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  • 07-02-2014 10:28pm
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    the_boatman
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    ok so I need two rooms painted but one is wallpapered so that needs to be stripped

    the entire floor area of both rooms combined is 36 sqr meters

    will also be painting the ceilings of both rooms , skirting will not need to be painted in either room as im replacing skirting soon


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    michael999999
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    the_boatman wrote: »
    ok so I need two rooms painted but one is wallpapered so that needs to be stripped

    the entire floor area of both rooms combined is 36 sqr meters

    will also be painting the ceilings of both rooms , skirting will not need to be painted in either room as im replacing skirting soon

    You should really replace the skirting before painting the room. Your walls will be marked while removing them, and the tope of the new ones will need to be caulked if its been painted.


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    the_boatman
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    michael999999 wrote: »
    You should really replace the skirting before painting the room. Your walls will be marked while removing them, and the tope of the new ones will need to be caulked if its been painted.

    that aside , what do you think , I will be buying the paint by the way


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    michael999999
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    About 300 maybe less. But that depends on how difficult the paper is to get off and what condition the walls behind it are!


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    the_boatman
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    michael999999 wrote: »
    About 300 maybe less. But that depends on how difficult the paper is to get off and what condition the walls behind it are!

    got a quote of 270 , thought it sounded expensive

    thanks for your view


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    michael999999
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    the_boatman wrote: »
    got a quote of 270 , thought it sounded expensive

    thanks for your view

    Sounds about right, he would have viewed it so would be able to gauge filling and wall prep.

    The stripping can involve a bit of work aswell.


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    the_boatman
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    michael999999 wrote: »
    Sounds about right, he would have viewed it so would be able to gauge filling and wall prep.

    The stripping can involve a bit of work aswell.

    he claimed it would take a day to strip off the wallpaper which I thought was a bit of a joke


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    michael999999
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    the_boatman wrote: »
    he claimed it would take a day to strip off the wallpaper which I thought was a bit of a joke

    You could do it yourself. It could fall off with just a light damping down with a sponge, or you could end up having to use a steamer. Won't know until you start.


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    the_boatman
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    michael999999 wrote: »
    You could do it yourself. It could fall off with just a light damping down with a sponge, or you could end up having to use a steamer. Won't know until you start.

    sounds like you don't think 270 is overly expensive for painting two rooms

    maybe I misjudged cost


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    michael999999
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    the_boatman wrote: »
    sounds like you don't think 270 is overly expensive for painting two rooms

    maybe I misjudged cost

    Not for 2 days work minimum, possibly 3. and paying tax out of it aswell.

    You will of course get someone to do it for half that price. But you get what you pay for.


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    the_boatman
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    michael999999 wrote: »
    Not for 2 days work minimum, possibly 3. and paying tax out of it aswell.

    You will of course get someone to do it for half that price. But you get what you pay for.

    cash job , no tax


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    deisedeco
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    Location?


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    oisinbutler
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    michael999999 wrote: »
    You could do it yourself. It could fall off with just a light damping down with a sponge, or you could end up having to use a steamer. Won't know until you start.

    Your 100% right there Michael, you know exactly what you're talking about. the time it takes to strip wallpaper is an unknown quantity. It could take a couple of hours it could take the day. You don't know until you get stuck in.


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