What does commercial painting cost?

What makes business premises different from a home

With an office or shop it is not just about square metres. The big question is usually how the business can stay open while the painting is going on. A hair salon that closes on Mondays, an office that empties after six or a shop with only one quiet day: the schedule determines a large part of the cost. That is why minimal disruption comes first in commercial painting by Oranje Kwast.

• The area and height of walls and ceilings, such as a tall shop floor
• When the work happens: during office hours, in the evening or at weekends by arrangement
• The paint requirements: hard-wearing, scrubbable or matched exactly to your brand colour
• How much needs clearing, screening off and tidying up along the way

Prices for large surfaces

On large, easily accessible walls, spraying latex is often cheaper per m² than rolling, because it is quicker and the finish stays even. As a national market indication, emulsion work in business premises is therefore regularly priced lower per m² than in a home full of corners, roughly somewhere around €6 to €12 per m². Oranje Kwast charges €17 per m² for walls and €20.65 per m² for ceilings, excluding VAT. Which method works best when is covered under spraying or rolling latex. A real example is a commercial latex spraying project by Oranje Kwast.

Work outside normal hours often costs a little more in the market. That will then be stated in the quote beforehand, so you can weigh up for yourself what it is worth to you.

What does Oranje Kwast charge?

For commercial painting too, Oranje Kwast works with fixed prices per m² and per item. All amounts are excluding VAT.

• Walls: €17 per m²
• Ceiling: €20.65 per m²
• Door with frame: €150 each
• Window with frame: €153 each
• Minimum charge per job: €300 excluding VAT

The final price, including the agreements on scheduling and working hours, follows after the free consultation. The quote form gives you a price indication straight away.

VAT on offices and shops

The reduced VAT rate of 9% is intended for painting work on homes. For offices, shops and other business premises the standard rate of 21% applies in principle, on both labour and materials. If you are VAT registered, you can usually reclaim that VAT. If in doubt, talk to your accountant or check belastingdienst.nl. A fuller explanation is given under VAT on painting work.

How you arrive at a fixed quote

Our painter prefers to visit at a time when the business is running as normal. That way he sees where customers walk, where staff sit and which areas need to be finished first. Together you draw up a schedule in phases, for example per floor or per department, with agreements on masking, covering and tidying the work area each day. Within 48 hours of the walk-round you have the written quote.

Request that walk-round through the quote form, and feel free to attach floor plans or photos.