My wife and I are starting a apartment prep service. The idea is to offer a wide range of services including, fresh coat painting, steam extraction carpet cleaning, and final clean before move in. Please help us with setting rates for this type of service.

Clough

Hi, kb2k9!

You'll be looking at a number of different rates concerning what you'd like to do.

Which type of rates would you like to discuss first, please?

My choice would be painting.

Thanks!

kb2k9

Hi Clough,
Thanks for responding. Painting is a great place to start. We will be offering a fresh coat painting service prior to new tenants moving in. From what I learned about this so far, at least 2 different paints are required. Usually a flat for some area and semi-gloss others. Basicly we will be touching up areas that's already painted.

kb2k9

Hi, Clough
Thanks for responding. Painting is a great place to start. We will basicly be offering a fresh coat painting service prior to tenants moving in. From what I've learned sa far, at least 2 different paints are required. A semi-gloss in some areas and flat in others. We will basicly be painting over areas that already have paint. What do you think?

Clough

Hi again, kb2k9!

I'm here. Just have other stuff to do since this is something that I do at my leisure.

Have you had any experience painting for others in order to make a profit for yourself, please?

Touching-up paint, is a whole different thing than painting entire surface areas.

Thanks!

kb2k9

Yes, I've had a little expirience with painting. Not touch up. But actually, prime/killz, coating, and cutting in. This was roller work. But I plan to use an airless machine for this work.

Clough

How good are the walls going to need to look, please? If they might need to look perfect, then there are some issues that we need to discuss, if you'd be willing to do that.

Thanks!

kb2k9

Im prepared to do the highest quality work that I need to do.
I recently watched a guy do an apartment. The apartment he did wasn't that bad but he mainly touched the problem areas. More in the kitchen and bathroom. It took him an hour to do a 1 bed room 900 sqft. I guess the actually need for perfetion would vary, but like I said I will be striving for perfection regardless. Thanks again

Clough

Hi again, kb2k9!

If it's a flat sheen of paint that's on the walls and you have the exact type and color of paint that was used on the walls, I see no problems with touching things up. However, if the walls might be textured in any way and a sheen for the paint, other than flat, needs to be used, then I can see some possible issues arrising with just doing touch-ups.

Thanks!

kb2k9

Hi again, Clough
Yes it will be using the same color to paint over. That's the service we will be providing. Strictly fresh coat/touch up. How much should we charge for that?