How Much Should It Cost To Paint An Interior Door?

To paint an interior door, the total it should cost is the total of the paint needed (more if there are no smaller pots) and labor costs for someone to drive to your property and to paint a door.

Painting your door, if it is an average sized internal door, should not take longer than two hours to complete. There may be different stages that mean that they will need to come back and do another coat or even put gloss over the top. This will depend on the paint you have chosen and the material that the door is made from.

You will probably end up paying approximately $20 dollars per hour for someone to come in and paint along with the cost of materials, such as paint and brushes. You may find that if it is a small door, you may wish to paint it yourself so that you do not have to pay out for something that is not too hard to complete yourself.

If you do decide to paint the door yourself, you should make sure that you follow the below points, especially if you have not painted an interior door before.

• Make sure that the paint you buy is suitable for the surface you wish to paint.

• Check to see if the paint needs an undercoat and buy some if needed.

• Prepare the surface of the door by sanding and smoothing so that the paint has a clean surface to be applied to.

• Wipe down the surface with a cloth before painting.

• Make sure you leave each coat of paint or undercoat to dry before applying another.

• Make sure you have painted every bit of the door. If in doubt, take it off its hinges so that you can see all surfaces clearly.

It depends on what sort of condition its in if its new I would give it 1 coat of water based primer then 2 coats of oil undercoat then 1 coat of gloss so work out how long it will take you then charge by the hour.