Painting and decorating costs

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Good Morning all

Moving soon and I would like to get a painter\decorator into the property to do a few rooms. Mainly bedrooms.

How much should we budget for a decorator to make good walls, wallpaper a single wall, paint doors, ceilings and skirting. Example for a 10" x 10" room.

We are based in Essex.

Thanks

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steveo3002 said:

friend just paid £160 a day plus materials if thats any help, also in essex

Good to know thanks Steve.

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Thank you for the responses. I factored around £400 as whilst waiting for one drying etc the second could be started on.

I did do all the decoration in the previous house but I just want a good quality finish. That and I did knock over 10L of magnolia on the hall/stair carpet.

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Alucidnation said:

£140 too expensive?

fking hell.

People really do still want something for nothing.

I would agree, whilst £140 would see expensive to wallpaper a wall, it’s a skill I don’t possess and an entire days work. I think that’s pretty reasonable.

I may ask for the third bedroom to be done. I reckon that’s a weeks work, maybe 4 days for 3 rooms.