What does exterior painting cost?

Why every house gets a different price

Two terraced houses that look identical from the street can be far apart when it comes to exterior painting. On one house the woodwork has been maintained on time, and cleaning, sanding, touching up and a final coat are enough. On the other the paint has been flaking for years and the bottom rails have gone soft. That second house needs repairs first, and you see that in the price.

• The condition of the woodwork and whether wood rot needs repairing
• The number of frames, windows, doors, fascias and dormers
• The height: working from a ladder, a mobile tower or scaffolding
• The paint system and number of coats, such as primer plus two coats of exterior gloss

A rough market indication

As a national market indication, a mid-terrace house with a normal maintenance round on its frames, windows and doors generally comes to roughly €2,000 to €5,000. An end-of-terrace house, an upper flat with a lot of work at height or a building with plenty of rot soon comes out higher, and if scaffolding is needed the hire is often added on top. See this as a range to work with, not as an Oranje Kwast price. Only once the woodwork has been inspected up close do you know where you stand.

The more regularly you have it painted, the less preparation is needed each time. How many years you can leave between two rounds is covered under how often exterior painting is needed.

What does Oranje Kwast charge?

For frames with windows and doors, Oranje Kwast works with fixed prices per item. All amounts are excluding VAT.

• Door with frame: €150 each
• Window with frame: €153 each
• Minimum charge per job: €300 excluding VAT

Other exterior work and woodwork, such as fascias, bargeboards and wood rot repair, is priced to measure after the free consultation. The quote form gives you a price indication straight away, and the final price follows after the consultation.

Putting it off nearly always costs more

Paint that starts to crack lets water through to the wood. The wood stays wet, starts to rot, and what was a paint job becomes a repair job. Wait longer still and replacing a frame comes into view, which costs many times more. When repairing still makes sense and when it no longer does is explained under painting or replacing window frames.

Outside too, the reduced VAT rate of 9% on labour generally applies to homes more than two years old. You can read more under VAT on painting work, and if in doubt, check it on belastingdienst.nl.

From walk-round to fixed quote

Our painter walks round the house with you and looks at where the paint lets go first: usually on the sunny, rain-facing side, at the bottom rails and at the corner joints. He tells you what is needed now and what can wait, and advises which system suits, from Sikkens or Sigma to Wijzonol. Within 48 hours of that walk-round there is a written quote, detailed and with no surprises afterwards. As a member of De Betere Schilder, Oranje Kwast works with clear agreements and a guarantee lasting several years.

You can also get a first impression: send photos of your frames, windows and doors with the quote form.