Interior Paint Cost per SF, Walls+Ceiling

What’s in this rate

This unit is painting one square foot of interior wall or ceiling surface in an existing room, with two coats of eggshell. The painter protects the floor, does light patching, cuts in, and rolls the walls and ceiling. It is priced per square foot of painted surface. Doors, casing, and cabinets are separate units. A 12-by-12-foot room is also priced as its own unit.

• painting unit rates
• paint room 12x12, walls and ceiling
• paint interior door, both sides
• interior walls only, per square foot

Build-up

Painter, 0.01515152 hr × $43.00

$0.65

Material and small tools

$0.24

Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)

$0.89 / SF

Overhead 10% of direct

$0.09

Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)

$0.10

Loaded rate

$1.08 / SF

Worked extension: 1 SF × $1.08 = $1.08 loaded for 1 SF. Quantity is a worked extension.

Related rates

• Paint Room 12x12, Walls and Ceiling — $561.83 / EA
• Paint Interior Door, Both Sides — $65.93 / EA
• Interior Wall Painting, 2 Coats — $1.27 / SF

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