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Free UK painting cost guides
Honest 2026 UK painting and decorating cost breakdowns — written by a working Glasgow painter, not a content farm.
£1,800-£4,500 interior, £2,500-£6,000 exterior. Room-by-room breakdown, materials vs labour, VAT.
Read guide → Room-level guide£180-£450 single, £350-£700 double. Walls, ceiling, woodwork, day-rate vs per-room quotes.
Read guide → For painters · trade adviceSpot a difficult client before you lose time and money. Eight warning signs plus six rules to protect yourself.
Read guide → Room-level guide£350-£700 walls + ceiling, £500-£950 with woodwork. Real 2026 UK breakdown by room size, bay windows, picture rails and feature walls.
Read guide → Room-level guide£600-£1,000 for a typical loft room. Why fresh plaster is a three-coat job, what your builder's quote leaves out, and the 5% VAT route most people miss.
Read guide → Decisions · paint finishesRoom-by-room finish recommendations. Why UK painters now avoid silk on walls, when eggshell beats gloss, and what to buy for 2026.
Read guide → Room-level guide£380-£960 walls, ceiling and trim; cabinets £700-£1,500 hand-painted or £800-£1,600+ sprayed. Per-door costs, VAT explained.
Read guide → Room-level guide£200-£350 small, £250-£500 medium, £450-£700+ large or heavy-prep. Anti-mould paint, ceiling, mould prep, woodwork and VAT explained.
Read guide → House-level guide£2,400-£5,800 interior, £3,200-£7,500 exterior. Room-by-room, 25-35% more than a 3 bed, materials vs labour, VAT.
Read guide → Location guide · Scotland1-bed ~£950-£1,800, 2-bed £1,700-£3,300. Plus who pays for the communal close and how your share is split.
Read guide → Location guide · ScotlandDay rate ~£165-£250, room ~£419, 2-bed flat £1,500-£2,500. Tenement high-ceiling, cornicing and communal-close costs explained.
Read guide → Method guide · ScotlandWhy sandstone and lime plaster must breathe — and the paints that work: limewash, soft distemper, clay and mineral/silicate. Plus listed & conservation rules.
Read guide → Cost guide · ScotlandMasonry paint £10–£25/m², re-harling or rendering £40–£90/m². Scaffolding, the Scottish weather window and lime-vs-cement, with 2026 sources.
Read guide → Rates guide · Scotland£165-£250/day labour in Glasgow, £150-£220 wider Scotland. Half-day minimums, VAT, and day rate vs per-room quote — with named sources.
Read guide → Room-level guide£450-£1,200 typical, up to £1,800+ for a tall period stairwell. Why spindles and stairwell access drive the price — DIY safety and VAT explained.
Read guide → Location guide · ScotlandA room ~£420-£780, day rate ~£187/day, a 2-bed flat £1,500-£2,500. New Town premium, tenement stairs and how Edinburgh compares to Glasgow — with sources.
Read guide → Cost guide · exterior£26-£30 per panel inc. labour, £260-£400 for a typical 10-panel fence. Paint vs stain, DIY vs hiring, spray vs brush — real 2026 prices.
Read guide → Location guide · Scotland£2,000-£2,800 full interior, £1,150-£1,600 walls and ceilings only. We show the days × day-rate maths so you can check your own quote.
Read guide → Location guide · ScotlandGlasgow £166/day, Edinburgh £187, Aberdeen £189 (HaMuch 2026) — Scotland sits near the UK average, not above it. One table comparing every Scottish city.
Read guide → Cost guide · house£1,900-£3,900 full interior, £1,000-£2,200 walls and ceilings only. Why the tall narrow stairwell drives the cost, with the day-rate maths.
Read guide → Scotland cluster · Renfrewshire£172/day local painter rate (HaMuch) — the same as Glasgow. Per-room prices, tenement closes, Dargavel new-builds and the whole-house maths.
Read guide → Cost guide · flat£950-£1,800 full repaint, £650-£1,100 walls and ceilings only, studio from £700. Plus the landlord between-tenancies angle.
Read guide → Sanity check · GlasgowDivide the quote by £170 to see the painter-days it implies. Fair bands, what must be itemised, deposit and VAT rules.
Read guide → Cost guide · exterior£1,100-£5,700 for a 3-bed semi across UK sources. Plus the scaffolding line item the cost guides hide.
Read guide → Cost guide · bungalowInterior £1,300-£3,300, exterior walls £600-£3,000 across sources. Why half the storeys isn't half the price, and what a dormer changes.
Read guide → Comparison · calculatorsEight UK tools checked at source-code level: email gates, postcode forms, litres vs pounds, and who profits from your details.
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