Bidding A Job?

bizzy1234

Hey im pretty new to bidding painting jobs and i was curious to know;

when bidding a job per sq. ft do i use the total square foot of the house or the sum of sq. ft of each wall im gonna be painting?

Workaholic

You should be able to use either method and come up with the same price.

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knucklehead

I don't know. I am not a painter.

bizzy1234

for example lets say a house is 1000 sq ft. total but if you add up the sq ft in walls your gonna cover you have 2 bd rooms [4 walls(8x10each)+ ceiling(10x10)x2, 1 bathroom [4 walls (8x8 each + ceiling 8x8) and living room [4 walls(15x8 + ceiling 15x10) etc...
room plus ceiling= 420sq ft x 2 rooms = 840sqft
bathroom=320 sq ft.
living room= 630 sq ft
840+320+630=1790 sqft not including kitchen
see what im saying. i know its alittle confusing and these are all made up measurements but they are reasonable and they dont seem to add up... any suggestions?

BattleRidge

Dont bid by the sq ft. Figure how long it will take you, how much paint. Then find out how much you want to make in that period of time then add enough to cover your materials.

WoodShop

I don't use a square foot price. Too much variance to determine a sq/ft price. M-L-OH-P is my 'equation'.

macatawacab

A gypsum person can tell you about factors for cut up rooms so that you can convert floor square footage into wall square footage. You probably will find that ceiling square footage is close to floor square footage unless of course it is vaulted and then a roofer can tell you the factor to use for slope and if you knew the number of bundles used on the roof that would get you close to that ceiling square footage.

TRCc

So do you caculate the sq ft by ceilings and walls surfaces and multiply X $/sq/ft

platinumLLC

Shouldn't those be + signs instead of - signs? Or is that the key to getting jobs today?

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Mr. Mike

When bidding a paint job this is exactly what you should do.

1. Measure the linear foot of the walls, to get the baseboard ln ft and then multiply that by the height to get the walls sq. ft..

2. Measure the floor Sq. Ft. only for a sq. ft. measurement for the ceiling.

3. Count how many openings are in the house, per side.

3. Figure out what you need to charge per sq. ft. on walls and ceilings and find out how much to charge for base and crown molding.

4. Present the bid and ask them to buy right on the spot at least 6 times.


Never and I mean never try and figure out a price based on the sq. ft. of a house or a building, trim and walls can vary from house to house.

Houses vary in price per sq. ft. some will be more than $10.00 and some will be less than $3.00 there is so many variables.

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