How much to charge to paint a foundation?

Question

A person wants me to paint the outside foundation of their house, and I don't know how to bid the job...it's the stuco part at the bottom. I don't know how long it will take ( their are bush's part way around. How do they price something like this???

Answer 1

Unless you really know what you are doing. stay off it.  The 'person' will expect you to do the job for next thing to free, and will expect you to give guarantees.  Let them call in a tradesman who will charge the appropriate rates for such a job.  I will assume this 'offer was cash in hand with no taxman involved.  Not worth breaking the law for. .............. ex builder.

Answer 2

One option when not familiar with work is time and materials basis: Tell the person that you will do it on a time and materials basis...that is they can supply the paint and materials and you will supply the labor...it will take as long as it takes to paint it. Depending on your relationship with these folks you might paint a section of the job on T&M basis then bid the rest of the  job or keep to T&M.  Not much to risk on their part...and no risk on your part.  Home owners dont like this approach because they feel like you will work slower and more expensively than you would if you bid it as a job.

Another option is to bid it as a job, whatever you tell them it will cost is what they will pay you and no more.  Unless you are careful you will lose on this type of bid - or if really cautious you will over bid it...either way you'll likely not get the job. This hard bid or job bid is tough as often there will be changed circumstances for example what if you find a section of stucco that is rotten - are you  willing and able to explain to them that this is a changed condition and that your original price did not include repair?

How to bid it:

1. Calculate the area in square feet of the foundation to be painted.

2. Figure out how much paint and other materials you need. Paint, drop cloths, brushes , rollers, scaffolding or ladders - do you need to prime the surfaces to be painted?

3. Specify the type of preparation you will do - ie scraping off old paint or are you only going to pressure wash it? Tell them that minor caulking etc is OK but anything more is considered a repair and not part of your bid.

4. Figure out how much time it will take to pressure wash, figure out how much time it will take to paint. Once you have the time numbers double the amount of time unless you are really confident in your assessment.

5. Figure out your wage per hour, multiply by number of hours and add in cost of materials if you are buying those add 15%.

Good luck - my recommendation is you go time and materials until you know what you are doing.

Answer 3

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