interior painting cost in Canberra?

We paid 4500 for our 3 bedroom house to be painted all through last year. Did a fair job. We had higher and lower quotes. For two bedrooms with clear access I would expect about $1500. Our painter put a lot of pressure on for cash in hand rather than direct deposit so make sure you sort out payment types/terms before the job is started. He had 4-5 blokes there and it took 3 full days.

Prepare yourself for a shock.

I got a couple of quotes late last year for inside our 3 bedroom house. I had already done the outside bits. Our house is small – the Sister-Out-Law calls it the “dogbox”. We have aluminium windows, so the only internal wood is skirting boards and half a dozen door frames.

Quotes were $4600 and $5100. I almost asked where the ‘Candid Cameras’ were. I was not expecting 5 grand for a few hundred bucks of paint and a couple of dudes on a one-day job.

So on that guide, expect $2k for 2 rooms.

For those that care… I’m doing the inside myself. Eventually, I promise.