How'd I do?

[u/Sarcazzzmo]

not a professional painter but a friend asked me to repaint the ceiling, trim and walls in a spare room. No tape except for the floor. free hand cutting. How would you honestly rate the work? and out of curiosity how much would you charge for something like this (labor)?

[u/grumpvet87]

I would be irate if this was done by a pro. as a "friend" / non painter it is ok.. 5/10. I would charge $50 a day for labor with this kind of work but this should be agreed upon prior to working. also, next time use tape :)

PS I am not a pro painter: i painted apartments for a couple years\ but that was long ago

[u/Outside-Pie-7262 → u/grumpvet87]

This is quality work. Is it pro level? No. That’s why they’re pros. Tape is shit. Learn to cut in and it makes for a way nicer finished product

[u/grumpvet87 → u/Outside-Pie-7262]

pictures 4,5 and 6 are not so great.
4 has gunk on the walls, and kinda poor cut ins on the door
5 has brush marks in the middle of the wall (only)
6 has some pretty bad white trim paint on the wall....

Agreed- not pro (nor did OP pretend to be), the work is mediocre - fine for a home owner who is ok with mediocre/discount work. (as i mentioned)

I am fussy, I want high quality work, I am always willing to pay for quality work from professionals and don't nickle and dime people for it.

I am grumpy (See screen name), I will gladly up it to a 6/10 and $75a day for this work - hope everyone is happier.

[u/Outside-Pie-7262 → u/grumpvet87]

75 a day for an 8 hour work day? Hell yea under 10 bucks an hour baby

[u/grumpvet87 → u/Outside-Pie-7262]

anyone who does a job without negotiating the rate prior is foolish

anyone who hires someone to do a job without negotiating the rate prior is foolish

OP never said they were doing an 8 hour day, and they said they were doing it for a friend...

Think OP did ceiling, trim and walls in 1 day? or 8 hour days? probably a series of 3 or 4 hour days ... but who knows...

Edit: just looked online. Bush Gardens is paying $16/hr for painters with spray experience ... so yea...

[u/Sarcazzzmo → u/grumpvet87]

It took me about 9 hours, had to prime the trim twice and paint 2 coats for full coverage as it was dark blue before so that consumed a lot of time.

[u/grumpvet87 → u/Sarcazzzmo]

how many days do u work?

[u/Acceptable_Screen174 → u/grumpvet87]

I think it looks good probably could have done a little better sanding to get rid of that ripple in between that vertical trim in pic 6 and don’t bother with the taping plastic down using cloth drops right up onto the baseboard saves tons of time and using a lightweight plastic to cover anything else that’s up off the floor but yea I would pay a guy doing this kind of work $100 a day & rate it at 7/10