Bidding a Paint Job

Bidding a Paint Job

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• Paint Job - Approximately how many gallons of paint will it take to cover 4000 linear feet of 3 inch baseboard and 15 regular sized doors?
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• Labor cost for pro painter? - We just closed escrow on a home and need to estimate the cost of painting all the walls. How much should labor cost? House is empty and is only 3 years old. Original builder-white paint is on walls. Let's start with one room. It's 12' x 1...
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• Office Building Paint Job - Help me out please. I have a job to bid. I have already done this mans house and he called me to do a new office building. I do houses all the time but not commercial. Its not a big building but i just don't want to short myself. It's 820 squa...
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• Bid a 96 sq/ft stairway. - Curious, how to bid on Painting walls & the ceiling of a stairway that is 96 sq. ft.?
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• How do you get the linear ft. for measuring baseboards to sqft.? - I am trying to bid on some baseboards to paint. But, I need to know the sqft. How do you determine the linear ft.?
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• Interior & Exterior Painting - How do I bid on a paint job?
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• Biding a Paint Job - How would you bid a paint job? A big two story house that's about 80 years old.
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• Bid for cedar shake siding? - I have a potential client with a restoration business, from what he has told me most of his work is high end work. I have been a sub contractor for a big painting co. for a long time and have fallen out of the loop on pricing. The job is a sizable...
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• How much to charge per square feet for interior walls? - I am starting my own painting business and am trying to get a rough idea how much to charge per square feet for interior walls. What would be a fair starting rate for prime and one coat,without materials and taxes?
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• Wild pricing with painting my ceiling? - I need to paint my factory ceiling which is corrugated metal with wiring and etc. I've been getting weird pricing. Is there not an industry standard as per sq ft to paint ?? How do I know who is being real and who is just out to get rich ?
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• How do I bid a paint job? - I have just started a painting business and would like your help in determining how to estimate a job, is there a formula?
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• How much to paint drywall? - New in town been in the business for over 25 years. Got a job to do and was wondering what I should charge per sq. foot to paint dry wall? All suggestions welcome.
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• How do I estimate the cost of painting 97 ' x 36' by 16' tall building? - A friend asked me to paint a building that is 97 feet long 36 feet wide and 16 feet, he is supplying everything. I just need to know how much to price the job. He wants to pay me for it and wanted me to tell him how much I wanted. To do the job.
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• What should I charge per square foot? - I'm trying to figure out what to charge to scrape, paint a old two story Victorian trim and siding. what do you think I should charge per square foot?
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• Cost formula to paint 15X14 bedroom. - How much would it cost to paint a 15X14 bedroom if paint sells for 5.98 and cover 326 feet? Project for school. Must have formula.
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