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How much does house painting cost?

  • R40 – R80/sqm
    Exterior painting — labour only
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How much will house painting cost you?

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Exterior painting — labour only

  • R40 – R80/sqm

This is the price for exterior painting per square metre of roof, labour only. Additional costs apply for paint purchase and any accessories. The average cost is usually R60/sqm.

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Recent jobs for house painting

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Fairland, Johannesburg
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Fence and/or gates
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 50–150 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

Painting of perimeter palisade, palisade gate, window security frames, security gates in front of doors and power box lids. Everything was measured, but note that palisade and security gates (everything with spokes) were measured as solid length, i.e the length and height of the fence, doors and window frames. Total square meters = 79m2 Need quotes for body corporate to give the go-ahead. Thank you in advance

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Douglasdale, Sandton
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Exterior walls, Fence and/or gates, Other surfaces
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): More than 500 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

Wall and crack repairs as well as re-plastering of all damaged areas, includes required waterproofing, plaster key, and alkali-resistant plaster primer Preparation and application of a sealer coat and two coats of paint onto the exterior wall surfaces. Approx sqm exterior walls and sqm boundary walls Sealing of all the parapet wall tops and window sills with Universal Paints Uniproof, fibre-infused acrylic waterproofing of approx linear meters

Interior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Sunningdale, Milnerton
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What surfaces need to be painted?: Walls, Ceiling, Doors
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 150–500 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

Good day. I need a quote It's a 4 bedroom house. 2 tiled bathrooms. Total floor area is sqm. Open plan lounge and kitchen. Bedrooms are quite small. 1. Open all cracks. 2. Fill all holes. 3. Spot prime where necessary 4. Paint all walls with Plascon Brilliant Sheen same color as existing. 5. Paint all doors and skirting with white matte Enamel paint. 6. Paint all ceilings with white Matt PVA The house was built in so is relatively new. We recently moved in and just want a fresh coat of paint...same colour. Some preparation needed to fill holes from previous fixtures and paintings and then some small cracks here and there as the building settled

Interior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Johannesburg Crosby
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What surfaces need to be painted?: Walls, Ceiling, Doors, Window frames
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): Up to 50 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: As soon as possible

Entrance hall ,lounge,kitchen,scullery,pantry.6 doors n frames.3 window frames. Abt 41sqm in total.Doors need to be sandpapered .Few cracks to be filled .Few areas to remove old paint which is peeling away Window area is 4m length n 2 are 2,5m length. Ps I arranged for painters to come today 25 April to paint.Only saw this now.Pls help urgently as I need to know they not ripping me off Few cracks to be filled.

Interior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Welkom Central, Welkom
  • Property type: Other
  • What surfaces need to be painted?: Walls, Ceiling, Other
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 150–500 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

To build a paint if the wall it doesn't have the first code you will have to put undercoat then pain with your first code and if the whole it has the cracks first make sure you use poly Fila. And for that cracks and to use that poly Fila just make sure you use sandpaper so that on your first quote you can just be able to see Pony filler and cracks. Can you can put your quotes.

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Cashan, Rustenburg
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Exterior walls
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): Up to 50 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: As soon as possible

. The Boundary Wall at said Unit was Accidentally Bumped by a Vehicle and the wall was damaged to such an extent that it crack through on both sides for +- 15.6m2 and dislodged from the pillars. The wall will need to be broken down and Rebuild form the foundation. (See attached Photos) Wall Will Need to be Waterproofed / Prepared for painting and then re painted.

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Musina
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Exterior walls
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 150–500 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: As soon as possible

Interior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Cape Town
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What surfaces need to be painted?: Walls, Ceiling
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 50–150 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: As soon as possible

Hi there, I am looking to get the interior of a new cottage painted. The cottage is around sqm. It has two bedrooms, a lounge, a passage, and a kitchen come dining room. I am looking to paint the walls and ceilings. I am also looking to paint the exterior of the house, which is a much smaller area. As well as the outside walls.

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Three Rivers Proper, Vereeniging
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Exterior walls, Windows and doors
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 150–500 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: As soon as possible

Outside white double story. And repair minor cracks and plaster that is coming off. Prepare walls and paint. Possibly also steel windows. Owner fixed roof and is cleaning and painting it himself.. One room inside to be painted and ceiling.. One bathroom door. And one ceiling cement in the kitchen and sucullary.

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Brits
  • Property type: Other
  • What needs to be painted?: Exterior walls, Roof
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 50–150 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: As soon as possible

USE SANDPAPER TO SMOOTH ANY ROUGH AREAS AREAS AND CREATE UNIFORM TEXTURE. APPLY A PREMIER TO SEAL WOOD AND PROVIDE A FOR A SMOOTH BASE FOR PAINT TO ADHERE TO. ONCE THE PREMIER IS DRY YOU CAN START PAINTING USING TWO/ 2 COATS SPICK & SPAN PLASCON SUPER ACRYLIC PVA (EPL) PAINT. UNIT WENDY HOUSE, UNIT: M2 QUANTITY WINDOW FRAMES, QUANTITY 02 VARENDER & ROOF: M2 & QUANTITY 24 KINDLY SEND ASAP...