The cost to paint the inside of your home depends on the overall size of the space. A single 300-square-foot room will be much more low-cost than the entire residence, especially a spacious one.

You can expect to spend between $3 and $7 per square foot when enlisting a nearby painter to paint the inside of your home. You'll spend less if you paint the space on your own or reside in an area with low labor costs. However, some factors can cause the job to cost even more, and you may spend up to $8 per square foot or higher if you have tall ceilings, need structural repair, or want accents.

Cracked and chipped paint are some evident things to keep an eye on; however, there are also some less evident things that can cause problems too. Painting an exterior is a pretty extensive job, so it's always a good idea to hire expert painters.

What can make this difficult is there is no set timeline for a new coat, since every house differs from the other. Most professionals say that you'll need to paint approximately within five to ten years. This will be determined by other variables such as where you're located, climate, and how well the previous paint job was done.

Having recently become a homeowner, you could be in the dark about the last painting date of the house. It's highly advisable to try to find out, since possessing in-depth information about the paint job can make a big difference. The kind of paint utilized, its quality, how many layers were applied, and even the color selected can all impact its durability. It's also beneficial to know the season in which it was painted, since whether your residence was painted on a bright or cloudy day can affect how well the paint dries.

Some of the services a professional painter generally conducts include:

• Select Colors: When struggling to select the right colors for your exterior or interior spaces, a full-service contractor can provide invaluable advice. Services like this will save you time, and you can count on the knowledge of your vetted expert.
• Prepare the Surface: Paint has a difficult time sticking to surfaces that haven't been properly cleaned, sanded and primed ahead of time. A full-service professional painter understands this and will handle the prep work before painting begins.
• Identify Potential Issues: As your residential painter preps for the project, they will assess surfaces for trouble signs. A knowledgeable painting contractor will let you know if they find anything such as rotten wood, broken drywall, or damaged trim or moldings. These issues must be fixed before painting can begin, of course. Your service could then suggest other reliable contractors to make these repairs, or they could handle it themselves.
• Conduct Light Fixes: The best painting contractors are proficient at carrying out such fixes. These include drywall fixes, rotten wood replacement or removal, wallpaper deconstruction, fixing damage to the carpentry and moldings, and other similar jobs. By hiring a vetted painter, you likely don't need to go looking for other contractors to repair your home.
• Paint: After the painter has prepped your home's surfaces, looked for damage, and performed necessary repairs, they can begin painting your exterior and/or interior.

Normally, a painter's cost of services varies between $22-$43 an hour, and that excludes materials or tax.

Bear in mind that this average is for the painting services themselves to pay a professional painter per hour. That's only the labor. Insurance, taxes, tools, or the paint itself is not added in that cost.