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Cost of painting a Ladder house internally?
What can I expect to pay to have a three bed ladder house painted internally to a good standard? It would be a fairly straightforward job and include the walls, ceilings and timber work. There are a number of recommendations on Hol, which I intend to pursue. Many thanks
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Permalink Reply by Burgoyne Bec on
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As Neil says - its all dependent on the state of your walls, and what you need doing. If its only minor repairs to the walls (i.e. no replastering and minimal prep) then I think £2-3k sounds reasonable.
We've just had our entire house (3bdrms - kitchen, lounge, 2 bathrooms, hallways, windowframes and doors) done with all the prep, plastering, lots of fixing up windows and ceilings - and we paid £8k. So this should give you an idea of the upper estimate!
One good website that my decorator recommended for pricing is the building sheriff - it gives you average prices in the region so you can see what is reasonable and what isn't.
My best advice - get lots of quotes, go with the decorator who inspires confidence in you and who you can trust in your house if you have to leave them in there without supervision.
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Thanks Neil and Bec. Currently there is decorative wallpaper throughout; I have checked some areas behind the wallpaper and the wall surface appears to be in good condition, however I won't know until it is all removed. I am considering doing the wallpaper stripping myself to save on cost, but will decide once I get some quotes. The woodwork looks to be in good condition as are the ceilings and windows.
Is it typical for a painter to work on a time plus materials basis or a set price?
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I paid a set price - if i'd paid for time it probably would have cost more - as it was it took a month for my work to be done!
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I've just had the two downstairs front rooms and the hallway completely replastered and painted - the whole job cost a lot as it also included things like damp-proofing, replacing the woodwork, etc., as well as all the stripping of old paper and built-in cupboards, but the amount quoted for just the painting was approx. £250 per room plus materials - though this was obviously as part of a much larger job! If you've got the time I'd recommend stripping the paper etc. yourself - it took my builders a really long time to do this part and until youv'e done it, it's hard to know whether you can paint straight on the walls underneath or whether any extra work will be needed. If your walls look fairly flat that will be a good start (mine were cracked and warped so re-plastering was a necessity!) and also worth bearing in mind that when you take down woodchip wall paper (if that's what you have) it can damage the plaster underneath, so patching would be needed before painting.
Hope that's vaguely helpful...!
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Thanks for all the advice. I really fear woodchip and haven't removed a sufficient amount of wallpaper to know whether we have it. My 'senior adviser' has strongly advised me to go no further and just paint over the decorative wallpaper. I can see his point as it will save time money and much frustration, however, the previous owner did a poor DIY wallpaper job; it isn't neat and of a good standard i.e. overlapping joins, bubbling/creasing at the corners etc, and I feel it will just show through once painted.
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Woodchip paper is fairly obvious - it's very lumpy wallpaper so you'll know immediately if that's what you have! If the existing paper is poorly fixed then yes, the creases etc. will show when painted and won't leave a smooth finish, which is probably what you're after!
I also meant to add on my previous comment, definitely get a quote for the whole job (not based on hours) and really check through to make sure it includes everything that you want doing, so that you don't get burned with 'extras' (speaking from experience....!)
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