19-05-2025, 11:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 19-05-2025, 11:40 AM by kiwimade64.)
When we had the outside of our home painted 10 years ago, and this included the pump shed and garage and rooves, it cost us $15000. The house hadn't been painted for years and there was an awful lot of prep work to do. It took our painter a month to do it. He asked we pay him a bit each week to keep his income rolling through, fair enough we thought so split the $$$ over the month for him. He was a sole trader
All the extra prep work he did should hold us in good stead for next time. When we shopped around for quotes, they ranged from $2000 (really??? what kind of job would you be doing for that?) to $30000. We went for the middle quote that seemed fair to us and him. So yes, it will be costing the owner a small fortune. In saying that, your rent should have been calculated to include repairs and maintenance. And besides, it's not your problem


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