Painting is Expensive

Scouzer

Lifer
Jun 3, 2001
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My coworker is the president of his condo association. It's a two unit average sized complex, 3 stories tall. I'd guess maybe 40 units each. Extremely average in all respects.

He wants the hallways and stairwells repainted. Indoor work only, no outside painting. The cost:

$24,000! Bling bling! They said he'd be lucky if they came by the end of September. In contractor speak around here, that means it'd get done sometime in the Spring of next year. Oh, and they'll do a terrible job leaving paint drips and uneven coats everywhere.

When I watch what you guys in the US can do on those house flipping shows for so cheap... I'm jealous. You'd be nuts to do a professional home renovation around here... the expense would be insane and it would take over a year to complete. For us to get new cabinets in our lunch room at work it took well over two years!

Skilled labour come to Alberta, Canada plz?
 

0roo0roo

No Lifer
Sep 21, 2002
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well its mostly labor for painting. prep takes a while. flipping...labor is "free".
 

Elbryn

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Sep 30, 2000
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24k for 40 units, is 600 a unit. that doesnt sound too terrible to me i guess. not that i'd pay anyone to paint my house for me especially since most of that cost is labor/equipment and not material. my labor = free for me, maybe a beer or three for friends, and not available if i dont know ya 8)