The price to paint the inside of your house is dependant on the overall size of the space. One 300-square-foot room will be much more affordable than an entire home, especially a larger home.

On average, expect to spend between $3 to $7 per square foot when employing a nearby professional to paint the inside of your house. You'll spend less if you paint the space yourself or reside in a region with low labor rates. However, some factors can raise the cost even more, and you may spend as much as $8 per square foot or higher if you have tall ceilings, need wall repair, or want accents.

There are a few obvious things to keep an eye out for, like cracking and chipping paint; however, there are also some less evident things that can create issues too. Exterior painting can be an extensive job, so it's never a bad idea to hire expert painters.

Unfortunately, there is no set deadline to repaint, because every home is different. A lot of experts say that repainting will need to be done every five to ten years, depending on factors such as where you live, 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, because having detailed information about the paint job can be critical. The kind of paint used, its quality, how many layers were applied, and even the color chosen can all impact its lifespan. It's also useful to know the time of year in which it was painted, because whether the home was painted on a sunny or overcast day can affect how well the paint dried.

Here are examples of what an expert painter can help with:

• Choose Colors: When struggling to choose the best colors for your exterior or interior spaces, a full-service contractor can help you in this regard. Services like this will save you time, and you can count on the knowledge of your vetted expert.
• Prepare the Surface: Paint will have a harder time sticking to surfaces that aren't fully cleaned, sanded and primed ahead of time. A full-service residential painter knows this and will handle this prep work before painting commences.
• Keep an Eye Out for Damages: As your home painting service preps for the project, they should be assessing surfaces for damage. A professional painting contractor will let you know if they notice things like rotten wood, broken drywall, or damaged trim or moldings. These surfaces must be remediated before painting can start, of course. Your service may then suggest other trustworthy contractors to perform these repairs, or they will handle it themselves.
• Conduct Light Fixes: Most painters are proficient at conducting such repairs. These include drywall fixes, rotten wood replacement or removal, wallpaper deconstruction, remediating damage to the carpentry and moldings, and more. When hiring a vetted painter, you likely don't have to go looking for other contractors to handle these issues.
• Paint: After the painting contractor has cleaned the home's surfaces, checked for structural issues, and performed necessary repairs, they can start painting your exterior and/or interior.

The average painting contractor's cost of services ranges between $22-$43 an hour, and that excludes taxes or overhead.

Remember that this cost is for the labor of painting services to pay a painting specialist per hour. Accordingly, that price does not include the cost of insurance, taxes, tools, or the paint itself.