Material costs painting single-family house new construction

Bungalow 108 sqm, with floors for materials 4 thousand. Wall paints Sto Basic, Sto cryl Latex, Sto Putzgrund and Renovo colored wall paint, Tiefgrund, Sto fill filler, acrylic, baseboards, 60 sqm vinyl, leveling compound and adhesive were purchased. Rental fee for sanding machine for ceilings and walls. Sanding discs.

That sounds reasonable. We will probably lay parquet ourselves as well and budget about 8,500 for approximately 120 sqm (finished parquet, parquet adhesive, baseboards, small items).

Oh yes, some rolls of fiber optic cable for bathrooms and kitchen plus adhesive for it were also included. Sto tex. We purchased with the customer card of a painter at Malereinkauf Kiel and Sto delivery warehouse Kiel.

Do not underestimate filling and sanding, especially also the ceilings.

Don't underestimate filling and sanding, especially the ceilings.

Here I can add that our painter alone needed 2.5 weeks to sand and fill 120 sqm. Everything was filled and sanded three times. However, as mentioned, he was alone but had professional equipment and a lot of experience. We definitely underestimated the interior finishing timewise and needed longer than expected for almost everything, even though we both have some craftsmanship skills.

It took us four weeks. Two of us, at T. three of us. Plus one weekend for the floors. One of them was a professional, a master painter. The second also had experience, only I did not. So, let's calculate: 4 weeks x 40 hours x 2 equals 320 hours x 50,- including tax, gives 16 thousand. Plus material 4 makes 20. Your general contractor is not offering you an unfair deal if it’s 23. Net or gross? Gross would even be a bargain for 150 sqm.

Four weeks we needed. Two of us, for T. three. Plus another weekend for the floors. One of them was a professional, master painter. The second also from the trade, only I am not. So, let's calculate 4 weeks x 40 hours x 2 equals 320 hours x 50,- with tax, equals 16 thousand. Plus material 4 makes 20. Your general contractor is not offering you unfairly, if it is 23. Net or gross? Gross would even be a bargain for 150 sqm.

Indeed 23,000 gross, whereby painter fleece instead of textured wallpaper is certainly an extra charge. We probably really have to reconsider this well. Perhaps we let them do the filling and sanding and then do only the fleece and painting ourselves or no fleece and paint roll-on plaster directly onto the filled plasterboard panels. We are both not craftsmen, mind you.