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aspenpainting

hey guys ive asked a few questions but failed to introduce myself. ive been reading the site alot its nice to go to a place withl so much info. thanks. heres another question. im a one man crew and ive been doing good on bidding so far by eye balling. mainly interior repaints and small exteriors. i was looking at a remodel and measured sq. ft. wall space but dont really know what other guys get to be fair and make money. kind of like a commercial job spray everthing.

Teetorbilt

Welcome! I've seen your posts and have wondered why you haven't been more active. To each their own. We don't bite, often.

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slickshift

Hi aspenpainting
Welcome
As for your question, if you've been doing OK then you are getting the idea
You can use the search button to look for estimate and bidding help for additional info
What it really comes down to is you need to figure your costs and production rates then add any fudge factors or PITA charges and add a little profit to get the final charge
What the other guys charge is really not as important as you might think

For example, you probably can't charge as little as an unlicensed, un-insured, no-overhead guy, but really shouldn't be charging as much as a 20 year quality pro
In between, there's no magic number
If you gave me the specs, and I gave you what I would charge, that really wouldn't help you
Really, I'm not trying to be a jerk, you're costs and time could be way different than mine
What I would charge is pretty much irrelevant

That being said, if you really want to get an idea of something you are not familiar with, try one of the estimator books/programs
Please keep in mind they do not include everything involved in a project, they don't take Fudge Factors or PITA charges into account
They are not based on your costs and production rates, and the regional adjustments (from -30% to + 100%) can be way off
Not to mention sometimes they are just plain wrong
Do a search on Estimating Books or Software or Nat Est, National Estimator, and such

You'll find that some of us may refer to them as tool
Like for something we don't run across often, or check our math, make sure we didn't forget something, or see if we are way off in another way

If you would like comments on what others would charge for such a project, you'll have to post up more info

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