update 2 and another monster
JHC, I think your number...$2.50...is more realistic. We've started finish on first house and owner is proving to be a handful. Classic new build stuff concerning trades that I have nothing to do with but they feel I can somehow 'fix' the problems with paint. I did laugh out loud a couple of times.
Damon, I've been told by a few retired painters they were getting 5.00 and up for heated sq ft and that was about 15 years ago for 4,000 sq ft and up.
I have a new bid to get in Monday morning...this monster is 8,650 feet heated and almost 10,000 under roof that includes an INSIDE swimming pool. 1st floor has tray ceilings in almost every room. 2 rooms on 1st floor are 12' and all others (not including the 28' foyer) are 10' and 2nd level has 9' ceilings. Base is 11.5 inches tall and two piece crown everywhere with 'extreme' crown detail in master bed and master bath.
I was told the massive entry double doors cost 12 grand. A buddy is hanging the drywall and I think he said it has over 500 sheets...16,000 board feet.
The super wanted me to throw a ballpark and I started talking/thinking out loud and said 'well, we start at 2.10...' but before I could get to the add on costs for 9 paint colors and all the extras a house like this would have, he wondered if that included the exterior which has 4.5' wide super chopped boxing. I let him know that is another bid! He still wants me to work up a bid...not sure I want to waste the time. Any thoughts anyone?