Starter price list
Painting and Decorating
Interior & exterior painting, wallpapering and prep. 15 priced lines.
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UK ballparks, 2025/26
Read this first. These are starting points, not a rate card. They are realistic UK ballparks for 2025/26. Your area, your costs and your diary decide the real number, so mark them up or down before you quote off them.
Suggested starting rates
The rates InstaQuote sets a painting and decorating business up on. The m² bands cover general surface-finish work at three levels of finish.
Day rate
£180
per day
Standard
£12
per m²
Premium
£16
per m²
Luxury
£22
per m²
Decorating
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|---|---|
| Paint walls (2 coats) | m² | £8 |
| Paint ceiling (2 coats) | m² | £9 |
| Paint woodwork (gloss/satin) | m | £6 |
| Hang wallpaper | m² | £14 |
| Exterior masonry paint (2 coats) | m² | £14 |
| Prep & make good (per room) | each | £80 |
| Mist coat new plaster | m² | £4 |
| Paint door (both sides) | each | £45 |
| Paint skirting & architrave | m | £5 |
| Strip wallpaper | m² | £6 |
| Paint exterior window | each | £85 |
| Paint radiator | each | £35 |
| Stain / oil decking | m² | £8 |
| Spray kitchen unit doors | each | £45 |
Day rates
| Decorator day rate | day | £190 |
Prices are sell prices including labour, exclude VAT, and are starting points only. Check your own material costs before you quote. InstaQuote Ltd, Coventry, company no. 17224118.