Whether you DIY or hire a professional, here are your estimated painting costs.
Averaging all room sizes is about $760.
You’ll also have to factor in the square footage of the room.
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Depending on the jot down of paint you choose, you may need to pay extra for the paint.
On average, a professional painter will charge $1,900 to paint a room.
Premium paints usually have extra features like mildew-resistant additives, stain blockers, and scrubbable/washable additives.
Flatter paints nearly always cost less than glossier paints.
Most flat paints cost between $25 and $50 per gallon.
More gallons used means a higher overall cost.
Most rooms require more than one coat of paint.
Surfaces readily soak up the first coat of paint, with subsequent coats requiring diminishing quantities of paint.
So, two coats of paint do not necessarily use twice as much paint as one coat.
Tip
Mixed paint cannot be returned to the paint store.
Calculate the amount of paint that you’ll need, plus 10- to 15-percent overage.
Larger rooms require more paint.
If you’re hiring professional painters, this also means more paint but more labor, as well.
Mostinterior paints will coverup to 350 to 400 square feet.
Ceiling paintis flat or matte white latex paint, and it is usually inexpensive relative to wall paint.
Most ceilingpaintcosts about $20 to $22 per gallon.
Color-changing or recolor ceiling paint costs $35 to $40 per gallon.
Colors sometimes cross over between a brand’s collections.
For example, one prominent retailer’s large in-house paint brand is split up into four collections.
These collections range in price from $21 to $63 per gallon.
So, color does not usually determine the final price of the paint.
Anything other than paint-ready condition will require repairing or cleaning the walls.
One gallon of this flat product dries quickly and covers 200 to 300 square feet.
To calculate how much trim paint you will need:
Four quarts comprise one gallon.
Example
Twenty feet of trim is 240 linear inches.
The trim is 2 inches wide.
Multiply length by width to arrive at 480 square inches of trim.
Divide by 12 to convert to square feet.
Answer: 40 square feet of trim.
Semi-gloss and gloss finish paints are best reserved for trim and molding.
If you are painting over a lighter color, you should not need primer.
