!!! And giving terrible advice/information!
Thanks for the comment. You should argue for me with the guys saying im too high lol. Like i said in the video i dont bid per sqft. I go off the wall sqft. $2 this year is now low. I would say $2.25-2.50 gives a customer here a good INITAL BALLPARK.
@@ScottJones-ni7deIn India A 15×15 room is to be done in 350$ including labour and material and done with luxury quality and proper finish. And this cost is for fresh painting!
I only charge for labor and I charge a amount of money where I’m comfortable doing the job. Yes sq. Footage works but that’s baseline. Sometimes the personality of the client makes me add money on top because some clients are pickier than others and I’m very accommodating so I charge a price that would make it worth working the job.
Sometimes when the job is done I will give a discount but I never tell client that until I get paid.and it’s never more than 200$
Thank you, Appreciated that advice very much. ❤
I would figure labor hours....how long does it take to paint that room, how much is the labor and than add on paint and profit....
Hi Everyone,
As of 2023 the pricing in this video is NOT accurate. Due to rising prices in materials, labor, and inflation, the prices here are up by 30%.
Keep it base.. 100 a door. (25 a coat). 100 casing (just inside room) Just walls and ceiling basic size room 800..(400 ceiling 400 walls baseboards).. closet 100 to .. keep it level 1100..
Great video i keep watching it
Not making good money with those prices. That room will take a few days. Prep. Masking. Clean up. Prime paint. Ceiling. Let's say it takes 14 hrs. That's only 33 bucks an hr. That's only good for one guy. Then your mark up. Gas. Business profit. Insurance. Ect.
thank you for this information
Hey can you get more specific as far as pricing goes. How much do you guys charge per LF of trimming. Do you guys charge specifically for painting the ceilings? how much do you charge for masking/ moving or covering furniture? Also do you guys charge additional for priming?
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Does that price include the paint? Or do they purchase the paint?
I am not sure if you calculate your labor burdens and materials American way
Good video. I noticed that room also had a tracer ceiling, would have been nice if you mentioned it since they can be quite a bit of extra work. As far as not covering carpets, even if it's getting thrown out if it looks anywhere near presentable I'd protect it just in case. Takes almost no time to toss down a few drops. That room wouldn't take much more than an hour or two for me to leisurely finish (double cut and double roll alone). Charge whatever you can I guess, but I'd feel very uncomfortable asking 500bucks for a few walls. Most of my projects are a lot more than a single room, and definitely more than just walls.
I would love to see you provide a quality (two coat)paint job in a room like this In 2 hours😂
Hello, Thank you for the video, helpful. I was wondering on the pricing, does the $2 - $2.50 sqft only for walls or ceilings as well? I have a 632 sqft of walls, and 180 sqft of ceiling with 75 Lft of trim that I have to quote, what would a cost of that room be? Thank you for your time.
This video is about cost for walls only. Take your sqft of the room(not of the walls) and multiply by $2.50.
Hi I like to know if you are busy on Winter time if not how long
Subscribed is automatic, awesome video
The price u gave $575 example. This that include material and paint or just hand labor???
Per square foot of what? Square feet of the floor? Square feet of the walls?
Is this one coat
Do you guys paint ceilings?
Hi guys, does anyone know the name of the paint in the room please?
Thanks in advance.
Your video is great, but please, the music is so distracting.
How is it going. I booked an office space gig with one company last year and they pay a flat rate for standard size/office studio .they provide paint. flow of work is not as consistent but great for me to get my feet wet. I tried to ramp up my work and called other commercial office space company. I introduced my services as a painter and she said they need painters and were interested. She asked me what my numbers were and I wasn't sure what to tell her ,for not want to price myself out of work. So I asked her what her budget was and what they were paying out. She said her average rooms are 9x9s. And they are paying $90 just for paint (no prep work/nail pops/drywall repair). I tried to work out the math and it seems that a 9x9 is 81sq ft. And they are paying 1.11 per sq footage of room (not walls)- another question in itself - Should I charge on wall square footage or room square footage. Then she proceeded to ask me my numbers for prep work such as nails pops for drywall repair. and said she would follow up to ask me my numbers. Seeing as how they already seem to be on tight budget as they are a small company.I have no estimating system for prep work or just random regular nail holes that are scattered and can't find how to price that for her when she follows up. What do you suggest, I would greatly appreciate the help.
