How much do Painters and Decorators charge per day?

Paying Daywork can be a very cost effective if you have a particular job needing to be completed.

For example Stripping wallpaper doesn't require a highly skilled decorator to carry out the work, therefore a brush hand or labourer would be a the best choice of labour to complete that task.

However a Decorator who hangs wallpaper is considered a highly skilled person and therefore attracts much higher rates.

Spraying again will add to the costs. Dust free sanding is another area that will increase the price although the finish and health benefits to all are incredible. So "day rate" depends on experience as well as tooling for the specified job. Someone starting out will usually be less than an established decorator. And an established decorator who's not busy will be cheaper than a busy one.

As mentioned earlier day rate very much depends on the skill set of the individual decorator, you will be paying for the Decorators knowledge and experience and this in itself can help save you money.

Day Rates can be anything from £120.00 to £300.00 a day.

Consideration must be made on the overall service, finish, quality and compared like for like to reveal the true cost.

For individual jobs i.e. feature wallpaper on one wall you would be approximately £95.00 to £150.00 with materials included.

However overall it is usual far better to hire a Painter and Decorator on a price per job rather than pay Daywork, as this is better for you as the customer.