Exterior Painting Cost

Why do we paint the exteriors of our house? Well, this might seem to be a weird question, as everyone knows, that painting exteriors of the house enhances the beauty! But, there's another reason, why this work is done? It is, providing the walls of our house a seal, which protects it from the damages occurred due to rain, scorching sunlight and other weather components. This reason is far more important than earlier ones. The house walls should be strong enough not to crack and weaken!

The exteriors of house are normally painted after an interval of 3 - 5 years, as the life of most of the exterior paints is about 5 years. However, nowadays we get paints which are much more reliable and durable too! Therefore, it is necessary that we choose the paint, which would protect the walls of our house for a longer time. The most important factor when it comes the painting exteriors of the house is the exterior painting cost. Many people find it too expensive. However, let me tell you that cost depends upon many factors, some of which are discussed below...

Factors Deciding the Painting Cost

Want to know the exterior paint cost? Well, establishing the exact price is quite difficult, as there are many factors that influence the exterior paint cost. Therefore, one cannot really say, whether the entire work is expensive or cheap. Here are some of the factors, that play an important role in deciding the exterior paint cost.

• Type of Paint: This is the most important one. Your exterior painting cost largely depends upon the type of paint you choose for your home. There are high quality and expensive paints, as well as there are cheap paints with shorter durability, available in the market. Options available are alkyd paints or latex paints, which are good enough to serve for a long time. Nonetheless, the decision of buying one, depends on you.
• Charge Per Gallon: This is another significant part. Along with the cost per square foot, painting cost is also estimated in terms of charge per gallon. Your cost is directly proportional to the charge per gallon.
• Area to be Painted: Certainly, if you have a large area, you will require more and more gallons of paint and therefore, this would increase the price of painting the exteriors of your house.
• Local Labor Charges: This completely depends upon your area of residence. Painting the exteriors is not an easy go! It is in fact, comprised many other sub procedures, which require time as well as efforts to finish. Removing old paint, sanding, priming, painting, re-painting, finishing, etc. are the processes involved in exterior painting procedure. Moreover, you might have to color the main door, gate, garage walls, pipelines, etc., so as to match the new color of your exterior walls. Labor charges for all these procedures and also the cost of the equipment required in doing them are involved in the exterior paint cost.

Cost Estimate

We have just seen the important factors that play a role in deciding the overall cost. Now, we will proceed to read about some actual cost figures. Most of the exterior paints cost about USD 30 - USD 40 per gallon. Like I have said earlier, the more the area is, more will be the number of gallons required and therefore more is the cost of painting! Also considering the charge per square feet is important. Most probably, on an average, painting contractors charge around USD 2 - USD 3 per square feet. So now, you can calculate the total cost, considering the cost per gallon, charge per square feet and the local labor charges.

Instead of having professionals to do this work, you can do this task, all by yourself! But, only when you know the exact technique of painting, the knowledge of paints and also ample time to complete this work. By this, you can save a lot of cost incurred in hiring professionals to do this work. As of this discussion, I hope it was sufficient enough to help you calculate the exterior painting cost estimate. All the best!