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Tezz24:
We are in the process of purchasing a home and we want to paint the interior of the house. It's about 1900 sq ft. Would you hire painters or do it yourself?

We live in a very HCOL area so it would be pricey. I'm thinking we will be spending a lot over the next few months anyway since we are moving from an apartment to a house, so why not save where we can. We don't plan to move in for about 6 weeks so there is time to do it while the home is emtpy.

If we do it by ourselves, what advice do you have?

Miss Piggy:
My advice is for you to provide more details about the situation. Is it a 1-story or 2-story house? How high up would the painter have to go, and would you feel comfortable doing that? And what prices have you been quoted?

mrteacher:
OP said interior, not exterior.

DIY.

My wife and I just repainted several rooms in our rental unit (between renters -- painting in empty rooms is far easier) having not had much prior experience. There is a gentle learning curve, but I'm guessing you'll save several hundred dollars, or more.

We were inconsistent about putting down a drop cloth, in part because the rooms were empty and are all hardwood floors - easy to wipe up drips right away with a wet cloth.

trollwithamustache:
DIY is cheaper and very doable. one or two rooms at a time and understand it will take a while. (multiple coats, ect, prep time.) Outside on a multi story building is a different animal if you are not comfortable with scaffolding ect.

Plus, interior painting is  like a gateway drug, if you can handle this, then you are ready to move up to more hardcore DIY, saving even more mustache wax.

Tezz24:
Yes - Interior.

I've painted rooms before but nothing of this size. It seems doable though.

I haven't gotten any quotes yet - just estimate based on friends' recent experiences. They were in the area of 10k. That seems like it's worth it to do ourselves.

Seems like prep work is the most time consuming part.

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