Quote for basement repaint, and how many coats of paint

Quote for basement repaint, and how many coats of paint

Cleveland Heights, OH · Member since 2012 · 91 posts · 14 votes

I want to start this out by stating I have already done all my homework to find out what I am planning to do is correct. That being said I am not sure what a reasonable price is, and how many coats of paint to do

I have a basement with 600 sq ft of floor space and about 1000 sq ft of wall space. I need to scrape and wire brush all of the walls, and repaint / drylock them. I only need to paint half the floor (other half is getting flooring put in it). So my the quote I got is below. I want to know if the price is reasonable, and if I really need to use 2 coats of drylock paint.

Concrete Block Walls - 1000 SQ FT

Tear off plastic and furring strips (only 500 sq ft)
Scrape / Wire Brush the 2 coats of existing paint that are flaking off
Clean walls with concrete prep solution
Clean up / Remove all scrapings, plastic, furring strips
2 Coats of Drylock Paint, including taping off 4 glass block windows, painting around electrical box and other utility hookups

Stairway Drywall Walls - 150 sq ft

Clean Walls
2 Coats of paint

Floor - 300 sq ft

Clean and prepare floors with concrete floor prep solution
2 Coats of Concrete Floor Paint including taping off furnace, hot water tank, etc.

Price with materials - $1800

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  • Mike ReynoldsPro Member
    construction · Nacogdoches, TX · Member since 2011 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    13y

    I don't live near Ohio but that's not necessarily out of line. That concrete paint can cost upwards of 50 a gallon. They say it covers 100' but it doesn't most times. That and bear in mind that each coat has to dry as well as the concrete prep solution. It does sound a little steep for Texas though. I was thinking 1200-1500 for here.

  • Cleveland Heights, OH · Member since 2012 · 91 posts · 14 votes
    13y

    I ended up not having them paint the floor and we agreed on $1400 for the walls. They did a great job, but I noticed that its a rough job and doesn't require a lot of precision.

    Having learned that on the next property I just bought the materials, and had my laborers do it. Total cost $700. Though the first company did a good job. I will be doing it in house from now on.

  • West, MI · Member since 2012 · 674 posts · 182 votes
    13y

    Thanks for giving a recap on this.

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