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How to Price Dryfall Ceiling Painting
Exposed ceilings are everywhere in commercial buildings: warehouses, retail stores, gyms, offices with open structure and restaurants with ducts on show. Painting them is often…
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How to Price Metal Railing Painting
A metal railing looks like a small item on a painting job. A few runs along the porch, a stair rail, a balcony. Then the…
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How to Price Window Glazing Repair
Painters working on older houses meet failing window glazing constantly. The putty around the glass has cracked, shrunk or fallen out, water is getting in,…
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How to Price Color Consultations
Every painter is asked the same question sooner or later: what color should this be? Most answer it for free, standing in the hallway of…
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How to Price Masonry Sealing
Brick, block, stone and concrete are often sealed rather than painted. Customers ask for it after a wet winter, after efflorescence appears, or because a…
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How to Price Epoxy Floor Coatings
Epoxy floors look like a natural extension for a painting business. The customer wants the garage floor done, the painter already has rollers and a…
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How to Price Skim Coating
A customer points at a wall and asks for it to be made smooth. The painter says yes, adds a figure for patching, and then…
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How to Price Popcorn Ceiling Removal
Popcorn ceiling removal looks like one of the simplest jobs a painter can be offered. Wet it, scrape it, paint it. In practice it is…
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How to Price Wallpaper Removal and Installation
Wallpaper jobs arrive in two directions. A customer wants old paper off so the room can be painted, or a customer wants new paper hung…
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How to Price Pressure Washing Before Painting
Almost every exterior repaint starts with a wash, and almost every exterior estimate hides it. The wash is folded into prep, priced as a vague…