Painting guides
Painting estimates: coverage, production rates, labor and pricing.
How Much Does It Cost to Paint a House?
A practical breakdown of house painting cost by interior and exterior scope, including cost per square foot, labor and material splits, prep, and how to estimate a repaint accurately.
Average Cost to Paint the Interior of a House
A practical breakdown of the cost to paint interior of house projects, how painters price floor area versus wall area, and how to build your own estimate line by line.
Exterior House Painting Cost: What Affects the Price
A practical breakdown of exterior house painting cost: the variables that move the number, per-square-foot benchmarks, labor and material math, and how to build a defensible estimate.
How Much Does It Cost to Paint a Room?
A line-by-line breakdown of what drives interior painting cost, from material takeoff and labor productivity to prep, trim, ceilings, and the formula estimators use to price a room.
Cost to Paint a 1,500 Sq Ft House
What the cost to paint 1500 sq ft house comes to inside and out, with paintable wall area, paint quantities, labor, prep, and the estimator's formula.
How to Paint Interior Doors: Steps, Tools and Cost
A step-by-step guide to painting interior doors, from prep and sanding through brush, roller or spray, plus paint quantities and what drives cost per door.