How To Bid (Estimate) Interior Painting

How to Bid Interior Painting, download your free estimating bundle to win more bids profitably here

Ron's share the 3 ways to put a painting bid together...

...as well as the 2 biggest mistakes most painting contractors do costing them hundreds if not thousands of dollars.

He also walks you through step by step of how to bid a 12 X 20 bedroom with an 8-foot ceiling including material.

Please keep in mind this is just an example and labor rates vary roughly from $50/hr up to as high as $80/hr depending where you are in the country.

Get your free estimating spreadsheet here:

[gianthills]

6 hours to paint walls in one room? 2 hours max.

[JuanCoolDad]

How do you factor if you have one of your employees do this job & u pay him $25/hr? Do you estimate at $50/hr & pay him the$25 & keep the other $25/hr or do you add your $50 to your guys $25? Not sure i understand how that would work

[postrerostiempos]

Thanks you are good. Help me a lot. We just starting a Painting Business Everett, Ma.

[renostubbs]

This breakdown was incredible, about the best I have ever come across on YouTube, thanks a million for your professional advice sir.
GOD BLESS you.

[Torahviviente]

How you get leads when u are starting and low budget

[ThriftLife]

your estimated time on painting that one room is WAY

not sure i take your advice going forward

[carldaniel]

Easiest illustration ever, great job keep it simple, thank you

[estebancarbonell]

Great video! How would you estimate for new construction?

[TheDaveDryden]

What about 240 x 3-4$ + paint and sundries. It seems faster and simpler to me to do this

[asmokeone]

There is no way i paint a bedroom starting about $250. Thats a few hours😂

[terijo]

FOR NEWBIES: great explanation for hourly. And for ppl that don't have a basic concept of how long it would take, or for like me for instance, to make up the difference in time due to the new employee of the week not knowing crap although they swore they did... . I do mine buy sg ft of space to be painted
room 12x10 8 ft. high. 2 windows, 1 door, 1 door casing
walls: 12x8, 12x8, 10x8, 10x8 = 352sq 352X .85 (my price, 2 coats per sq)=$300.00 (rounded) . Ceiling: 12x10= 120sqx$1.25=$150.00 base 12+10 +12+10=44 LINEAR ft. X$2.50=$110.00 windows, doors AND door casing $75 EACH.=$300 TOTAL room $860.00 PLUS materials PLUS extra time for extra (more than normal) cut in, patching, stuff to work around. etc etc. Anything that makes it not a normal basic rooms. I didn't check my math because I need to get. lol but your video was great and now there's this. Happy Painting!

[wadeparker]

That’s a great breakdown sir thank you you make it easy.

[ensurepaintingplusllc]

HELLO THERE, GREAT VIDEO! WHAT DOES YOUR LINE ITEM LOOK LIKE ASLO WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR AN UPSALE IN YOUR ADD ONS FOR AN INTERIOR PROJECT WOULD IT BE QUALITY PAINT/COATS OF PAINT/ACCENT WALL ETC THANKS A TON FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO YOUR WONDERFUL TO FOLLOW AND RECOMMEND OTHERS TO FOLLOW AS WELL, I BELIEVE YOUR INSIGHTS COME FROM A SINCERE AND PROFESSIONAL VEIW THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP IN EVERYTHING YOU DO!
HAPPY WEEK, DEREK

[scottmiller]

Why not calculate in two coats. Why not calculate per wall ? 12x8 10x8 12x8 10x8 minus windows.

[talonmclaren]

Wait, i just got to the part where you start mentioning Prep time. You mean to tell me you have a guy that takes 6 hours to simply paint the walls in a 12 x 20 room? No prep included, and only one coat? How much you hiring for? I havent taken a linch since i started painting and it sounds like a nice opportunity .

[leowyatt]

This is someone I could kick it with for like a century.

[ensurepaintingplusllc]

Line item demonstration for interior quotes and what can you add on to the estimate for “Painting Alternatives” Can’t wait time see more and what you have to offer everything makes sense for far keep up the great work👍🏻 Happy Day, Derek

[a]

First 12 hours were for one coat on, ceiling, woodwork, and walls, isn’t it?

[bill]

On the Template for Interior painting -t here are the Material measurements at the bottom of the spreadsheet - BUT I see that you are measuring 1 gallon of paint for EACH internal door and Window, and maybe 'frames' - this is much too high - even if you leave the remains of the 'gallon' of paint with the Client - can you comment on the 'coverage' rate used for the frame, door and window -which I think is nothing like the 1 gallon each - maybe only 0.5 LITRE per coat - if used as the template the cost of the material I think will be much too high

[gangshit]

6 hours for walls in one bedroom but two hours for baseboard?