3 bed semi fully painted price

Id imagine there would be a few things to consider, like what are you the country you're in. What is the scope of the work that need to be done. You mentioned all ceiling walls and skirts, does this include door's but is the timberwork varnish or previously painted. What condition are the walls and ceilings, is there much filling to be done?. Do you have feature walls?. Is there a stairs to be painted (spindles handrail). ? . Are you going to supply the paint and materials yourself?.

Sorry it should have read , " what part of the country are you in". I gathered it was Ireland 😉. The rates will differ depending on where you're based, with Dublin being more expensive than saying country areas..

Yes all professional painters will supply their own gear, ie brushes roller dust sheets etc, but I wasn't referring to these as materials, more the likes of filler, caulk and sandpaper.

At a guest,id be saying somewhere in the region of the 3k would be the lower end of the price range.

Out of interest how long does it take to paint a standard 3 bed semi (walls, ceilings, skirting) assuming one painter on the job.

Probably a weeks work on average for most painters.

They certainly wouldn't be idle to get get it done in 5 days. Out of curiosity, if you were to paint ceiling walls and all doors frames and skirts 2 coat, how many 3 bed, plus hallway stairs landing, kitchen and sitting room would you personally have done in 5 days .

I don't paint houses for a living.

Rural Ireland, apartment with open plan kitchen/living room, hall, two bedrooms, one bathroom fully tiled. Painting ceilings, skirting, door trim (not doors) and walls. No stairs, no coving etc. All rooms are being painted a different colour. Quote is 1300 not including materials. Spent another 500ish on paint, filler and primer.

Have been waiting two months though and will probably be waiting another few weeks.

They're great for external textured walls like dashing which are a pain with a roller/brush.

But for big interior spaces you'd be as quick using a roller and an extension pole.

How much quicker would they be when you include having to put masking tape around all the socket, light switches, skirts, door frames, and windows?. If you did do all the ceilings in white, and then you're putting on a different colour/colours on the wall, wouldn't you still have to "cut in" to the ceiling and risk having differences or variation in colour/texture between the spray/brush /roller finish. Then of course you have to wash out the sprayer after every colour, assuming you use an airless sprayer this could take you another 20/30 minutes for each colour. You also have to allow for the fine mist that can and will come off as you spray.

Then you also have to buy/hire said sprayer and go and collect it and bring it back.

Now here's another thing to consider, Most redecorating jobs are in house where people still live , and as such they have furniture, furniture that has to be moved from room to room when the work is being carried out, usually this results in only 2/3 rooms available to paint at any one time. Of course it's different you you've a an empty house to work with.

Have you considered why the vast majority of professional painters still use a brush and roller? Except for new builds where they're applying mist coat.

As you've already stated, you don't paint houses for a living . Probably best to keep it that way.

OP. Please ignore the sprayer advice