time estimate
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time estimate
Is there any easy way to estimate how long it will take to paint something like a house or a deck?
#3
These are production rates I generally use on estimating house painting and deck staining, for a journeyman painter.
These are brush and roll, no prep included. Figure prep time accordingly:
Siding>
Clapboard siding 1st coat 175 square foot per hour
2nd coat 225 sf/hr
Board & Batten 1st 175 sf/hr
2nd 225 sf/hr
Wood siding 1st 275 sf/hr
2nd 300 sf/hr
Rough sawn 1st 80 sf/hr
2nd 100-125 sf/hr
Gutters/downspouts 1st 75-100 linear feet per hour
2nd 100-150 lf/hr
Windows (metal or wood) each coat 50-75 sf/hr
Doors>
Paneled each coat 42 sf/hr
Flush each 84 sf/hr
Frames (window and door) & mullions 1st 80 sf/hr
2nd 120-150 sf/hr
Decks>
Horizontal surface
Paint or stain 1st 300-350 sf/hr
2nd 350-400 sf/hr
Railings 1st 80 lf/hr
2nd 100-120 lf/hr
Prep>
Pressure washing to clean 350-700 sf/hr depending upon condition
Pressure washing to rinse 750 sf/hr
Caulking 50-75 lf/hr
Sanding/ light patching 250-340 sf/hr
If there is ladder work, adjust accordingly.
Hope this helps.
These are brush and roll, no prep included. Figure prep time accordingly:
Siding>
Clapboard siding 1st coat 175 square foot per hour
2nd coat 225 sf/hr
Board & Batten 1st 175 sf/hr
2nd 225 sf/hr
Wood siding 1st 275 sf/hr
2nd 300 sf/hr
Rough sawn 1st 80 sf/hr
2nd 100-125 sf/hr
Gutters/downspouts 1st 75-100 linear feet per hour
2nd 100-150 lf/hr
Windows (metal or wood) each coat 50-75 sf/hr
Doors>
Paneled each coat 42 sf/hr
Flush each 84 sf/hr
Frames (window and door) & mullions 1st 80 sf/hr
2nd 120-150 sf/hr
Decks>
Horizontal surface
Paint or stain 1st 300-350 sf/hr
2nd 350-400 sf/hr
Railings 1st 80 lf/hr
2nd 100-120 lf/hr
Prep>
Pressure washing to clean 350-700 sf/hr depending upon condition
Pressure washing to rinse 750 sf/hr
Caulking 50-75 lf/hr
Sanding/ light patching 250-340 sf/hr
If there is ladder work, adjust accordingly.
Hope this helps.