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I have first hand watched these guys in action. It was the worst paint job I have ever seen. It was a fairly large apartment complex that the kids painted, or Better said, tried to paint.

The end result was that the place had to be repainted, but only after proper prep work was completed. Peeling paint, and a ruined lawn were the biggest problems.

The boys cleaned the paint equipment out improperly pouring large amounts of paint and paint wash into the lawn every day! The grass was killed and the ground was getting hard. Never seen anything like it.

You could see peeling paint everywhere! Even driving by in a car at 35 miles per hour the street side buildings displayed a fresh color of peeling paint; everywhere at the second story level!

Why do people trust teenagers and young students with home improvement? The end result can be a nightmare.

When homeowner friends decide to do they’re own painting, I am glad to give them guidance. I have helped many people in this way. Professionals, owners of companies, even other contractors (of other trades) have asked me many how to questions. Many times painting contractors will call each other to talk about the best way to solve a paint problem.

I have been painting for 30 years and I still learn things all the time. How on earth can a boy (by most measurements) learn to contract after a 5 day crash course on How to Paint?

One thing is sure, if you hire student type painters be ready to cut them a lot of slack, because they will need it. And the national corporations that are actually behind the program of sending out untrained, well meaning kids; are counting heavy on that slack.

One summer in my area of the world, the boy painters were really out in force. One of the contracts the kids landed was a house. Somehow that house was painted in a day; prep and all. The homeowner drove up as the young guys were finishing up the work.  The homeowner asked that his house be returned to the original color. After some awkward moments it became clear that the energetic brush pushers had painted the wrong house. The “right” house was next door.

All in all, the students don’t really effect my work load. If anything they are the perfect competition.

College Works Painting Reviews
Although, College Works is a nationally know company some bad publicity has risen recently. There has been some hinting at some shoddy practices in the way that they treat customers and staff alike. Picking through the conflicting posts, in an attempt to get to the truth of the matter, is very difficult, considering the sheer volume of information online. The internet is a powerful tool for finding information, but its success is also its downfall. Even the most thorough research can simply muddy the waters and leave the researcher even more confused.

Avoid a Painting Scam
With many homeowners vulnerable to scams and dishonesty on behalf of contracting companies, doing a little research may be a wise thing to do. Most scams are the result of flaky or inadequately trained employees. Contractors may promise a first rate performance, but deliver much less, leaving the homeowner frustrated and annoyed.

A painting scam may involve lazy, incompetent workers that lack motivation and the proper skill to perform at the high level their company had initially promised. Showing up late, moseying around the jobsite with no real motivation or purpose and acting in an inappropriate way may be some of the behaviors that many homeowners may find irritating. These workers can ruin the entire home improvement experience for the homeowner, as they may begin to feel that they have become victim of a painting scam.

Many companies do not give too much thought to their clients. This may seem strange to many, as their clients are the ones that keep their business afloat by hiring their services, but many contractors place little importance on the wishes or needs of the homeowners. By only caring about making money and not placing much stock into the satisfaction of their clients, many contractors should suffer.

Unfortunately, these contractors running what many would consider a painting scam are saved by the lack of research done by their future clients. By placing little importance into doing a quick check into the reputation of the company they are about to hire, many homeowners end up hiring a contractor that places little importance on their project. With inadequately trained workers and a general lack of regard higher up, consumers are left wondering what went wrong.

After their lawn has been treated as a personal garbage bin, the workers have consistently shown up late or not at all and all of the neighbors are annoyed, the homeowner usually begins to wonder where they made their first mistake. Often, the first mistake was made when the homeowner was too quick to pull the trigger on hiring the contractor. There are great informative resources available to consumers looking to avoid faulty or flaky contractors.

Homeowners can avoid a painting scam if they just take advantage of these resources and find as much information as they can. This is usually done very easily in a relatively short period of time. In fact, taking the time to check into a few companies before making the hire may end up saving a great deal of time and a great deal of hassles.

There are still trustworthy, genuinely good painting companies out there that will look down on a company running a painting scam. Some painting companies take the time to provide their workers with the proper training they need to succeed. These companies also ensure that their painters carry with them a positive attitude about all of their jobs and the motivation necessary to truly care about their work. These companies are out there, all homeowners have to do is take a minute to look.

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How much would a local painter charge to paint my whole apt?

Its less that 1000 sq ft. I want all my room painted in different colors. How much would a small local painter cost?

Is it hard to do the painting by yourself? If so how long to do 6 rooms.

I live in NJ, Hudson County!

more than it is worth
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4 Responses to “How much would a local painter charge to paint my whole apt?”

1. divine intervention Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 6:22 am

Honestly…you can get some pretty decent deals from painters in your area. Keep in mind that you will most likely have to pay for paint + supplies upfront. Then, labor can go as low as $250-400 per room painted. You just have to shop around a bit.
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Cousin is a professional painter & highly experienced. He charges $400 per room.
2. ynot Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 6:27 am

more than it is worth
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3. Don Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 7:11 am

a painting ad may be misleading.

Painting is not the hard or time consuming part for it to be done right.

“Prepping and repairing before painting” sounds correct.

Will need spackling, caulk after old caulk is removed, spackling repairs usually three coats will work.

