Good painting decisions begin before the first bucket is opened. Use this guide as a practical starting point, then confirm the details of your own building before purchasing or beginning work.
Start with the real scope, not the number of rooms
List every surface to be painted: internal walls, ceilings, exterior walls, doors, gates, trims and special finishes. Two houses with the same number of rooms can have very different paintable areas.
Separate the four main cost groups
Think in four buckets: surface preparation, paint and materials, labour, and access or logistics. Damp treatment, crack repairs, scaffolding and difficult heights can affect the final figure.
Choose the finish before comparing prices
Standard emulsion, washable matt, satin, silk and gloss do different jobs. A cheaper quotation may simply be using a lower-performance finish than the one you actually need.
Request a written, itemised quotation
Ask what product is proposed, number of coats, preparation included, areas covered and whether materials and labour are separated. This makes competing quotations easier to judge.
Practical next step
Every building is different. Share your location, wall condition and project type with Filadephia Paints so the product, quantity and preparation advice can be matched to your actual job.
Request a painting budget estimate