Build your budget alongside the room and finish decisions in our interior painting guide.
Build a room-by-room scope
Start with a list of spaces, not just the floor area of the house. Two rooms with similar floors can have different wall heights, windows, door counts and trim. Include stairs and hallways, where access and detail can take more planning.
| Record | What to write down |
|---|---|
| Surfaces | Walls, ceiling, doors, frames, skirting and other trim. |
| Condition | Dents, cracks, stains, loose coatings or existing wallpaper. |
| Finish change | Current colour and sheen, and the look you want. |
| Access | Furniture, high areas, stairs and rooms that must stay usable. |
A few photographs help us understand your brief. Measurements can assist planning, but the condition and full scope still need an assessment.
What changes the work behind the price
Preparation is a major difference between quotes. A sound wall needing a straightforward repaint is a different task from one with damaged joins, water staining or failing coatings. Repairs, sealing and priming should be described clearly, so you know what happens beneath the finish.
Doors and trim add edges, profiles and high-contact surfaces. A significant colour change may also change the coating approach. Our paint finish comparison helps you specify each surface before comparing the quotes.
Room access matters too. Let us know about large furniture, pets, working from home and spaces you need to use each day. We can discuss a sequence rather than treating the whole interior as an empty shell.
Compare two scopes, not two headlines
A living-room refresh
Walls only, with a sound existing finish and a clear working area. The scope still needs to state preparation, protection and the finish system.
A complete room repaint
Walls and ceiling, plus doors, frames and skirting, with visible defects to repair and furniture to work around. More surfaces and detail mean a different scope.
Mark which version resembles each room, then add the differences. If you are retaining wallpaper, check the wallpaper suitability guide before assuming the surface needs only a topcoat.
A quote-comparison checklist
- Are the same rooms and surfaces included in each quote?
- Are protection, preparation and repairs described?
- Does the scope identify the coating system and finish coats?
- Are doors, trim, ceilings and difficult access included or excluded?
- Is the price clear about GST and any separately scoped work?
- Have you agreed how unexpected surface issues will be discussed?
- Does the sequence work for the people living in the home?
Ask about an unclear inclusion before choosing on the total alone. A shorter scope can appear cheaper while leaving work for another visit.
Turn the list into a useful enquiry
Send your suburb, room list, photographs and preferred timing. Tell us whether you want the entire interior done together or would like to discuss stages. Use the wall preparation guide to record condition without starting uncertain surface work yourself.
Our Wellington interior painters will assess the surfaces and provide a property-specific scope. That written quote gives you the price for the agreed work.
Your questions
Can you price an interior from floor area alone?
Floor area helps describe the home, but it does not show wall condition, trim detail or access. We look at the actual surfaces before setting out your quote.
Can the work be done in stages?
We can discuss a room-by-room sequence and priorities at the site visit. Include the rooms you need to keep using in your initial brief.
Get a quote for the rooms you actually want painted.
Share your room list and the surfaces included. We’ll turn that brief into a clear interior painting scope.
Request an interior quote