Summer in Colorado Springs isn’t just the time of year with long days made for hiking, biking, and enjoying The Great Outdoors. It’s also the time of year many homeowners dread, because summer along the Front Range inevitably means hail storms. The good news is, whether you’re doing a full house siding replacement or you’re simply ready for a change, summer is also a great time to spruce up your home’s exterior with some new paint.
Even if hail hasn’t played a starring role, your home’s exterior should be painted every 5–8 years. This does a couple of things. First, it can make your home look and feel like new! Secondly, that new exterior paint can also help protect your home from things like UV damage, small pests, and water damage. But one of the big things that makes many homeowners skip this protective maintenance is the fear of high costs, so let’s break it down.
What Home Exterior Painting Costs
Unlike some other home services, there isn’t a set price for interior or exterior home painting. This is because there are a few different variables that will impact the cost for your house painters, and they will charge accordingly. Those expenses are:
House Size/Materials Costs
It’s pretty logical that the size of your home will impact the cost of house painting. After all, a larger surface area will require more materials and more labor to get the job done. You can anticipate that a two-story home will cost more than a ranch/single-story because of the additional tools necessary to reach the upper level(s) and the additional time it will take to do so. The overall ease of access can play a role in cost too. For example, if your house painters need specialty equipment to reach certain high points of your home, it will likely cost a bit more than a job that only needs ladders to reach everywhere.
The cost of exterior painting will also vary a bit depending on the type of materials needed. Wood or vinyl siding will call for different tools and paints than, say, stucco or brick. The cost for all house painting materials (paints, primer, tape, etc.) will all be factored into the final price. For example, a more expensive paint will, of course, make the exterior painting cost more. However, keep in mind that those more expensive materials often offer a better return on investment because they last longer and are more protective. Your local house painters can walk you through the pros and cons for different options so you can make an informed decision.
Labor Needs
We’ve touched on this a bit already, but the complexity of your home can impact how much time and effort it takes a team of house painters to do their job — which then impacts the bottom line. This doesn’t just include the time it takes to do the actual painting, either. Additional factors include how much work is necessary to prepare your home’s exterior for the new primer and paint. Quality home painters will take the time to do things like scrape away peeling paint and check for underlying damage before taping everything off to start painting.
In some cases, you can also discuss with your home painters about the distribution of time vs. labor. Many home painters will bill at a set price of labor per hour, but it is a good idea to ask whether that cost is dependent on the number of painters taking care of your exterior paint job, or if it is a flat rate no matter how many painters are needed. This is also a good time to ask about how labor rates are impacted if your house painters need to delay for weather or similar reasons.
Using A House Painting Cost Calculator
If you want to get prepared for an upcoming exterior painting, you can start with an online calculator to get a rough idea of costs. But remember: this is only a rough guideline. The best way to get an idea of what it will cost to paint your home’s exterior is to call a local painter. Most painting services, including ours, will start with a free estimate. That way we can see what’s going on with your home and make a good estimate of materials and time needs while discussing everything with you.
New paint can make a world of difference for your home. Check out one of our recent Colorado Springs exterior paint jobs to see for yourself!
Home Exterior Before
Bright Exterior Paint – After!
If you’ve been thinking about new paint, call the local, experienced pros at Wright Prime & Paint to start with a free estimate and explore all that our home painting team can do for your property!
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