Painting cost calculator for San Diego homes.
Scope an interior, exterior, or cabinet project in 30 seconds, then hand the scope sheet to your painter.
Estimator
This is a planning tool, not a quote. Paint Pros San Diego does not set prices and does not perform the work. Only the painter you hire can price your job, and only after seeing it in person.
How to use the painting cost calculator
- 1. Pick project type. Interior, exterior, cabinets. Each one is scoped and priced a different way.
- 2. Enter size. Wall square footage for paint, door count for cabinets, linear feet for trim.
- 3. Pick prep level. Light means clean walls. Medium means typical patching. Heavy means major repairs or lead-safe work.
- 4. Take the scope sheet to your painter. You get the scope, the cost drivers, and the questions to ask. The painter who walks the home sets the price.
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Painting Cost Calculator, common questions
Is this for sq ft of floor or wall?
Wall square footage for interior and exterior painting. For cabinets, count doors plus drawer fronts. For trim, use total linear feet.
Why does this tool not give me a dollar figure?
Because nobody can price a paint job without seeing it, and a number pulled off a website is not a quote. This tool builds the scope sheet instead, so the painter who walks your home prices the same job you described and you can compare two quotes on equal terms.
How does prep level really change the price?
Prep is usually more hours than the painting itself. Patching, texture matching, caulking, sanding, and lead-safe containment are what separate a low bid from a real one, which is why a heavy-prep job costs well above a light-prep job of the same square footage.
Does my painter need lead-safe certification?
For pre-1978 homes, yes. EPA RRP certification is required by federal law, so confirm your painter holds a current one before work starts. Lead-safe work practices add containment, dust control, and HEPA cleanup to the prep.
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