House Painting - Finale

I just paid the painter- $4000. I was expecting to pay a lot more!

The breakdown:
$3000 for all the painting (wash, prep, masking, 1 coat primer, 1 coat paint)
$ 800 for the labor to replace all the rotten wood (almost 3 days of labor)
$ 200 - tip (kinda low, but don't think I needed to tip; however, the crew was good)

On top of that, there was $1256 for the lumber costs which I paid for at time of purchase, so the grand total comes to $5256.

Based on the research I did, I think I got a pretty good deal, especially on the wood replacement labor. They did a lot of work on the wood.

And, on top of it all, they even touched up the varnish on the front door. Just a light sanding and restain/re-varnish. It doesn't look like new, but it's much better than before and I don't have to deal with it for another several years.


The leftovers (all the rotten wood that was removed)