If you want the whole interior of our house painted, the average price per room will be lower.
Most of the time, professional painters in Australia charge by square metre and you can also expect to pay hourly fees. The average hourly salary of a professional painter is around $40/hr. For the more complicated project, you might expect to pay $45/hr and even more. Costs involved in of interior painting project depends on various aspects:
Total surface area.
Height of the ceiling.
Quality and type of materials.
Quantity of colours needed for the project.
Number of rooms.
Preparation work.
The daily rate of a painter can vary from city to city in Australia but the general average is $35-45 per hour. In Sydney, professionals may even charge up to $100.
If you decide to hire a painter that charges per hour, you must make sure that the painter is efficient and fast. Otherwise, hiring a painter to paint inside that gets paid per square metre is more cost-efficient. Painters usually have an 8-hour workday -therefore, the daily salary of a painter can be between $280 and $360. This work includes the application of an undercoat and two finishing coats.Prep work is a big part of the painting project. If the surfaces of walls need a lot of preparation, the project timeframe can increase drastically.
For a three-bedroom house, the total charge for bedrooms will be from $900 to $2,250. You will be expected to pay approximately $150-$350 for the bathroom. The same range applies to the laundry room.
Living room or hall painting typically costs between $1,000 and $2,000. The typical charge for a kitchen can go as high as $1,000.
You will be expected to pay around $3,200-$5,950 for a three-bedroom house in Australia with 2 bathrooms and a laundry room. This amount includes the necessary materials as well as paints. This type of painting job covers the charge of a single undercoat and two finishing coats.
You will be expected to pay around $30 per square metre for interior painting in Australia depending on the kind of job the painter does. If you only want the single coat to be painted, then you might be charged as low as $5 per square metre. If customers want a full painting job, then the price gets higher. The full painting project includes the prime, basecoat, and 2 finishing coats. The quality of the materials also affects the price per square metre.
But based on a square metre calculation, a typical 185 square metre house interior painting project costs between $1,850 and $5,550. The painter will paint the walls as well as the ceiling of the house. To paint a typical 4-bedroom house interior, you will be expected to pay around $4,500-$6,000. If you are aiming for cheaper options, you can always hire a painter with less experience or do the whole project by yourself. In these cases, you risk the quality of the painting job, but it may be worth it for a temporary fix.