Unfortunately we do not work with such people. Once the bid needs to be broken out that much its a red flag for us. We only work with great people who want a great job at a great price. It sounds like they don't care about quality and only who can do it cheaper. As far as estimating standards it just something you have to time yourself and build over time. You will need to win some and loose some to come up with those standards.
@@HMPaintingkc Thanks man. I am just starting out so I am willing to take some low budget jobs to keep flow or work consistent and build experience. Thanks again
Nice video, good luck, one question how many gallons you use on that room?
Multiply length & width
Then divide by 1400
After that you will have your sq ft
Find out how much sq ft the paint your getting renders. Divide your sq ft total by the sq ft paint. Hope this helps
2.642 gallons is use in one room of which area 15×15.
@@yourfriend1755
3gallons
Is paint included in the estimates?
Hola Joel en donde oh página de internet puedo encontrar la información de cobrar por piez cuadrado que muestras al final
$475 for that room sounds too cheap. Just the paint alone is around $200.00
Does your quote include the price for paint
and materials?
Hi, Yes it does.
This is for a very simple business where the owner himself is doing the work. Remember that you need to pay taxes and insurance so if you want to make 20 an hour your going to have to charge more. $20.00 an hour is $160 a day. If you want to actually want to receive that then you have to multiply by 1.153 to account for payroll taxes. Now thats $184.48 a day. But it doesnt end there. If this wage is for an employee you need to add workmans comp which is an additional 40% over the labor rate. Now your at $258.28 for that man for the day. Or about $32.29 an hour. Then use the same method. Hours it takes to do the job. Dont use best case scenario use a realistic time to do the job. Some people factor in going to the box store I dont. Instead calculate the time it takes add up all the material then markup everything by 1.5. thats a 50% markup. Why are we doing the markup on everything? Many reasons we are marking up material to account for time to price job acquire material etc. But also cause there are hidden costs we have not discussed. Vehicle your burning gas and wear and tear getting to the store and job site. That vehicle itself is depreciating in value and possibly has payments still going on. Also that vehicle has insurance. Office wherever you operate out of has its own rent and or utilities. If you have a 5 room house and you devote one room as an office then its 1/5 your living expenses. Liability insurance. Workmans comp protects the worker doesnt do shit to protect you from accidently knocking over a vase from the ming dynasty. If you use a 1.5x mark up then you will have roughly a 33% gross proffit margin and If you are a legit company with real costs factored in and your jobs are priced correctly you may actually see 10% proffit in reality once all overhead is accounted for. For service related work where jobs are short and there is alot of travel time I would price a first hour price thats higher with an additional hour price thats lower. My first hour price was always two hours labor. I wouldnt price anything tighter than the nearest half hour. I also had a special first hour price if client was far away. Try to make a price sheet like a recipe for easy estimating. Take this example if you know the amount of time one post can take lets say 2 hours well now any job involving a post you just walk and count each post. A 20 post job is 40 hours. Same with drywall. Try to figure out a minimum time for a 1x1 square now how much for a whole sheet. Now multiply by square footage or by sheet. Id argue your minimum price should be one sheet. Do not forget hidden costs. If your job has alot of debris do not forget to price in cleanup. Do you need to make a trip to the dumps or is a dumpster required? Mark that up as well. And finally dont cheap out on protection. If your ripping out drywall make it clear in your contract that your customer will clear furnature from the work area so you are not responsible for damage to there valuables. Then protect there floor a drop cloth to collect dust and debris followed up with a sheet of masonite (I prefer 4x4) to protect from a dropped tool. Use masking tape to tape the edges of the masonite together so grit doesnt get underneath and works a scratch into there herringbone floor.
Best comment I've seen so far.
Yo vivo en Dallas Texas thanks
What about Trim and Ceilings? How much do you charge for that?
Ill be making a seperate video for that as there are different price for both trim and ceiling depending on current condition.
@@joel553009 so how much would you charge for a room with ceilings walls and trim?
Sorry, what do you mean by washable? People can wash off paint to paint again?
yeah with bleach
Yup, bleach! Not many people know this trick. Usually only the pros.
