In this case there is some chipped paint on a (small) front porch, I estimate to pay $500 - $1,000 to have it repaired, though I'm having a painter give me the estimate in a few days.My intent of the post was to shed light on the timing of when the repair has to be made in a cold/freezing climate, not to downplay the repair itself...!

Here is the basic timeline:- Purchased property in late 2019 for $490,000- Property was a 2 story 4 bed/2.5 bath house with a full unfinished walkout basement- Premium for the property compared to one without the walkout was somewhere around $30-40,000- Basement was around 1200sqft unfinished space and the apartment was best setup to be around 800sqft- Started initial framing in early 2020, but COVID put a stop to some plans due to cash reserves becoming more important- Project was on hold until late 2021 when framing resumed (all framing was done by me)- Jan 2022 had a tankless water heater installed (had 20 year old tank already and don't want to run out of hot water with tenants) $3500- Jan 2022 had main electrical panel upgraded to 200A setup and also had 100A sub panel installed in basement and charger for car in garage $6000- Feb 2022 finished 95% of framing and GC began plumbing work- Feb 2022 HVAC work began (We installed a fully separate Mini Split Heat Pump for the unit) $5,400 for all fans and mini split install- March 2022 Electrical Rough In was completed- March 2022 Rear Door (Entrance) was swapped from a small slider to a full 36" exterior door- March 2022 Passed rough inspections and given the go ahead for drywall- Late March 2022 Drywall install completed- Walls are standard 1/2" single sheet- Ceilings were done in the following order for sound insulation (Fiberglass batting, resilient channel, 5/8" drywall, Green Glue, 5/8" drywall) $7500- April 2022 Primed all walls and ceiling- April 2022 Carpet and Vinyl flooring installed- April 2022 Trim installed- April 2022 Kitchen cabinets installed- Mid April 2022 Interior doors arrived and were installed- Mid April 2022 Shower pan was built out- Mid April 2022 Butcherblock counters cut and fitted with sink and oiled- Mid April 2022 Puck lighting installed- Late April 2022 Appliances arrived- Late April 2022 Painting continues (biggest regret here was not hiring a painter.

I just had a smoker in my non-smoking house, and we got the painter, cleaners, and carpet cleaner to separately list the actual extra charges involved versus normal wear and tear so we could deduct them from the deposit.

My question is can I charge for my personal time cleaning or painting, since I would not be able to produce a receipt like I could if I hired a cleaning company or painter. 

With that said -- one of the podcasts (late in the 40's) mentioned that everyone follows someone -- so that if you want to know who a good drywall hanger is -- ask a painter.  

The head painter decided to go out on his own with a couple of the other guys and asked if I would use him on future jobs.

Need painters inside and outside.

Better to ask a painter in your area.

We should have hired painters instead of doing it ourselves.

A good quality roofer or painter, hvac, etc should get a fair amount they are running a business and we are making money and so should they.