Pricing
Painting Cost Including Paint in Phuket
Labour and paint from Phuket Pro Painters covers the painters, the primer and the top coats in the paint grade the customer chooses: standard, premium or ultra premium. This option gives a painting cost including paint in Phuket as one price. Surface preparation and scaffolding are still quoted as separate lines in the quotation.
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What does labour and paint mean?
Labour and paint means hiring Phuket Pro Painters for both the painting and the supply of the paint, in one price. The customer chooses the colours and the paint grade, and we take care of the rest. This is one of the two options summarised on the page about pricing and ways to hire painters in Phuket.
Labour and paint suits homeowners with no time to shop for paint, villa owners who are not in Phuket all year, and property managers who need a single price document to put in front of an owner. For anyone managing a repaint from another country, one price that already contains the materials is the simpler arrangement to approve.
What does a painting cost including paint cover?
Item | Labour and paint |
|---|---|
Painters' labour | Included |
Primer | Included |
Top coats in the grade chosen | Included |
Site survey and measurement | Free |
Surface preparation | Quoted as a separate line |
Scaffolding or work at height | Quoted as a separate line |
The two separate items are not hidden inside the rate per square metre. Each has its own line in the quotation, because both depend on the condition of the individual site and not on area alone. How they are assessed is covered on the page about surface preparation costs and scope.
How is the price per square metre worked out when paint is included?
The labour and paint price follows the same principle as every other job by Phuket Pro Painters: the painted area of each surface in square metres, at the paint-included base rate for that type of work and the paint grade chosen, adjusted for the working height and the difficulty, plus surface preparation. Scaffolding, if needed, is quoted separately after the survey.
The paint-included base rate is higher than the labour-only base rate, because the cost of primer and top coat is inside it. The tables on the website show both rates as estimates. The real price is confirmed in the written quotation after the free site survey.
How do the standard, premium and ultra premium paint grades differ?
The paint grade is a choice that exists only under labour and paint. The descriptions below are general principles of architectural coatings and do not refer to any brand.
Paint grade | General character | Where owners tend to use it |
|---|---|---|
Standard | Even colour, fine for general use | Lightly used rooms, ceilings, store rooms |
Premium | Easier to wipe clean, better against sun and humidity | Living rooms, bedrooms, most exterior walls |
Ultra premium | Holds colour and resists weather longest of the three | Exterior walls in full sun all day, or homes near the sea |
A property does not need one grade throughout. Many owners pick a higher grade for the exterior walls that take the afternoon sun and driving rain, and the standard grade for interior ceilings. A mix like that is itemised in the quotation.
What does Phuket's climate have to do with the paint grade?
Phuket is hot and humid all year, with strong sun and heavy rain during the south-west monsoon, roughly May to October. Homes near the coast also get salt-laden sea air, which makes exterior paint fade and chalk sooner. Exterior walls are therefore where the choice of grade shows most clearly. On interior walls that see neither sun nor rain, the difference between grades is more about washability and the smoothness of the paint film.
How many coats are in the labour and paint price?
The labour and paint price assumes one primer coat and two top coats by default. The primer helps the top coat grip and reduces how much the wall absorbs. Two top coats give an even colour and a paint film of adequate thickness. If a wall needs more than that, for example a light colour over a dark one, the painter says so during the site survey, and the number of coats agreed is written in the quotation.
How is labour and paint different from labour only?
The main difference is who is responsible for the paint. Under labour and paint, Phuket Pro Painters supplies primer and top coat in the quantity the job needs. The customer does not calculate tins or carry paint to the site. Under labour only, the customer buys the paint in the quantity we calculate, and is free to choose the brand.
Both options follow the same working steps, come with a written quotation before work starts, and carry a workmanship warranty after handover on the terms stated in the quotation.
How do I find out the price including paint for my own property?
An owner can start by estimating the budget alone, then book a survey for the real price. For a home with more than one floor, the guide on estimating the cost of painting a two-storey house explains the items that height adds. Next, the page about the free site survey and how the quotation is issued shows what the painter checks and what the document contains. Then book a date through the page to request a painting quotation, or call 063-004-0115.
Every figure shown on the website is an estimate until the written quotation confirms it. The team speaks English, so owners and managers can discuss grades, colours and timing directly.
Painting rates per square metre
| Surface type | Labour + paint (THB/sqm) |
|---|---|
| Interior wall | 110–150 |
| Exterior wall | 120–165 |
| Ceiling | 105–145 |
| Roof | 140–190 |
| Wood | 150–210 |
| Steel / fence | 145–210 |
1 primer coat + 2 top coats
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Paint grade surcharge
| Item | Surcharge (THB/sqm) |
|---|---|
| Standard | 0 |
| Premium | +20–35 |
| Ultra premium | +40–65 |
Labour and paint only. A surcharge per square metre on the base rate.
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Surface preparation surcharge
| Item | Surcharge (THB/sqm) |
|---|---|
| Repaint, good condition | 0 |
| New surface | +10–20 |
| Moderate preparation | +20–40 |
| Heavy preparation | +50–90 |
| Major repair / moisture / waterproofing | Site inspection required |
Per square metre of that surface.
Major cracks, water leakage, rising damp, waterproofing, damaged render or structural surface problems require a site inspection before pricing.
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Other terms
| Site survey and measurement | 0 THB (Free) |
|---|---|
| Minimum job charge | 5,000 THB |
| Standard paint system | 1 primer coat + 2 top coats |
| Building height | Height is priced only on surfaces that need height access, such as exterior walls and roofs. Ground-floor interior walls and ceilings are priced at the normal rate. 4 storeys or higher, or rope access, has no automatic rate. It is quoted after a site survey, which is free. |
| Scaffolding and access equipment | Never charged automatically per square metre. Full scaffolding, a boom lift or rope access is quoted separately after inspection if required. |
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This calculator provides an estimated price range only. Final pricing may change after site inspection depending on actual measurements, surface condition, moisture, cracks, access requirements, paint specification and additional repair work.
Scaffolding, boom lift, waterproofing, structural repairs and major surface restoration are not included unless specifically stated.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
- What does labour and paint include?
- Labour and paint includes the painters, the primer and the top coats in the paint grade chosen. Surface preparation and scaffolding or work at height are quoted as separate lines and shown clearly in the quotation.
- How many paint grades are there?
- There are three: standard, premium and ultra premium. A higher grade is a surcharge per square metre on the base rate, and paint grades only apply to the labour and paint option.
- How many coats does the labour and paint price assume?
- The estimate assumes one primer coat and two top coats. If the job needs a different number of coats, the agreed number is stated in the quotation.
- Can I choose my own colours with labour and paint?
- Yes. The customer chooses the colour for each area. The paint grade agreed is listed as an item in the quotation before work starts.
Contact
Book a site survey and get your quotation
Free on-site survey and measurement. A written quotation before any work starts.