Thats crazy cheap 475 plus he saos 75 to 85 cent a sq foot
What paint color and sheen did you use on the bedroom walls
I believe it was mindful gray from sherwin Williams. It was flat paint on this specific bedroom.
Flat on ceilings, semigloss or satin on walls
Howard price that bedroom around at least $1,200
No it's $ 1,500
I was thinking the same thing.
No doors or trim,s mentioned to quote, just mainly walls and ceiling,s.
Only a harf pie quote...
I would expect a full quote including materials for each.
Not all customers want just a quote on ceiling and walls...
I been a painter decorator for 44 years my quotes are given to my customers on everything top to bottom including materials.
Doors and frames $175 per room and qoute on wardrobe Doors an cupboards are a separate prices, window frames you also consider, prices range between $75-$300.
Inside and out...
It is your time and experience that your customers expect, given the right qoute is good for your business, your travel feul cost play a part in to and from the customer,s home.
1 coat of undercoat and 2 top coats of trim and door paint,Oil base.
Discussing the qoute is between you and your customers only, the customer would get a second qoute if he or she wishes...
House size vary depending on the condition of the customers home with wear an tear, paint expiry date,s gives you 10 years wear n tear, exterior is weather conditions.
There's a lot involved with preparation to interiors and exterior homes including pressure washing also.
You don't just look at the paint and slap it on,give your customers the satisfaction of your painting experience knowing that there going to get extra percentage in valuation to there home for buyers...
Sign stv,s painter n decorator,s 44 years...
Yea I mean are you doing the whole bedroom for 450
Not in 2022. Materials are up 32% and labor has gone up aswell. More like $575-600 now
@@HMPaintingkc I was curious about that cause it seemed low now that price plus material correct you aren’t buy material in that price are you
@@stevenknightk9569 yes we are including everything in that price. We NEVER have homeowners buy the paint. That's just unprofessional. Average man hour here is about $25/hr if its more in your city than price will be more.
@@HMPaintingkc I wasn’t meaning it that way I buy the paint but you were painting what just the walls in that room
Is that price with the paint.
Yes that includes a high quality eggshell paint.
I don't know how this guy's making any money for 75 to paint that bedroom yeah right 12 to 1500 after I look at it again that's just the walls
Home advisor lmao. You charge your price not a suggested price. What are your business costs , what’s labor cost, how fast are your painters. .75 cts in my area is dirt cheap actually you would lose your shirt. But doesn’t mean it’s not right for your business.
Hi,
This pricing is out dated. Due to material price increases and labor cost going up these old prices are no longer current.
Always make the customer buy the paint!
No never have customers buy paint. That's super unprofessional. Imagine if you were getting surgery and the surgeon told you to buy the medical instruments. How much confidence would you have in that professional? They are paying US to get the thing painted and get out. Alot more points i could cover on this comment but i will keep it off of the public comments.
Best way to figure out how much paint you need?
...square footage ÷ 350 x 1.5-1.75...
475.00 for the bedroom.!!!😆😆..u must be paying your cousins from Guatemala who come here illegally 3$ per hr
Maybe you should make video before talking $h!t! I don't see a video from you. It is always those with nothing to contribute talking $h!t.
You are messing up the game! $2/sqft MINIMUM for walls and ceilings (including paint/materials)...I'm in SW Missouri so prices should be right around what yours are...seems WAY to cheap for walls/ceilings. I charge $2/sqft for walls and ceilings, $2.50/Lft for trim...wide crown molding is $3/Lft...STOP BIDDING SO LOW!!! And giving terrible advice/information!
Thanks for the comment. You should argue for me with the guys saying im too high lol. Like i said in the video i dont bid per sqft. I go off the wall sqft. $2 this year is now low. I would say $2.25-2.50 gives a customer here a good INITAL BALLPARK.
...floor or actual surface sqft...?...the latter could be exponentially more than the former...
Exactly why we go off wall sqft. A room can be 15x15. But the ceiling height is what matters. It could be 8ft or 15 ft.
Is for 1 coat or 2 coats of paint ?
@@ScottJones-ni7deIn India A 15×15 room is to be done in 350$ including labour and material and done with luxury quality and proper finish. And this cost is for fresh painting!
Get rid of the idiotic music!!!!!!!!!
You so cheap omg please raise your price