Home & Garden cost guide

How Much Does Painting & Decorating Cost?

How much do decorators charge?

When looking at any interior decorating job around the house you should consider the material costs, the time it would take to do the work and the complexity of the work involved. You can then balance this against the typical charges that a painter and decorator would charge you for doing the same work, you’ll probably find you’ll underestimate how much work is actually involved though, especially beyond the painting part.

A good quality decorating job is so much more than just a lick of paint, any decorator worth their salt will invest in meticulous preparation that requires an expert with years of experience to do well, is often underappreciated and takes a lot of time. Selecting the correct materials, tools and paints for the job in hand are best left to an expert, and provided you do your research well and choose a good decorator will provide a great deal of satisfaction in seeing a room transformed.

User submitted decorating prices

Below you’ll find prices provided by users of WhatPrice as to how much they paid their decorator (or were quoted) to give you an idea of costs involved.

Job typeNum. of roomsDescriptionPriceUnitsRegionUpdated
Interior Painting & Decorating4

Emulsion to ceilings and walls in 4 medium to large rooms, we supplied materials.

£1,955

Labour onlyWest Midlands2023
Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating11

Complete property redecoration of barn conversion. Internal and external decorating as agreed. Carry out complete and thorough preparation work to all surfaces prior to and during applying coats of paint.
Ceilings, walls and woodwork all to be finished in colours to be agreed prior to work commencing. Walls to be finished in scrubbable matt paint. Woodwork to be finished in eggshell. Any areas where moisture/condensation is present appropriate paints will be used.
Suitable products to be used for external decorating.

£6,960

Labour onlyEast of England2023
Interior Painting & Decorating7

3 bed Victorian terrace (970sq ft), high ceilings throughout. Paint onto bare plaster throughout. All walls, all ceilings, all glosswork throughout (skirtings, architraves, stairs and balustrades), windows, built in cupboards, cabinets and shelves. Also strip paint from two old fireplaces and small amount of old cornicing and ceiling centrepiece. Price excludes materials.

£3,960

Labour onlyLondon2023
Interior Painting & Decorating2

Two rooms with minor filling and preparing. Two coats to walls and ceiling and two coats to woodwork. inc. paints.

£1,200

Total priceLondon2023
Interior Painting & Decorating3

Decoration of Kitchen, dining room and living room hall way following flood damage. 4 Radiators.

£2,790

Total priceNorth East2023
Interior Painting & Decorating2

Redecoration of two rooms, ceilings and walls.

£1,250

Total priceLondon2023
Interior Painting & Decorating1

Strip paper off bedroom walls and treat mould using anti-mould treatment. Paper all walls using lining paper. Paint all walls and ceiling including all woodwork including materials

£660

Total priceScotland2023
Interior Painting & Decorating1

painting living room, wall papering one wall, glossing doors and skirting

£500

Total priceEast of England2023
Interior Painting & Decorating1

Prepare walls, woodwork and ceiling in large room with high ceiling. Two coats of paint over existing paint on walls, ceiling and woodwork. price incl all paint and materials and took 5 days. completed to high standard, tidy, friendly service. decorator matched colour to colour swatch as tester pots dried to different colours depending on wall materials.

£1,255

Total priceSouth East2023
Interior Painting & Decorating1

Wallpapering one wall in one room.

£450

Total priceLondon2023
Interior Painting & Decorating7

Emulsioning whole 3 bedroom terraced house on newly plastered walls and ceilings including all woodwork with primer and gloss. We supplied the paint.

£1,100

Total priceCymru Wales2023
Interior Painting & Decorating1

Stripping wallpaper and relining in hallway.

£1,765

Total priceEast Midlands2023
Interior Painting & Decorating5

2 bedroom house including landing, open plan living room, kitchen and bathroom – total house area 75 sq m. Walls, ceilings and woodwork including 4 doors.

£2,290

Total priceSouth East2023
Interior Painting & Decorating14

Living room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Utility Room, Downstairs WC, Under stairs cupboard, Hallway,Stairs & Landing, Master Bedroom and Ensuite, Bedrooms. 1,2,3. All woodwork throughout. Paint walls. (Property is a Letting)

£4,581

Total priceNorth West2023
Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating8

3 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom, 1 Toilet, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Kitchen Cupboards, Hall, Landing, Stairs, 5 Radiator Covers, Exterior of House, Outside Balcony Railings, Garage Door, Front Door, 6 Interior Doors, all woodwork throughout house.

£5,450

Total priceCymru Wales2023
Interior Painting & Decorating8

2 bed new build, 1 small study, 1 bathroom, landing,lounge, kitchen, hallway and stairs, under stairs toilet paint with white emulsion ceiling and walls 3 coats. All woodwork satin.

£1,837

Total priceCymru Wales2023
Interior Painting & Decorating7

Apartment- 3 bedrooms+bathrooms, living room, hallway, kitchen

£2,120

Total priceLondon2023
Interior Painting & Decorating7

Paint wall and ceiling 3 bedrooms, 1 living room. hallway paint, 1 kitchen, 1 bathroom. 6 doors painted, gloss woodwork

£2,650

Total priceEast of England2023
Interior Painting & Decorating3

Painting big hall, stairwell and landing with a very difficult stairwell. Two coats of paint used on all walls and one on ceiling. Painting all woodwork including an open staircase and 10 doors.

£1,255

Total priceSouth West2023
Interior Painting & Decorating1

hall/landing and stairs on a 3 story house paint all walls and woodwork

£1,677

Total priceCymru Wales2023
Interior Painting & Decorating11

5 bed, 1 x ensuite 1 x bathroom, hall, stairs, landing, dining room, living room & kitchen. Emulsion walls and ceilings only.

£3,800

Total priceNorth West2023
Interior Painting & Decorating1

Living room: prepare room; paint ceiling, two radiators, skirting and one door, paper 4 walls.

£1,235

Total priceSouth East2023
Interior Painting & Decorating2

Living room plus small bedroom, three coats to the walls, two coats to the ceilings, undercoat woodwork then gloss the two rooms, 2 half days work.

£750

Total priceCymru Wales2023
Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating2

2 large rooms, 2 coats matt to walls and ceilings, and 2 coats weathershield to the exterior pebbledash of house 2 coats. Also, fascias around house painted with 2 coats weathershield. bargain!!

£1,070

Total priceSouth East2023

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