Faux Painting for Profit

Oh… the questions I get in my inbox. Pricing is always a subject of great concern and debate. 

Should faux painting a tray ceiling cost more than creating a faux painting technique on a wall?

Hi,

I have recently been asked to do a HUGE paint project for a family member.

I have never done one this big and need some help on how to bid it fairly.

It is an old church house that is being remade into a  home.

The job I am doing is a 17 foot tall wall that is approx 40 feet long. It has 3 stained glass windows that take up aprox. 150 sq feet.

I  am also going to do the ceiling which are tray ceilings. Each tray is  10ft sq. and there are aprox 10 of them. They are 17 feet off the floor. 

I am doing a faux painting technique I created that resembles Belagio. I have completed the walls but am now moving onto the ceilings.

Would you price more for the ceilings than the walls due to the difficulty involved?  Any  suggestions on this matter is greatly appreciated!

What a huge job! I hope the trade is fair for both parties.

I always charged more for ceilings.  You will be using a very tall
ladder (not suggested) or scaffolding.

It takes more time to do a square foot of ceiling than a square foot of
wall. It's all logistics… and a literal pain in the neck.

If the technique is the same for the walls and the ceiling… then you
have a basis to price the ceiling.

I never charged double for ceilings.  I usually charged 1.33 times.

What that means is… if you know how much you actually charged for each
square foot for the walls… Then you take that figure and Times "x" it
by 1 and 1/3 or 1.33 to get the figure for a square foot for the
ceiling.

Now… I'm not going into anymore math… as it's not my strong point.

But… sometimes pricing is by gut instinct just as much as a pricing
structure.

Hope this is somewhat helpful… Debra

Good Luck in your quest for estimating faux painting a tray ceiling. 

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