How much for decorator to paint hall, landing and stairs?

[WonderOnTheUp]

Hi

I'm just wondering what is a usual price to pay for this (plus a one bedroom) we have always done the decorating ourselves but don't have time at the moment. The quote we've had is for preparing the walls, 2 coats to ceiling, walls and woodwork for hall, landing and stairs plus bedroom (large single room) and the ceilings are not particularly high. Paint is included in the price. No wallpaper to strip etc. the quote is £800 and I didn't think it would be anywhere near this, am I living in a dream world or is this in the region you would expect for this work?

[Applebarn1904]

I have a 3 storey house the balustrade is knoty so needs treating and painting also the skirting going up to be painted
How much will it cost decorater to do

[GarethSouthgatesWaistcoat]

Sorry posted too soon!

Was hoping to avoid F&B prices tbh. I thought my decorator would be able to recommend a brand but he didn't really want to commit! He also suggested white gloss which I'm not keen on

I've postponed the job for now until I'm more confident in my paint choices!

[GarethSouthgatesWaistcoat]

What satinwood/eggshell/gloss are you all using? I need my woodwork repainting throughout. It's almond white/cream from the previous owner.

I'd like a crisp white that doesn't yellow.

[Beansandcoffee]

I’ve just been quoted £1000. No stripping of wallpaper but sanding and making walls good, bannisters, ceilings and painting walls. 5 days for two decorators so £100 each a day. Not bad for south east.

[bimbobaggins]

I paid £200 to have my bottom and top landings and stairs painted including glossing . I supplied my own paint. Took 2 days.

[Phillipahenson]

I have just been quoted £800 to wallpaper my hall, stairs and landing, paint the ceilings and gloss the skirtings and stairs (with spindles), this does not include the wallpaper or paint. I have been told it should take him about a week if its done sooner then he will reduce the price, does this sound a fair price?

[Sidge]

I think that's reasonable. Paint is expensive, and prepping the walls and particularly the woodwork is a time consuming job especially if you've got spindles and a banister.

We're going to be paying similar for the hall, stairs, landing, study, lounge and downstairs loo but we have to buy the paint which will add another couple of hundred.

[MaynJune]

It will cost me £800ish for painter to strip hall walls and ceiling of woodchip, prep, paper with lining paper and paint walls and cornice. All materials included.
No stairs or woodwork but it's a very large Victorian hall with high ceiling, and a passageway.
He's done work for me before and is excellent and doesn't overcharge, but his rate is, rightly, more than £10 per hour.

[Follyfoot]

had not hand...

[Follyfoot]

We have hand our bedroom done this week. 2 days work at £100 a day.

[BeautifulLiar]

Yeh I bought the wallpaper (not white paint). She's pretty good so I've asked her to do our living room at weekend. It's quite a large room that needs painting and she's doing a feature wall (wallpaper that looks like book shelves) for £120 we're in Lincolnshire

[NoSquirrels]

Wow, Beautiful, so that's about £10 an hour? Presume you have bought all materials? That is really very cheap indeed.

[BeautifulLiar]

She's not painting... apart from a white bit I'm leaving which she'll put white over. Tomorrow will be day 4 and she'll hopefully be done for lunchtime.

[SwedishEdith]

How many days will she take Beautiful and how much painting will there be? That's very cheap.

[BeautifulLiar]

She has done wall prep/filled in holes etc and works 9-4 without a lunch break. I feel very lucky now!!

[BeautifulLiar]

Omg! I've got a decorator in my house atm. She's removed all the old wallpaper from the hall/stairs/landing and is putting new paper up. The stair part alone is a 15 foot drop. She's charging me 250. Painting it would have been about 200...

[MrsBosh]

Sounds reasonable and agree with PP who said not to underestimate prep time! Ours is being done this week and we will pay about £1100 for hall and landing plus all woodwork and doors. However there was a load of prep for them to do (strip wallpaper, remove dado, fill holes from dado etc.) which took them about 2.5 days. Ours should be done six working days.

Good luck

[atticusclaw2]

Oh I didn't read the OP properly. If that includes a bedroom its a bargain.

[wowfudge]

The quote includes a bedroom, all the prep, walls, ceilings and woodwork? Sounds a pretty fair price to me.

[SteamPunkGoth]

Ours was £850.

[walkingtheplank]

OP - don't underestimate the prep time. It took our decorator 4 days to strip and make good the walls and sand down the wood work.

He works an 8 hour day and works solidly through the day.

The prep time means a good finish and we don't expect to have to redecorate properly again for a long time.

I also have a DH who hasn't got the skills to do the job himself and I'm too slapdash to be allowed near it. We think it's better to get someone in who knows what he's doing, especially on a stairwell!!

I do sometimes wish our decorator had someone else with him so he could take less time in total. He was doing a DS's room the week before so looks like I'll have him for almost 3 weeks and I want my privacy back.

[WipsGlitter]

Over £2000 - but we have a big house, three storey, lots of woodwork, high ceilings and massive walls!!!

[WonderOnTheUp]

So may people have recommended them so I guess their daily rate is ok, I was just shocked really as had absolutely no idea how much this sort of job would cost.

[WonderOnTheUp]

It's two people doing the work, I was expecting it to take them 3 days but that may be unrealistic. I have to confess to never properly prepping walls and woodwork before decorating so no idea how long this would take to do properly!