Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:12 am
Not strictly a paving related question... but I’ve been meaning to paint the outside of my house for a number of years but never seem to get round to it. This year is no different and I’ve got the additional time constraint of doing my DIY paving project.
I noticed 2 people from a local contractors painting the houses opposite so asked them for a quote.
My house is a 1950’s 3 bed semi detached, so it’s nothing exceptional. The job entails painting all of the rendered walls, which is the upper floor only. So that’s the front, 1 side of the house, and rear of the property, the wooden eaves beneath the gutters, and the 2 walls of a kitchen extension.
I didn’t know what to expect as I have never paid for this type of work before, but I nearly fell over when I saw their price. £1890.00 !! Yes, that’s ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY POUNDS. The labour alone was £1600 !!
Does this seem excessive ? Naturally I’m going to get alternative quotes, but if they are anything like this then I will have to do the job myself.
I noticed 2 people from a local contractors painting the houses opposite so asked them for a quote.
My house is a 1950’s 3 bed semi detached, so it’s nothing exceptional. The job entails painting all of the rendered walls, which is the upper floor only. So that’s the front, 1 side of the house, and rear of the property, the wooden eaves beneath the gutters, and the 2 walls of a kitchen extension.
I didn’t know what to expect as I have never paid for this type of work before, but I nearly fell over when I saw their price. £1890.00 !! Yes, that’s ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY POUNDS. The labour alone was £1600 !!
Does this seem excessive ? Naturally I’m going to get alternative quotes, but if they are anything like this then I will have to do the job myself.