apartment painting prices?

It's absurdly expensive. I paid about half that per sqft for a really nice job on mine.

I've found that $200-300/day is the going rate for a high quality paint job. My 1-br took about 10 solid days, or $2000. If you want my paint guys information, let me know and I'll PM it to you.

No way-- look on craigslist under 'services offered" or even on light poles as you are walking thru your neighborhood for flyers for apartment painting. Some qualified people are putting these signs up, and the rate can be as low as $80 a room, no matter its size. I can't imagine paying someone $2000 to paint a one-bedroom.

Anotherdayinbkln wrote: No way-- look on craigslist under 'services offered" or even on light poles as you are walking thru your neighborhood for flyers for apartment painting. Some qualified people are putting these signs up, and the rate can be as low as $80 a room, no matter its size. I can't imagine paying someone $2000 to paint a one-bedroom.

It's worth it to me if the quality is there. That's why I hire someone instead of doing it myself. I know someone who recently paid someone $1500 for just a single room, and they did a terrible job, so by contrast a $200 day rate sounds just fine to me. $80 off-the-street is a crapshoot, and I don't gamble when it comes to my decor.

I find that the dirt is hard to clean off. Even with semi-gloss and the Regal and Aquaglow series. Plus the colors are a lot darker or have more yellow (at least in the whites and off whites) than what their strips portray. However, like I say it's great landlord paint. I used to be a Pratt and Lambert fan. I hear Behr has changed their formula some what so I am going to check them again.

This post confirms my suspicion that New Yorkers are suckers. People in normal cities paint their own apartments. I'm not against hiring people to do specialized tasks, but painting a flat wall is really, stupidly easy. Almost completely impossible to screw up. Just masking-tape your edges, blast the stereo, dip your roller, and go, pausing occasionally for another beer. I painted my very large dining room in about 2 1/2 hours.

liftandcut wrote: I do apartment remodeling and when I paint I prefer to use American Tradition. Benjamin Moore is very good paint but the AT covers better and splatters less. Janovic house brand is almost comparable to Benjamin Moore. The Ralph Lauren paints are very good too, though expensive. The Martha Stewart paints were as good as the RL but less expensive, though they aren't being made anymore, as far as I know.

Benjamin Moore fan here, on the rec of many contractors.
I knew a guy that worked for Ralph Lauren, doing sets and displays . . . they found the paint to be of a seriously inferior quality and went out for BMoore every time. There's a store on the other side of Greenwood called Paints by George that has good prices and info - it's a contractor supply place open early and closing early.

I'd be curious to hear if the Behr reformulation is any good. I tried it a few years back and went running back to B.Moore.

If you're a perfectionist about pigment (especially if you want historical accuracy or something), you can get Farrow & Ball but that stuff is VERY expensive. I understand their colors have magic powers . . .

Benjamin Moore fan here, on the rec of many contractors.
I knew a guy that worked for Ralph Lauren, doing sets and displays . . . they found the paint to be of a seriously inferior quality and went out for BMoore every time. There's a store on the other side of Greenwood called Paints by George that has good prices and info - it's a contractor supply place open early and closing early.

I'd be curious to hear if the Behr reformulation is any good. I tried it a few years back and went running back to B.Moore.

I'm sure your friend knows what he is talking about. I used the Ralph Lauren in the '90s and it was very good then. The brand also had an extensive selection of pre-mixed colors. Could definitely have lost quality over the years as so many of his other products have. I used to swear by BM, but ever since I tried the American Traditions I have been a convert. But certainly, BM is always an excellent pick. I have tried the new Glidden and Behr paints and they are still a significant notch below the BM.

Sushipants wrote: This post confirms my suspicion that New Yorkers are suckers. People in normal cities paint their own apartments. I'm not against hiring people to do specialized tasks, but painting a flat wall is really, stupidly easy. Almost completely impossible to screw up. Just masking-tape your edges, blast the stereo, dip your roller, and go, pausing occasionally for another beer. I painted my very large dining room in about 2 1/2 hours.

I used to DIM. My time costs more these days than a painter, and my job is more fun than painting, hence...

Can anyone share their painter recommendations? I'm a local small-time landlord as well as 18-year resident of ProHo, fed up with the guys I've hired in the past....even "the best" ends up taking way longer than promised, and not doing all the things he said he'd do....thanks!