Decorating wages

How do you price a painting or wallpapering job.
Is this based on day rate or dimensions of place to be decorated?

Asked by Maya on 4th Apr 2023
Expert Trade Answers
"Price per day as you cannot go to other job half way through the day"
Answered on 6th Apr 2023 - Member since Feb 2019 - report
"It depends on the size of the job and the individual tradesman !"
Answered on 4th Apr 2023 - Member since Mar 2023 - report
"Depending on the status of the work, if it a room to be decorated and painted I charges based on day rate but if its a whole house or larger work I charges based on dimension"
Answered on 6th Apr 2023 - Member since Feb 2023 - report
"A day rate of £200 per day that gets you 2 people
Regards
Lesley"
Answered on 4th Apr 2023 - Member since Apr 2023 - report
"Depends on the amount of prep work needed and also dependant on where you live , I generally try and aim to be on about £150 a day after materials."
Answered on 4th Apr 2023 - Member since Apr 2023 - report
"Dimension of place to be decorated and if is wallpapering the model of matching."
Answered on 4th Apr 2023 - Member since Mar 2023 - report
"It varies depending on the room or staircase size and how easy or difficult the work is going to be"
Answered on 4th Apr 2023 - Member since Nov 2018 - report
"Usually, painting jobs are based on day rate but there are some exceptions when it is not possible to calculate exactly how many days will take."
Answered on 4th Apr 2023 - Member since Feb 2023 - report
"I do price op to how many meter square have or how big is job how many bedrooms is"
Answered on 5th Apr 2023 - Member since Apr 2023 - report
"Depends of the size, but for every tradesman can be different"
Answered on 12th Apr 2023 - Member since Feb 2023 - report
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