Cost of painting - labour only

[I.am.Sam]

Hi guys,

What would it cost to paint a flat of 60sqm

probably a coat of primer 1st then 2 coat colour

to paint the gate, skirtings, window and door frames

and also the ceiling

labour only

Thanks

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

Oooooh, somebody's moving out of mommy's house!

Come with me to Delft and I'll grab a couple of lighties to do it for you for 50 bucks each per day (job should only be a day's work). R35 for their tik and R15 for a quarter gatsby and small Quali juice for lunch

 

[I.am.Sam]

Oooooh, somebody's moving out of mommy's house!

Come with me to Delft and I'll grab a couple of lighties to do it for you for 50 bucks each per day (job should only be a day's work). R35 for their tik and R15 for a quarter gatsby and small Quali juice for lunch

yes sir ...now your wife dont have to worry about getting caught

and she can make me a nice sandwich after that

hahahah i got a quote but just checking if its on par

 

[ToxicBunny]

You're looking at probably about R100 - R200 per day if you get labour from the side of the road, and it should take about 2 or 3 days.....

You're looking probably at about R2000 if you get a professional company to come in and do it (and thats on the low side)

 

[I.am.Sam]

You're looking at probably about R100 - R200 per day if you get labour from the side of the road, and it should take about 2 or 3 days.....

You're looking probably at about R2000 if you get a professional company to come in and do it (and thats on the low side)

ok cool so im paying around 2k for a guy who will scrape the walls also

 

[F1 Fan]

ok cool so im paying around 2k for a guy who will scrape the walls also

Have you seen his work though? 2k is quite a bit. Generally good painters charge around R200 a day, and that's about two days work excluding scraping (not sure why you need to?).

 

[I.am.Sam]

Have you seen his work though? 2k is quite a bit. Generally good painters charge around R200 a day, and that's about two days work excluding scraping (not sure why you need to?).

3 coats is +-3 days work ?

plus the scaping and stuff ?

and yeah he does a good job

he said it should take like 7 days ...

so im paying 2400 for him

 

[F1 Fan]

3 coats is +-3 days work ?

plus the scaping and stuff ?

and yeah he does a good job

he said it should take like 7 days ...

so im paying 2400 for him

Erm, depends. If it's a warm day, you can do two coats in one day. But it makes sense to take one day to prime all the walls, and the next day to coat. Roof should be one coat. Why are you scraping the walls though?

Keep in mind, I'm not an expert, but I painted my place (around 85m2) myself last year, but talking from that experience.

Also, what paint you planning on using?

 

[I.am.Sam]

the paint im not tooo sure

whats the best ?

im going to scrape cause the one room is messed up with the walls peeling and there needs to be few holes filled up

the ceilings yes im going to do one coat

 

[Avenue]

We recently just had 3 rooms done. Scraping, primer and 2 coats. Labour cost R2000.

 

[F1 Fan]

the paint im not tooo sure

whats the best ?

im going to scrape cause the one room is messed up with the walls peeling and there needs to be few holes filled up

the ceilings yes im going to do one coat

Personally I would just spend the money and buy double velvet. It's pricey, but really worth it. Think it's around R400 per 5litre. You can easily wash dirt off that paint. I made the mistake of buying the Matt finish. Terrible idea, it looks great but it gets dirty way too quickly. You have to clean walls like once a month. You don't want that.

Ok, I guess scraping makes sense.

 

[Maverick Jester]

So the R2k amount is inclusive of the paint?

 

[I.am.Sam]

So the R2k amount is inclusive of the paint?

nope ..paint cost is r600 for colour at LT paints in CPT

@F1 i dont have that much

cause for 60sq you need around 15l and thats double the r600 for a 20L

 

[Avenue]

the paint im not tooo sure

whats the best ?

im going to scrape cause the one room is messed up with the walls peeling and there needs to be few holes filled up

the ceilings yes im going to do one coat

If the walls are peeling, you need to check for damp- you may need to get that sorted out first. Do you have a flat roof?

 

[Maverick Jester]

nope ..paint cost is r600 for colour at LT paints in CPT

Are you renting this place...?

 

[F1 Fan]

nope ..paint cost is r600 for colour at LT paints in CPT

@F1 i dont have that much

cause for 60sq you need around 15l and thats double the r600 for a 20L

Sam, I would rather get a worse painter and spend more on paint, rather than the other way around.....And primer? You buying white paint?

 

[I.am.Sam]

Sam, I would rather get a worse painter and spend more on paint, rather than the other way around.....And primer? You buying white paint?

i have primer already

where you get that paint for that price ?

and no not renting

 

[Nick333]

Hi guys,

What would it cost to paint a flat of 60sqm

probably a coat of primer 1st then 2 coat colour

to paint the gate, skirtings, window and door frames

and also the ceiling

labour only

Thanks

Awwww, look. Sammy's a big boy now.

 

[F1 Fan]

i have primer already

where you get that paint for that price ?

and no not renting

Builders, Makro etc. Ask LP? They should have and they are very cheap. I think a 20l is around R1200. I stand corrected though. I'm only suggesting it cause you wont have to paint for like 10 years if you buy that. It is a lot of money though.

Where you moving to?

 

[I.am.Sam]

southern suburbs