The paintable area of most homes ranges from 500 square feet on the small end to 4,000 square feet on the large end. You’ll usually pay between $1.25 and $4.17 per square foot for professional painting, or a national average rate of $2.71 per square foot. We used that average to calculate the approximate overall cost to paint homes of several different sizes.
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When you hire a professional to paint your exterior walls, you may want to have them paint other parts of the house, too. You could save money by bundling all your painting jobs together instead of hiring a separate contractor for each one.
I agree completely — never paint over wallpaper! My house is very old and the original owners had wallpaper (layer upon layer) in every room in the house — even the bathrooms. Then the last owner painted over the wallpaper. Yikes! What a mess. So glad most of it is gone but it was a chore. Thanks for the great tips to painting the house. Quality tools are key (and patience). Skylar Mitchell February 25, 2015
There is a lot of prep work that goes into painting. Patching and sanding costs $3.68 per square foot. Repairing cracks costs $0.30 per square foot. Drywall repair costs from $0.50 to $1 per sqft. Wallpaper removal costs between $0.30 and $0.80 per sqft. Cost To Prep For Painting Service Average Cost Patching and Sanding $3.68 /SF Stripping $1.91 – $2.38 /SF Re-plastering $200 – $400 Popcorn Ceiling Removal $1 – $2 /SF Power Washing $0.35 – $0.77 /SF Priming $2.63 – $7.05 /SF Repair Cracks $0.29 – $0.30/SF Installing Baseboards and Trim $2.60 – $4.74 /LF Drywall Removal and Replacement $1.65 – $3.62 /SF Drywall Repair $0.53 – $0.97/SF Cleaning Mold & Mildew $500 – $3,000+ Window Removal $32 – $103 EACH Window Replacement $163+ EACH Door Jambs/Hardware $21.50 /HR Moving Furniture $21.50 /HR Wallpaper Removal $0.31 – $0.77 /SF
I always say that the proper paint color placement is as important as the actual paint colors you choose, in both interior and exterior applications. Here’s an example of an exterior I recently specified colors for:
Note: Gallons of paint and primer will cover less space on rough or porous materials such as brick or stucco.
If you want to hire a journeyman painter, you can expect to pay between $45 and $70 per hour. Journeyman painters know how to complete most residential, commercial, and industrial paint jobs with a variety of tools and equipment. They can use brushes, rollers, sprayers, and power equipment to prep and paint any surface. This level of expertise will be useful for many jobs. You can expect the job to be completed correctly. The cost of professional painters at this level will be middle of the road, and you can still expect quality service.
Adding texture when painting walls costs $0.50 to $1.00 per square foot extra or between $40 and $150 for one wall. Texture also adds more surface area to the walls, which increases the amount of paint required.
Painting trim allows for a more professional and cheaper way to paint vs doing the walls and trim separately. Trim painting costs are determined by measuring linear footage and is dependent on the amount of trim and the size of the room. The cost per linear foot is $1.05 – $2.60 to paint the trim in a house.
A master painter is the best at their job, which is why they charge the most. Labor for painting with a master painter costs between $60 and $100 per hour. When completing a job on their own, master painters know exactly how to complete the job no matter the complexity. If you have multiple painters on the job, a master painter will supervise and manage the project, so you don’t have to worry about anything.
Factor in the temperatures at night as well since the paint will still be drying, and you want the temperatures to be ideal. However, if you are working with professional painters in your locality, they will advise you on the appropriate conditions and time for exterior painting.
However, it's very important to know that this all depends on the details of your home and when it comes to details, there are many changing factors that determine the cost of a painting estimate. Give us a call at 904-615-6599 to go over the details. The average painting cost per square foot usually runs from $2.25 – $4.75 for interior house painting.
Types of RatesAverage CostPer Square Foot$1.50 - $4Per Hour$25 - $100Per Day$200 - $800Per Room$990 - $1,320
In comparison, a professional paint job for a house of the same size would cost around $5,420 based on the national average price per square foot. Your savings would be significant, but remember that many experts don’t recommend exterior painting as a DIY project.
Because when done properly, home improvement painting has many more benefits to offer.
Just as you might want to bundle interior and exterior painting, you could add deck staining if you need it, too. Most homeowners nationwide pay $695 to $1,000 to have a contractor stain their deck.