The price to paint the inside of your home is dependant on the square footage of the room. One 300-square-foot space will be much more economical than the entire house, especially a spacious residence.

You should expect to spend around $3 and $7 per square foot when employing a local professional to paint the inside of your home. You'll spend less if you paint the space yourself or live in an area with low labor rates. 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 wall repair, or want accent walls.

There are a few evident things to watch out for, such as cracking and chipping paint; however, there are also some less obvious things that can create issues as well. Exterior painting can be a big job, so it's never a bad idea to hire professional painters.

What can make this difficult is there is no set time to repaint, because every home is different. Most professionals express that you'll need to paint every five to ten years. This will be determined by other variables like where you're located, climate, and how well the previous paint job was done.

After buying a new home, it's possible that you're unaware of the last paint application. It's a good idea to try to find out, because having in-depth information about the paint job can be critical. The type of paint utilized, its quality, how many coats were applied, and even the color selected can all affect its lifespan. It's also useful to know the season in which it was painted, because whether your house was painted on a sunny or overcast day can impact how well the paint dries.

Here are examples of what a professional painter can assist with:

• Select Colors: If you're struggling to select the right colors for your exterior or interior spaces, a full-service contractor can provide invaluable advice. Services like this can save you time, and you can rely on the experience of your certified professional.
• Preparing the Surface: Paint will have a harder time sticking to surfaces that aren't adequately cleaned, sanded and primed ahead of time. A full-service residential painter knows this and can take care of this prep work before painting commences.
• Keep an Eye Out for Potential Issues: As your home painting service prepares for the project, they should be assessing surfaces for trouble signs. A knowledgeable painting contractor will tell you if they find things such as rotted wood, broken drywall, or damaged trim or moldings. These surfaces must be fixed before the project can start, of course. Your painter may then recommend reliable contractors to make these repairs, or they may take care of it themselves.
• Perform Repairs: Most painting contractors are proficient at making such repairs. These include drywall repairs, rotted wood replacement and removal, wallpaper removal, fixing damage to the carpentry and moldings, and more. When employing an expert painter, you likely won't have to go searching for other contractors to repair your home.
• Paint: After the painter has prepped your home's surfaces, checked for structural issues, and performed necessary repairs, they can start painting your exterior and/or interior.

Typically, a painter's cost of labor ranges from $22-$43 an hour, not counting taxes or overhead included.

Take into account that this cost is for the painting services themselves to pay a painting specialist per hour. Insurance, taxes, tools, or any gallons of paint is not reflected in that price.