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How much does house painting cost?

  • R40 – R80/sqm
    Exterior painting — labour only
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How much will house painting cost you?

Below you will find a detailed breakdown of house painting prices, together with descriptions what is included in the price and other necessary information that will help you make the best possible decision.

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Exterior painting — labour only

  • R40 – R80/sqm

This is the price for exterior painting per square metre of roof, labour only. Additional costs apply for paint purchase and any accessories. The average cost is usually R60/sqm.

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Recent jobs for house painting

Interior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Midstream Centurion
  • Property type: Other
  • What surfaces need to be painted?: Walls
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): Up to 50 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: As soon as possible

Good day, So its 1st wall : width - 2.32m Height 2.34 2nd wall: width -1.6m Heigh 2.34 2 wall : width 53 cm Heigh 2.4cm So the job is to clean the wall to remove the crayon paint off the wall and repainted but we dont want the designs bellow to be covered. will make sense when you see the pictures attached. Thank you,

Interior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Vredehoek, Cape Town
  • Property type: Apartment/Flat
  • What surfaces need to be painted?: Walls, Ceiling
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 50–150 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: As soon as possible

Remove existing paint-prep surfaces of walls and ceiling. Total size about 50m2. Size estimates: Wall1: cm x cm = 12.1 m2 Wall2: +- cm x cm (inc door/window post) = 4.3 m2 Wall3: cm x = 8.6 m2 Wall4: cm x cm = 3.5 m2 Wall5: cm x cm = 4.3 m2 Ceiling: xcm + xcm = +- 17.2 m2 We are looking to have this work completed before the end of April.

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Villieria, Pretoria
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Exterior walls, Roof, Windows and doors
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 50–150 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

Hi, I am looking for a quote to paint out my house and garage as well as the roof. The house has a brick bottom and the top section of the house needs painting. The roof is a zink roof on both the garage and house. The house is a pitched roof and the garage is a flat roof. Would the colour of the paint make a difference as I would like to paint the house a charcoal colour with white trim (windows)? Look forward to hearing from you. Please note I am not always on my phone but if you leave a message if you cannot get hold of me I will call you back otherwise you can send me a quote via the email address supplied. Thank you '

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Pennington
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Exterior walls
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 50–150 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

I need a professional painter to paint one exterior double-story "weather wall" plus retaining walls in driveway. I have bought 20ltr Dulux exterior wall paint for this project. I need someone that will not waste the supply. Please send me the rates for labour on Whtsapp and then we will take it from there.

Interior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Goodwood
  • Property type: Apartment/Flat
  • What surfaces need to be painted?: Walls, Ceiling
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): Up to 50 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

Hi, I'm , contacting you from Australia. Trying to organise to have a unit in Libertas painted. I'm organising a move from Jhb, so need to lock in a specific date for painting. It's not a big job. Needs to be done 1,2,or 3 August. Just walls and ceiling of main room, ceiling of bathroom. Can you help? Email

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Kathu
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Roof
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 50–150 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

Hi there I am staying in the complex I want to repaint my house, the house is basically a 3 bedroom house with a kitchen and a sitting area. I am not sure of the square meters. The house has 2 colours I need a professional that will stick to the painting design and just refresh it that's it. I would like to paint the outside too, the gate. Please feel free to contact me for more info. Thank you

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Johannesburg
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Exterior walls, Windows and doors
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): More than 500 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

I need a quote for painting 14 blocks of which gives you 88 Units. Block 1=12(Double Storey) Units, 10 Block Of 8 Units Double Storey, 3 Blocks Of 4 Units Double Storey, Pool Area , Club House and Guard House. The Main Colour is Elephant Hide and the boundary on the windows is beige colour and the railings, window frames, Burglar Security gates is enamel brown (Code: G18 PWD Brown)

Exterior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Four Ways, Johannesburg
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What needs to be painted?: Exterior walls, Fence and/or gates, Windows and doors
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 150–500 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

Hydrowash/ Grind (where appropriate) apply waterproofing slurry skim /Acrylic waterproof patching as appropriate Check and re-paint any open fillet joints with a waterproofed mortar Remove and patch any peeling paint Remove any unsuitable fillers /damaged plasterwork and repair with waterproof mortar slurry matching plaster texture. Repair plaster cracks & structural cracks Hairline cracks to 0.2mm apply 1 coat HIP Primer and fill with parapet water proofing Cracks to 2mm rake out crack line and treat as above Cracks above 2mm chop out and repair with suitable mortar mix Where necessary float a damp proof bonding slurry to repair and level damaged plaster Structural cracks chop out to full depth and repair with suitable mortar mix Where necessary express an expansion joint into structural crack repairs Waterproof and seal all expansion joints and any plaster lip joints Waterproof and seal all parapets and horizontal reveals with Waterproofing Crack repairs and waterproofing where required on all other vertical and horizontal surfaces. Sealing and waterproofing around window frames, sills and doors etc. Scrape & repair cracked windowsills Assess any ground retaining walls, where necessary, drill and inject under pressure Siloxane Sealer Inspect and waterproof all drainage outflows to exterior balconies Inspect grout work on all exterior tiled balconies and replace where necessary with waterproof grout. Apply 1 coat siloxane sealer to balcony tiles & grout work Prime all plaster repairs 1 coat High Impact Polystyrene Plaster Primer Scrape where necessary, seal, prime and patch exterior pipe work. Seal all previously painted surfaces with acrylic bonding sealer Apply 1 coat Acrylic 1 st Coat where necessary to level repairs. Apply 2 finishing coats of Vinyl Silk in a colour scheme of choice. Apply 1 coat of Bright White Ceiling Acrylic to any porch/ patio ceilings and cornice work

Interior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Hartbeespoort
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What surfaces need to be painted?: Walls, Ceiling, Doors, Window frames, Other
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): 50–150 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: As soon as possible

1). Painting of Walls (internal) - undercoat and 2 coats at m2. 2). Painting of soffit (already with rhinolite plaster) 1 coat at 54m2. 3). Painting of ceiling board at 39.5m2 4). Painting of x3 new timber doors and frames with varnish (1 coat) 5). Painting of new double garage size timber door with varnish (1 coat)

Interior painting

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Bloemfontein
  • Property type: House/Townhouse
  • What surfaces need to be painted?: Walls, Ceiling
  • Approx. size of the area to be painted (in sqm): More than 500 sqm
  • When (approximately) do you need painting?: I'm flexible

1 Main bedroom (3 walls and 1 wall with window). 3 standard bedrooms (2 walls, 1 wall with window and 1 with wardrobes). Passage both sides. Living room (3 walls and one with sliding door). Reception room (3 walls and one with double window). Dining room (3 walls and 1 with window). Study room the size of a single garage (3 walls and 1 with window). Ceilings fir all those rooms. Ceiling needs some fixing. I need an estimate quote. Most of the walls are currently Grey and need to paint them cream or a homely color. Need quote to include the cost of the paint.