Exterior painting

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Is this price too high?

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no

That seems fair to me.

OK, 2 story brick and wood in places. Is it safe to assume some of the rotted wood is soffit and fascia and if so, are gutters on the house, because if they are, they will have to come down to fix any rotted fascia boards.

How many sq. ft. of wood that needs painting compared to the brick on the house? Prepping wood for repainting is the brunt of the work for a good paint job that will last many years-----along with quality of paint used.

Price seems fair to me considering what little information you have already posted.

Two story house, so working off an extension ladder or some type scaffolding to reach the upper floor area. I've done lots of such work and it is a PITA doing what you can reach off the ladder and having to go up and down to move to new spots to continue work. Plus, it's getting close to summer's hot weather.

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PITA doing what you can reach off the ladder and having to go up and down to move to new spots to continue work.

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any time you get off the ground, it seems like work is 4x less efficient. The constant moving of ladders, the extra care to not fall, forgetting things on ground, ect ect. A man lift speeds things up considerably but they aren't cheap and they can't be used in many situations around homes.

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any time you get off the ground, it seems like work is 4x less efficient. The constant moving of ladders, the extra care to not fall, forgetting things on ground, ect ect. A man lift speeds things up considerably but they aren't cheap and they can't be used in many situations around homes.

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Tell me about it. My home is a 2 story that I've been in for 32 years and have painted it 3 times over the course of ownership. It is an old N.O. style home, solid wood construction with all weatherboards, trim, shutters, doors etc. from old growth cypress. There's 31 double hung wood sash windows on the house with 14 sets of functioning shutters on the upstairs windows.

I know all about the prep work and amount of time it takes to do a top rate job, and over the years I've probably had a hand in painting well over 50 houses.

Yeah, ladder work can be a test of endurance and patience. Nothing like grinding old paint off a house in the summer under full sun and having that stuff stick to you all day long.

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Thanks bud. Appreciate all replies. This house is huge investment, think I will pull trigger. I do understand that it is hard work and weather is turning warm. Geaux Tigers

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Look at it this way. If you need to replace a roof on your house be prepared to fork over about the same, or more money and have them do it in a day or two at most.

Sounds about right. I'm currently having the same thing done. 3500sf 2 story house, replacing a bunch of my wood siding with hardi-boards, complete exterior paint job as well as replacing a bathtub in one of my upstairs bathrooms for just under 20k.