The cost to paint the interior of your home depends on the overall size of the area. One 300-square-foot area will be much more affordable than an entire house, especially a spacious residence.

You should expect to pay around $3 to $7 per square foot when hiring a nearby painter to paint the interior of your home. You'll pay less if you paint the space on your own or live in a location with low labor costs. However, other factors can raise the cost even more, and you may spend up to $8 per square foot or higher if you have high ceilings, need structural repair, or want accent walls.

There are some obvious things to look out for, like chipped or cracked paint; however, there are also some less obvious things that can cause problems as well. Painting an exterior can be a big project, so it's always a good idea to hire expert painters.

Since every home differs from one another, there is no set deadline to apply another coat, which makes this more difficult for homeowners. A lot of experts say that you'll need to paint approximately within five to ten years, based on factors like where you're located, climate, and the previous paint job.

Having recently become a homeowner, you could be in the dark about the last painting date of the house. It's a good idea to try and find out, since having in-depth information about the paint job will be critical. The type of paint used, the quality of paint, how many layers were applied, and even the color chosen can all affect its durability. It could be useful to know the time of year in which it was painted, since whether the house was painted on a bright or overcast day can impact how well the paint dries.

A few of the functions a vetted painter generally performs include:

• Choose Colors: When struggling to find the right colors for your exterior or interior spaces, a full-service contractor will provide invaluable advice. Services like this can save you time, and you can depend on the knowledge of your vetted painter.
• Preparing the Surface: Paint will have a harder time adhering to surfaces that aren't fully cleaned, sanded and primed beforehand. A full-service residential painter understands this and can take care of the prep work before painting begins.
• Identify Potential Issues: As your residential painting service preps for the paint job, they will assess surfaces for trouble signs. A full-service painting contractor will let you know if they find anything like rotted wood, broken drywall, or damaged trim and moldings. These areas need to be addressed before the project can commence, of course. Your professional could then recommend trustworthy contractors to make these repairs, or they could take care of it themselves.
• Do Repairs: The best painting contractors are proficient at performing such repairs. These include drywall repairs, rotted wood replacement and removal, wallpaper removal, fixing damage to the carpentry and moldings, and more. By hiring an expert painter, you likely don't have to go searching for other contractors to handle these issues.
• Paint: After the painter has prepped the home's surfaces, checked for damage, and conducted necessary repairs, they will commence painting your exterior and/or interior.

The average painter's cost of labor varies from $22 to $43 per hour, and that excludes materials or tax.

Be mindful that this pricing is for the painting services themselves to pay a painting contractor per hour. That's only for the work being done. Insurance, tax, tools, or any gallons of paint is not reflected in that cost.