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Exterior house painting estimator template

Home size, siding and stories give two paint packages, with prep, lead-safe work and color changes priced in. Rotten boards and deck staining are noted for a visit, and much darker colors on vinyl siding are ruled out.

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Front Porch Painting (sample business) Sample result: Two-story home of 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft with wood siding in good shape, built after 1978, same color, with trim, fascia and soffits Before tax
Standard paint $8,850 USD
Outside walls washed, prepped and painted · $5,200 Trim, fascia and soffits · $1,800 Scraping, sanding and priming wood siding · $780 Upper-story ladders and lifts · $1,050
Premium paint $10,500 USD
Outside walls washed, prepped and painted · $6,500 Trim, fascia and soffits · $1,800 Scraping, sanding and priming wood siding · $975 Upper-story ladders and lifts · $1,245

Fictional business and sample prices. Preliminary estimate based on the answers; final pricing follows an assessment.

Questions included

  1. What are the outside walls of your home mostly made of? Wood or fiber cement siding Vinyl or aluminum siding Stucco Brick
  2. About how big is your home? Under 1,500 sq ft · 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft · 2,500 to 3,500 sq ft · Over 3,500 sq ft “I don't know” → shows a price range
  3. How many stories is your home? 1 story 2 stories 3 or more
  4. What shape is the paint in now? Good: some fading, little or no peeling Some peeling or flaking paint Lots of peeling, or rotten boards Lots of peeling or chalky, faded siding Lots of peeling, or cracked stucco or mortar “I don't know” → shows a price range
  5. Was your home built before 1978? Yes, before 1978 · No, 1978 or later “I don't know” → shows a price range
  6. Are you changing the color? No, the same or a similar color · Yes, to a much lighter color · Yes, to a much darker color
  7. What else should we paint? Trim, fascia and soffits · Front and garage doors · Shutters
  8. Would you also like a deck or fence stained? Yes · No

Prices you supply

  • Outside walls washed, prepped and painted Your installed price for each package
  • Trim, fascia and soffits A fixed extra when it applies
  • Front and garage doors A fixed extra when it applies
  • Shutters A fixed extra when it applies
  • Scraping, sanding and priming wood siding A percentage of named items (sample: 15%)
  • Extra paint for textured stucco A percentage of named items (sample: 10%)
  • Masonry primer and extra paint for brick A percentage of named items (sample: 20%)
  • Scraping and spot-priming peeling paint A percentage of named items (sample: 20%)
  • Heavy scraping and priming for lots of peeling paint A percentage of named items (sample: 35%)
  • Lead-safe work for a home built before 1978 A percentage of named items (sample: 10%)
  • Extra coat for a big color change A percentage of named items (sample: 15%)
  • Upper-story ladders and lifts A percentage of named items (sample: 15%)
  • Minimum job priceNo estimate shows less (sample: $2,500)
  • Assessment rule: Heavy peeling or rotReplacing rotten boards is priced after a visit once we've seen how much there is.
  • Assessment rule: Cracked stucco or mortarRepairing cracked stucco or mortar is priced after a visit once we've seen how much there is.
  • Assessment rule: Deck or fence stainingDeck and fence staining is priced after a visit, once we've seen the size and condition of the wood.

How the price is worked out

The walls have a price by home size for each package: $5,200 (Standard paint) or $6,500 (Premium paint) for 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft in the sample. Trim, fascia and soffits add $1,800. Wood siding adds 15% of the walls for scraping, sanding and priming ($780 or $975), and a two-story home adds 15% of the walls and trim for ladders and lifts ($1,050 or $1,245). Totals are rounded to the nearest $50. That gives $8,850 and $10,500 before tax.

Stucco adds 10% and brick 20% for extra paint and primer. Some peeling adds 20% and lots of peeling 35%, a home built before 1978 adds 10% of the walls and trim for lead-safe work, and a big color change adds 15% for an extra coat. Front and garage doors ($450) and shutters ($400) are extras. If the customer isn't sure about the home size, the paint's condition or the age of the home, the estimate shows a range.

What you can change

  • Wall prices by home size for each package, and the trim, door and shutter prices.
  • Every prep, lead-safe, color change and upper-story percentage.
  • Which situations are priced after a visit.
  • Your minimum job price and rounding.

What still needs your visit

Rot repairs, the exact wall area and a close look at the paint. The estimate shows its assumptions and says the price is preliminary.

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