Painting your house

[Flyboy]

I live in a semi detached (standard size) and pebble dashed. Tina (wife) wants it painting , a local firm has said we need 142 litres , the paintable area is on 73 square meters, once you deduct the windows etc etc .
A litre of paint does roughly 3 square meters .
Do you agree with me that he has over estimated . I have taken all variables into account here .
Paint is Sandtex smooth masonry which is exspensive .

 

[perplexed]

Did he miss-hear you and think that you asked for it to be bathed?

 

[screenman]

3 coats maybe, the quote does sound a bit excessive. Is he going to trowel it on, I would be looking for somebody who is going to spray it.

 

[Drago]

I think he's way over estimated.

 

[Profpointy]

whilst I know nothing of sandtex, when indoor painting I allow a good bit extra yet still seem to need to buy more

 

[matiz]

He's probably got another couple of jobs up the road the same colour.

 

[jonny jeez]

I live in a semi detached (standard size) and pebble dashed. Tina (wife) wants it painting , a local firm has said we need 142 litres , the paintable area is on 73 square meters, once you deduct the windows etc etc .
A litre of paint does roughly 3 square meters .
Do you agree with me that he has over estimated . I have taken all variables into account here .
Paint is Sandtex smooth masonry which is exspensive .

You sure its not 142 sqm. Ie, two coats.

 

[screenman]

At 3 metre a litre that is enough to do my drive and more, which is 80 x 5 metres, that is a lot of paint for sure.

 

[raleighnut]

I'd say 50 litres max (10 tins) based on painting our 3 bed semi last year (I used 7 but we have a conservatory on the back so the wall area is a bit reduced) but ours is 'tyroleaned' so a pebbledashed/harled wall may have a greater surface area.

 

[Noru]

According to... https://www.sandtex.co.uk/products/sandtex-smooth-masonry-paint/

• 2 coats for best results.
• 12-16m2 per litre of paint.
• 5lts will cover 60m2 of smooth rendered surface.

But those figures are based on a smooth surface, more would be needed for pebbledash.

Can you get a second quote from another local firm?

 

[KneesUp]

Pebble dashing increases the surface area a lot I'd have thought - but it still sounds a lot.

 

[sight-pin]

If the wall has not been painted before, i would think it'll soak in quite a bit and needing a lot more than the stated area quoted on the tin.

 

[Flyboy]

It's not painted , but the first coat is thinned down a fair bit , which ever way you look at it , it's too much paint . I will have to get another quote , and the painter said 3 coats , the tin says 2 is best . So I presume he means 2 after the initial base coat. I would normally do stuff like this myself , but I would have to take a week off work, and just don't have the time .
He is charging £1000 to paint it , and we provide the paint.

 

[Flyboy]

That's why I have gone for Sandtex 15 year guarantee .

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Re labour only quote.

You might get it cheaper by going to one of the larger local companies.

One man band quote where I live £200 per day (7 hours).

Large company quote £140 per day (7 hours).