Painter / decorator cost

[syl]

What's the going rate (labour) for a painter / decorator these days (outside London)?
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[Beehive Bedlam]

DIY.

[grr666]

100-150 a day depending on how new his van is.
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[thepuma]

[Rogerborg]

A grand to do one floor of small semi in magnolia or white between skirting and crown.
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[arry]

Like most trades, £150-250 day rate for an average Joe and more if you want something complicated.

[andyscooter]

mums just had two bedrooms decorated for £25 each


that was with a fairly complex wallpaper on one wall as well


mind you the same bloke fitted a carpet for a tenner
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[bugeye_bob]

[andyscooter]

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[syl]

Thanks for the replies - ringing them up and asking only tells me how much they charge, not what I should be paying. They might be ripping me off, they might be really cheap (and possibly crap).

Anyway, £160/day seems to fit into the range mentioned. 3 weeks work, so not cheap.
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[hellkat]

Oooo, I need someone to lay some lino for me, can you send your carpet guy round, pls.

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[thepuma]

[grr666]

I'm a property developer, and a motorcyclist. I occasionally employ other trades. But I do baulk at paying painters.
Plasterers are my most commonly hired tradesmen because I can't do that myself. My plasterer works for me for 80
quid a day plus his train ticket up from London.
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[dodsi]

£150 per day is not uncommon in these parts, the problem is finding a good one. Paying somebody to do a job to the same quality that you could do yourself is something I would not want to do.

[Al]