How much does it cost to paint a house exterior?

This is quite a difficult question to answer as there is so much variation in the painting and decorating of exteriors each job is different, meaning that sometimes even a ballpark figure could be way off.

Every external decorating job is different, It all depends on the size and condition of the exterior, together with the specification required to decorate. I have quoted and won external jobs from £200.00 through to £47000.00

I find mostly the people leave it till it's really bad to the point where you may need to burn off the old paint etc.

If this is the case the cost will be much more than if it was done when it's still in good condition.

On average every 4 to 5 years you should paint your exterior which will not only keep your exterior looking good all year round, but the cost won't be as much because it's more of a maintenance paint job then a going back to bare wood and starting from scratch job.