paint is the least of your concerns.. the amount of prep work is what going to dictate the cost. lets say the wall is 10' high and 30' long for a total of 300sf. the entire wall will need to be power washed scraped of old loose paint and the nails and other little bits pulled out before you can even really get started. See if they want any damaged parts repaired. then once it is a good solid clean surface. determine what condition the wood is in old dry wood will take gallons of paint to cover. the time to mask and cover everything then applying a outdoor primer maybe two coats and then apply the top coat again two or three coats depends on how the wood wants to suck up the paint. If it was me and worse case where its old and dpesnt want to play nice your looking at 100 for basic materials rollers brushes tarps tape scrapers then another 150-200 for paint plus time it may be around 400-500 bucks..

You need to charge enough to cover your materials, incidental costs such as insurance, gas, and advertising. Then you have to cover your time and profit.....this should be 3x your other costs.

You obviously have no clue about any of these costs. SO it makes it difficult to estimate. What happens if you get up there and find a bunch of rotted out wood? Are you going to just slap a bunch of paint on it and move on or are you going to fix it?

So I would have them pay actual material costs (provide receipts for paint, brushes, etc.) then take your best guess as to how many days it will take and decide how much you want to make a day.

If you know nothing about painting, don't even start. You need to know chemistry, physics, mechanical properties of...and you got to be a fussy person when it comes to cleaning BEFORE you even think about grabbing a brush.

Then be honest about it to the owner. Tell them this is your first job and you don't have the basic tools and stuff a painter has and maybe they would consider hiring you by the hour...and buying all the stuff(which you would buy back from them at the end of the job) so you have your ladders, tarps,rollers, brushes, and other tools. which you can carry to the next job. Now you got some idea of how long it takes you you are better equipped to give an estimate of how long it takes you and how much paint you will need. And you are off to the races.

It has happened for me with building contractors on new build houses. I got a decent wage at the time and I let the contractor decide that.

. Paint prices are always on the increase...and sometimes weather will slow you down, but you got to learn to make hay when the sun is shining outside and do inside when it rains.

. When you have problems ask the paint store manager(as many of them are ex-painters and may know of a solution to your problem areas if their product is not drying.

. The first job is always the hardest.

￡20 Hr plus materials + you need public liability insurance

I'm starting a business as a painter and decorator and I have no idea what I should be charging.

I've been ask to give a quote and I'm struggling to come up with a price so I'd be grateful if someone could help me out.

I should say I'm in Cornwall, England.

The house is and average sized 3 bedroom semi detached and two stories high. Everything is pretty easy to access by ladder. Should I charge extra if she wants her window ledges painted a different colour?

HELP!!! Lol