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Exterior Painting Costs Explained

Friday, January 6th, 2017

FFDM Highlands: Beige is a charming color that’s ‘in’ this year. Consider painting it on your home’s exterior.

Painting remains to be the quickest and easiest ways to add value to any home. A fresh coat of paint will not just alter the look of a home but will also hugely influence the interest of the person who will visit the home.

Whether you are thinking of painting the exterior or interior parts of your home, and whether you’re going to hire a pro or do it yourself, this project will always boil down to cost. If you want to see how much the average cost is of painting major structures, then read on. Find out how these will affect your upcoming painting project –

Exterior Painting – How Much Is It?

Just like many other projects, size and location have a huge impact on the cost of the overall project. Take into account the cost of the painting materials as well as the additional supplies, the average price in painting the exterior of a mid-sized home is at $2,394. This is an estimation that includes the cans of paint, professional labor and the supplies.

Painting your home will take a tad longer but you could save thousands in doing this. The only things that you will be paying for are the supplies, cans of paint and your time. Well, as the saying goes, time is gold so see if you would really save more if you allot hours of your schedule in finishing this painting project.

So what are the factors that affect the price of the exterior painting project?

There are many factors that can contribute to the increase or decrease of price. The biggest factors will always be the size of the home, its location and the going rate of the professional whom you hire.

Hiring a professional is pricier than doing the project on your own so if you have to rely on an expert, then consider hiring a local pro instead. This will be a bit cheaper than hiring an expert who lives hundreds of miles away from you.

Painting a bigger home also spells additional bucks. Taller homes are also expensive to paint (imagine a four-story home against a bungalow though each covers the same lot area). The former could be doubly expensive as compared to the one-story home. Remember that the painters will have to use a ladder to access the higher parts of the four-story home.

Prep work or the cleanup before the actual painting job is also a huge factor in the computation of exterior painting prices. Professional painters power wash the exteriors using hot water or pressurized cold water.

The average prep job costs anywhere from $474 to $690.

Other factors that could influence the overall price are the following –

  • Type of paint
  • Amount of paint
  • Quality of paint
  • Design complexity
  • Desired space
  • Time

Painting the outdoors also means planning for materials that will stand up to the harshest elements like snow, rain, hurricane and heavy winds. Find stronger paints that might be more expensive but could withstand the harshest weather elements.

Paint choice will also come down to oil or water-based type. Water-based paints are often preferred but the oil-based types are more durable. The advantages of water-based paint include –

  • Moisture kept at bay
  • It can expand or contract even when painted on the siding of a house
  • It will never peel or crack
  • It will dry quicker than oil-based types

Oil-based paints, on the other hand, have VOCs as discovered by scientists. People, when exposed to VOCs, experience nausea, dizziness and eye irritation. Given these health issues, it is best to look for the eco-friendly alternatives.

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