How much does paint cost?
- Thread starter monalisa
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I painted my house last week - breakdown of costs (this is the full price, not the price I paid 
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121sqm house
3 x 6 litres of ceiling paint Accent (2 coats throughout) $52.99ea
4 x 6 litres of interior low sheen Accent (2 coats) $57.50 ea
1 x 4 litres Wattyl ID Low Sheen $69.99 (2 coats feature wall)
My walls were thirsty as I was painting over textured paint (i did sand first) - yours may not use as much.
Also bought brushes, rollers and tape
Brush 50mm - $7.95
Roller kit $19.99
Painters tape $7.95
Extension pole (to paint the ceiling) $12.95
)121sqm house
3 x 6 litres of ceiling paint Accent (2 coats throughout) $52.99ea
4 x 6 litres of interior low sheen Accent (2 coats) $57.50 ea
1 x 4 litres Wattyl ID Low Sheen $69.99 (2 coats feature wall)
My walls were thirsty as I was painting over textured paint (i did sand first) - yours may not use as much.
Also bought brushes, rollers and tape
Brush 50mm - $7.95
Roller kit $19.99
Painters tape $7.95
Extension pole (to paint the ceiling) $12.95
Yesterday I went to Bunnings and bought 60 500ml tins of white acrylic indoor paint, they are test pots, cost $1 per tin.
Cheapest paint I have ever bought, plus great storage tins afterwards.
I am using them to lighten up a 20lt tin of mis tinted deep cream that I bought ages ago for $80. So I will have 50lt of just the right shade for $130, enough to do the whole interior walls of the house.
I am about to go back and buy more to use for the cielings.
Cheapest paint I have ever bought, plus great storage tins afterwards.
I am using them to lighten up a 20lt tin of mis tinted deep cream that I bought ages ago for $80. So I will have 50lt of just the right shade for $130, enough to do the whole interior walls of the house.
I am about to go back and buy more to use for the cielings.
Keep in mind that whilst a 500ml sample pot is great value, the paint is totally useless quality. It's okay to thin down other paints, but only to a point. I certainly wouldn't want to paint a room with them. I worked for Bunnings in the paint section many years ago whilst at Uni. We didn't have much sympathy for complaints of a lousy result when painting with sample pots.
Ecconomies of scale work very well in paint, regardless of brand. The larger the tin, the less you pay overall.
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Why didn't you just buy the tint? A lot cheaper than $130.
Edit. Just saw that each was 500ml. So good value.