Sand blocks med/fine

Spackling absorbs paint more so more is needed over spackled areas and priming white works well when you take a 250 halogen light and shine on wall at angle, you will see all the flaws that need to be repaired before painting. If you dont care about the repairs and just want it painted, you can do it yourself. Just ask in the paint department of Lowes or homedepot to help you gather supplies and guide you in the right direction.

Also need wood filler for or putty any nail holes or pops after hammering in.

You dont need to pay someone advertizing for painting because the other work involved before painting is more important than painting. You can use the money to buy your materials, a how to paint book (free to read from library)
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4. Three_Kings_Clooney Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 7:25 am

Yeah, you need to get local painting contractor to assess the cost of painting your apartment the way you want it, all done professionally and in timely manner without having to get you involved the dirty, painting-stroke-after-paint-stroke process that can become quite tiredsome. Seek free estimates from local painting contractors in your area.

Hmm, to help you out, for your convenience, here is a handyman site that I use often, which has a section dedicated to walls (and the painting of the sort), where you’ll find a text-link ad that offers up to four (4) Free Estimates from such local painting contractors in your area (scroll down a bit and it’s the text-link towards the middle of the page that says, “Find Local Painting Services. Get Up to 4 Quotes Now…Free”):

http://yourhandymanzone.com/Your_Handyman_Zone_How_To_Pages_Home_Improvement_Zone_Walls_All_Types.htm

Guessing on here is not as productive as getting a quote upon which you can rely; this is especially true, as the cost of painting material and labor involved in painting greatly varies by location. Trust me, from general experience, you’ll be glad that you got concrete estimates.
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http://yourhandymanzone.com/Your_Handyman_Zone_How_To_Pages_Home_Improvement_Zone_Walls_All_Types.htm

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Frugal Fireplace Refinishing

When Bill and I started our home renovation, we knew that one of the projects we wanted done was refinishing the fireplace in the dining room. It was painted white with a sky-blue mantle, and it just wasn’t our taste. (That’s probably why we just piled the crap in it that you see in this picture and never used it as a proper fireplace.) But after finding out how much professionals wanted to do the job (how’s $600 for you?), we knew we needed to do this refinishing project ourselves.

I did some Internet research on the best–and least toxic–way to get paint off a fireplace and get the bricks back to their natural color. I’m pleased to report that in less than 24 hours–and for not a lot of money–we were able to get the job done. Here’s what we did.

First, I removed the wood mantle so that we could get to all of the exposed brick underneath. Notice the lovely yellow paint that was hiding behind the mantle. I used a crowbar to pry the mantle away from the wall, gently, of course, so it would come off in one piece. It did, and I ended up selling the mantle on Craigslist for $30.

Next, we bought a citrus-based paint remover called Citristrip at our local home improvement store. (Note: give the new FTC rules on bloggers and disclosure, neither Citristrip nor my local home improvement store has paid me to mention them.) It’s an orange-colored gel that’s somewhere between marshmallow Fluff and hair conditioner, that you’re supposed to spread liberally all over the bricks. Because it’s a paint remover, we were warned that, if spilled or splattered on wood floors, it could also take the varnish off. So we spread plastic sheets around the fireplace and over the nearby furniture just in case. It was amazingly affordable–only $12 for the bottle.

Then, we spread the stuff on using paint brushes. (We wore gloves and protective eyewear, too.) It smelled surprisingly good–nothing sickening like the insulation our contractor originally choose–and went on easily. Now, we had to wait for it to do its job of loosening the paint, but we didn’t have to wait long. Within 30 minutes we knew the stuff was working because the gel was bubbling up and the paint was starting to fall off the brick on its own. So we got out our scrapers and started, well, scraping!

We were amazed to discover that this fireplace had actually been painted four times. Working backwards, from the layers we removed, the fireplace was white, then before that blue, then green, then before than yellow–no, wait harvest gold. Why the original owners didn’t just leave it the natural, beautiful red brick is beyond me. Then again, this house was built in the 1960s and I’d be willing to bet that the harvest gold paint was applied around the same time that my own mother was investing in harvest gold appliances for the kitchen in the house where she raised me!

While metals scrapers were able to get off most of the peeling paint, eventually we had to bring out the big guns–namely a wire brush attached to a power drill, a power sander and then the Dremel to get any of the stubborn paint off the bricks. This part was the most time-consuming–see Bill sitting down on the job here.

But eventually our hard work paid off as you can see in the lovely, natural brick we were able to restore. As soon as we have a new mantel built and installed (Bill is doing both himself), I’ll post a picture of the finished job.

Bottom line: in keeping with my earlier 10 Grand in My Hand post, we were able to keep $588 in our hands by refinishing our fireplace ourselves. Then if you add in the $30 we made on selling the mantle, we actually ended up “saving” or “keeping” $618!

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With the drywall market the most dominant in commercial construction, American Clay made this market its primary target with Enjarre and therefore, considered carefully the varying regional building habits/costs during their R&D phase to ensure their ability to compete. Typical wall finishes range from (a) gypsum plus paint on drywall with an average cost (product + labor) of $1.75/sq. ft. to (b) texture plus paint, average $.85/sq. ft., or (c) smooth wall plus paint, average $1.26/sq. ft. Enjarre sales are increasing monthly, largely due to the price competiveness to paint and gypsum plasters. These sales show the cost for product alone to be from $.45 to contractors and $.58 per sq. ft. to retail buyers. Sprayed or troweled-on projects of 20,000 square feet or more see application, including product, costs of $1-1.60/sq. ft.