Painting pricing

Rockslider · 01-26-2021, 12:23 AM

I recently hired a painter for some interior work -- two rooms and a stairway. No complaints about the work -- we were very happy with it; he was professional, did a very nice job, and the price wasn't unreasonable. Here's the question -- my wife got home before I did and her first question was "Why didn't he do the trim?" When we asked him about that, he said we only discussed walls and ceilings, so he didn't think we wanted the trim done. He wants close to $700 to come back and do it -- four window frames, five door frames, and baseboards.

It's been a long time since I hired a painter, and it was in another state, but my understanding was always that the trim was part of the job, so I never thought it would be an issue. So I'm just curious about other people's experience, or whether I was way off the mark -- is it the general custom in the Lakes Region to quote painting projects "a la carte" -- walls, ceilings, and trim as separate items? Or maybe it was the painters I used in the past who were different?

01-26-2021, 12:23 AM	#1
Rockslider Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 52 Thanks: 5 Thanked 37 Times in 12 Posts	Painting pricing I recently hired a painter for some interior work -- two rooms and a stairway. No complaints about the work -- we were very happy with it; he was professional, did a very nice job, and the price wasn't unreasonable. Here's the question -- my wife got home before I did and her first question was "Why didn't he do the trim?" When we asked him about that, he said we only discussed walls and ceilings, so he didn't think we wanted the trim done. He wants close to $700 to come back and do it -- four window frames, five door frames, and baseboards. It's been a long time since I hired a painter, and it was in another state, but my understanding was always that the trim was part of the job, so I never thought it would be an issue. So I'm just curious about other people's experience, or whether I was way off the mark -- is it the general custom in the Lakes Region to quote painting projects "a la carte" -- walls, ceilings, and trim as separate items? Or maybe it was the painters I used in the past who were different?