Redecorating part two.
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From: Loveland, CO
I just got a bid to paint my bedroom. The guy says he'll do it in a day. I'm supplying the paint and it's $480 for his labor. I have zero desire to do it myself. A friend of mine recommended him and said he's done her home and her neighbor's for years.
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From: Mish-she-gan
I painted the entire interior of my home a year after we moved in. I paint the lower exterior but have a contractor do the high stuff. At 71nI am not as steady on a extension ladder. I do most of the prep that Bill does except the TSP wall wash as the house was only a year old. I have a detailing business so I am very meticulous. I don't skimp on good paint or tools. Benjamin Moore paint for the interior.
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This is why I ask "why am I doing this?" Two rooms have to be done top to bottom. Two of the bedrooms have wall paper and we are not changing that. One of the wallpaper rooms just needs some trim work and the other may need the ceiling painted, but no trim work. Plus all the trim in the hall needs to be painted. I'm sure I could get the second floor painted out for $1500. I'll do it myself one room at a time and take all winter.
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From: Canton, MA
Originally Posted by S2KRAY' timestamp='1452559221' post='23849698
I painted the entire interior of my home a year after we moved in. I paint the lower exterior but have a contractor do the high stuff. At 71nI am not as steady on a extension ladder. I do most of the prep that Bill does except the TSP wall wash as the house was only a year old. I have a detailing business so I am very meticulous. I don't skimp on good paint or tools. Benjamin Moore paint for the interior.
I have had only good experiences with BM. Bear paint at Home Depot is a mixed proposition. My dad used to use BM and Dutch Boy. Not sure if that is still around anymore.
I once painted an entire interior with Glidden paint and got very good results.
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From: Upstate NY
This topic reminded me of my lazy BIL. He and his wife are school teachers that have the entire summer off. He and his wife are always complaining about money, yet he hired someone two summers ago to paint the entire inside of the house while they sat around. 
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Originally Posted by Kyras' timestamp='1452580635' post='23849875
I just got a bid to paint my bedroom. The guy says he'll do it in a day. I'm supplying the paint and it's $480 for his labor. I have zero desire to do it myself. A friend of mine recommended him and said he's done her home and her neighbor's for years.
This is why I ask "why am I doing this?" Two rooms have to be done top to bottom. Two of the bedrooms have wall paper and we are not changing that. One of the wallpaper rooms just needs some trim work and the other may need the ceiling painted, but no trim work. Plus all the trim in the hall needs to be painted. I'm sure I could get the second floor painted out for $1500. I'll do it myself one room at a time and take all winter.
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Maybe they just stink at painting? Well they could be lazy too..........
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From: Canton, MA
Today we visit the carpeting stop to try to select new carpets for two of the bedrooms. One room is all painted and I only have a little trim work to do in the other. I need to break up my son's desk. It is one of those O'Sullivan kits that you assemble yourself. It is made of particle board and weighs a ton. It takes three strong people to actually move it out of the house, and even then there is a significant chance you damage the house on the way out. We don't need it and no one wants it. So it's hammering time.
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From: bolton
Today we visit the carpeting stop to try to select new carpets for two of the bedrooms. One room is all painted and I only have a little trim work to do in the other. I need to break up my son's desk. It is one of those O'Sullivan kits that you assemble yourself. It is made of particle board and weighs a ton. It takes three strong people to actually move it out of the house, and even then there is a significant chance you damage the house on the way out. We don't need it and no one wants it. So it's hammering time.
god I hated those things. the boxed kits were always good for a hernia and the one you needed was always on the bottom of the stack.