How Much Does It Cost to Paint a House?

A full exterior repaint on a single-story Birmingham home typically costs $4,500 to $9,000, or about $2.50 to $5.00 per square foot of painted wall. Two-story homes run $8,000 to $15,000 or more. Interior painting averages $400 to $1,000 per room.

Quotes differ mostly in prep. A low bid often skips scraping, priming bare wood, caulking, and rot repair, and that paint fails years early. Compare what each estimate includes, the exact paint product, and how many coats, not just the total.

They cost about the same to apply, roughly $3 to $6.50 per square foot of brick. Limewash needs a refresh every 5 to 7 years, while masonry paint goes longer between coats but is much harder to remove later.

Duration and Emerald cost more per gallon than SuperPaint, our standard. Paint is a smaller part of the bill than labor and prep, so moving up a tier raises the total less than the gallon price suggests. We price all three on your estimate so you can weigh the longer repaint cycle against the cost.

We check trim, fascia, and sills during the walkthrough and list any rot repair as its own line, typically $12 to $30 per linear foot depending on the board. Hidden rot found during scraping is priced at that same rate before we replace it.