[astrong7]

A warehouse type building will be prepped, pressure cleaned and painted white main color and blue trim. It is 92,000 for sure under air. Want to give the a rock bottom low price but done want to cut my toes off because it will need over 4oo gallons of paint.

[KBC]

Cost per gallon+Time it takes to pressure wash(you can estimate that by increments,say how long to do a single section of 6' wide(the general sweep of a pressure washer by hand)by the height of the building)X how many of those sections are there for the entire building.

And again for the painting.How long to spray a section(your full spray pattern and the height of the building)X how many sections there would be.

Any machinery needed?Or all ladder work?

Time to move the machinery or ladders,etc.

Clean-up daily and end of job clean-up.

Any questions?

[massplumber2008]

Hi all...

400 gallons of paint means you ask for a volume discount on the paint/paint supplies at your local paint supplier. You will then take the cost of all supplies (including tax) and add a minimum of a 10%-20% markup or more... that is bare minimum to charge for materials. I add a higher markup to any materials I purchase, but that is in my business... not yours.

Anyone working with you? If so, is there worker's compensation insurance on them? There should be. How about a liability insurance policy on the work? You should have this in place, too.

In my opinion, to determine square foot pricing for your area, you would be best to stop by a professional paint store and chat with a few of the contractors at the counter. The counter people should also have a good idea of pricing in your area.

Then,you need to sit down and double check the REASONABLENESS of the pricing you got and compare it to the labor you calculate to be involved (man hours).

After that, be sure to include everything as mentioned by KBC above and you should be on your way to pricing the job so that you don't, as you suggested, cut off your toes!

Finally, don't go lowballing the job... get what you should get. In fact, I find most people dismiss the lowest bid because the low bidder is usually missing things like I mentioned above. Don't overcharge, but get a fair wage for your work!

If you care to discuss more just let us know...


Mark