You after a case of beer....Who paints windows?
You after a case of beer....Who paints windows?
I guess I should have clarified that I wasn't actually offering to come do the work for that price. I was just ballparking it, erring on the high side so you would have a reference. I'd have to see the work to give an accurate price. would probably be even a little less, really. still, running a legitimate business, even a painting business, costs real money, and you will definitely get what you pay for hiring the work done. for the task you have, I would urge you to do it yourself, anyway, if you are able bodied and have manual skills. this is a very busy time of year for residential painting contractors and most of us are up to our eyeballs in good paying jobs. believe me, you are not in the wrong line of work.Appreciate the offer and numbers. It's very easy money, especially since the only brush work is at the ceiling and a little around some kitchen cabinets, the rest is all roller work. You helped make up my mind to do it myself lol. I can't mentally justify a $75 an hour rate for paint labor. I'm in the wrong line of work lol.
ATD boys...Will you be licking the widows you paint?
I guess I should have clarified that I wasn't actually offering to come do the work for that price. I was just ballparking it, erring on the high side so you would have a reference. I'd have to see the work to give an accurate price. would probably be even a little less, really. still, running a legitimate business, even a painting business, costs real money, and you will definitely get what you pay for hiring the work done. for the task you have, I would urge you to do it yourself, anyway, if you are able bodied and have manual skills. this is a very busy time of year for residential painting contractors and most of us are up to our eyeballs in good paying jobs. believe me, you are not in the wrong line of work.
capitalism at its finest. the laws of supply and demand on display in all their grandeur.
the painting trade is a bit peculiar in that there is such a huge disparity in the types of work, the level of experience and understanding required to do various types of paint work, and what qualifies as quality workmanship. No regulation in the painting trades to speak of. you don't need a license or any formal training to be a "professional painter". I've always had a great deal of ambivalence about this. on the one hand, I don't want the gubment telling me how to do my job and forcing me to pay fees for license and such, on the other hand, any hillbilly with a ladder and a brush tell people he's a professional.
I don't get painting jobs because I'm the low bidder. well, not very often. I get painting jobs because of my reputation in the local niche that I occupy in the trade. Well-to-do homeowners value having trustworthy, responsible professionals in their homes doing work, even menial paint work, and are willing to pay for that piece of mind. contractors flipping houses don't give a fuck about anything but the price, which is totally understandable. I don't work for general contractors much.