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People often ask me if i paint, once i've finished plastering. I used to say no but given the current situation and my love of paint (lol) i've started getting into it. It's a great selling point for your business if you can go the extra mile. Money's not bad either!! 8)
 
Yeah i do it why not it's extra work ain't it ;D
Plastered & coved a complete kitchen out the other week bloke says could you recommend anyone to paint it.
I said oh i do that aswell mate ;D
He says that's great ;)
So i went back following week painted it for him, just gotta finish walls once his kitchens been fitted. ;)
Most time though customers paint it themselves.
 
i do all the decoration its easy money also i get people in to do it and still make good money... i have set up a second company doing painting as i find its half my work theys days.. outside work is fantastic money!
 
iv been thinking about getting into it a bit more as i get asked a lot. how do u price it in comparison to the skimming? so if a room was say £250 labour, would u charge similar labour to paint?
 
Nick, what you need to realise is, new plasterwork needs 3 coats of mully. Your 1st coat should be a "mist" coat i.e watered down and spread sparingly. This gives you a good base for your subsequent good 2 coats (i always use crown, dulux) Price wise, i'm not greedy because i find painting easy and i always ask the customer to get it in for me. So i'm basically looking for £100-£150 per day. So if you've done a living room, 4 walls and a lid, say, average 5'x4' 1-2 days depending if they want the gloss done too. ;D
 
i am aware how to paint m8 :)

what im getting at is either price wise, or time wise, would u say it works out about the same as if u were skimming it?
 
Personally, no. I don't. I always charge less. Realistically a 5x4 ceiling with 3 coats should be no more than £50 (paint supplied) Having said that, time wise, your looking at 2-3 hours.
 
irish_spread said:
Nisus said:
£120 a day ;)
Have you got any brushes then Irish? ;D
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why are u calling me Eddie ?


Me name is Eamon on me passport ;D

Ireland (french word) up next thurs :D
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Yeah yeah editing the text again i never called you eddie ::)
 
;D
So you off thurs for a long weekend in ireland, you jammy barsterd where's my invite ;D
Suppose you'll be in the bar at stanstead at 7am for a 3:30pm flight won't ya ::)
;)
 
Nisus said:
;D
So you off thurs for a long weekend in ireland, you jammy barsterd where's my invite ;D
Suppose you'll be in the bar at stanstead at 7am for a 3:30pm flight won't ya ::)
;)
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Tell you what Nisus, me and me cockerny mate are on a mad one in Ire next
Thurs and he is funny as f*ck when he gets on one ;D You ARE WELCOME TO COME cos
we all got family/accom over there
 
if you can pee you can paint.. i charge £120 a day avrage 2 days a room .. if you get more than 1 room your on2 a winner always price my lab in to do rolling and rubbing down.. painters life.. easy
 
oasis said:
if you can pee you can paint.. i charge £120 a day avrage 2 days a room .. if you get more than 1 room your on2 a winner always price my lab in to do rolling and rubbing down.. painters life.. easy
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rubbing down, do you only use him on your plastering then?
 
hey oasis,how much do you pay your decorators to work for you & how much do you make on top of em as well? i'm always getting asked if i know any tilers or decorators.
 
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