Painting

 

Description Unit Tradesman Hours Labourer Hours
Acrylic, prepare and apply two coats
Walls m2 0.2
Ceilings and soffits m2 0.25
General timber/metal surfaces m2 0.23
Enamel, prepare and apply two coats
Walls m2 0.3
Ceilings and soffits m2 0.32
General timber/metal surfaces m2 0.3
Polyurethane, prepare and apply two coats to general m2 0.18
timber surfaces
Stain, prepare and apply two coats to general timber m2 0.2
surfaces
Add 50% for painting/staining to joinery and windows
Paper hanging, prepare and hang on
Ceilings m2 0.34
Walls m2 0.3

 

 

Task / Description Slow   Ave   Fast    Units
 Prepare Walls -   14.2  -    m2/hr
 Prepare Doors -   12.5  -    m2/hr
 Prepare Door Frames -   25.0  -    m/hr
 Burn Off / Heat Strip Paintwork -   1.1  -    m2/hr
 Internal Timber, 1 coat primer before fixing, generally -   6.7  -    m2/hr
 Internal Timber, 1 coat primer before fixing, timber lengths -   20.0  -    m/hr
 Internal Timber, knot, 1 primer, stop, 1 undercoat, 1 gloss -   1.7  2.1   m2/hr
 Internal Timber, touchup primer, 1 undercoat, 1 coat gloss -   3.1  3.8   m2/hr
 Internal Timber, polyurethane varnish, 2 coats -   3.3  -    m2/hr
 Internal Timber, polyurethane varnish, 3 coats -   2.2  -    m2/hr
 Internal Timber, linseed oil to hardwood, 2 coats -   3.6  -    m2/hr
 External Timber, windows and frames -   2.4  -    m2/hr
 External Timber, knot, 1 primer, 2 undercoats, 1 coat gloss, -   1.5  -    m2/hr
 External Timber, touchup primer, 2 undercoats, 1 coat gloss, -   2.0  -    m2/hr
 External Timber, 2 coats wood preservative -   4.0  -    m2/hr
 External Timber, 3 coats polyurethane varnish -   2.0  -    m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 2 coats emulsion to plaster -   8.0  -    m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 2 coats emulsion to brick/blockwork -   6.0  -    m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 1 mist, 2 coats emulsion to plaster -   6.0  -    m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 1 mist, 2 coats emulsion to brick/blockwork -   4.5  -    m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 1 primer, 1 undercoat, 1 gloss to plaster -   2.3  -    m2/hr
 Internal Walls, undercoat to door frame -   20.0  -    m/hr
 Internal Walls, gloss to door frame -   16.5  -    m/hr
 Internal Walls, undercoat to door -   7.1  -    m2/hr
 Internal Walls, gloss to door -   6.2  -    m2/hr
 External Walls, 2 coats sandtex to render/concrete -   2.5  -    m2/hr
 External Walls, 2 coats sandtex to brick/blockwork -   2.0  -    m2/hr
 External Walls, 1 sealer, 2 emulsion to render/concrete -   2.0  -    m2/hr
 External Walls, 1 sealer, 2 emulsion to brick/blockwork -   1.7  -    m2/hr
 Floors, epoxy paint -   2.9  -    m2/hr
 Ceilings, emulsion paint, 2 coats -   6.1  -    m2/hr
 Ceilings, emulsion paint, 3 coats -   5.0  -    m2/hr
 Ceilings, textured paint -   4.2  -    m2/hr
 Ceilings, artex finish -   4.1  -    m2/hr
 Internal Steelwork, 1 primer, 1 undercoat, 1 gloss 1.3  2.4  -    m2/hr
 External Steelwork, 1 primer, 2 undercoats, 1 gloss 0.9  1.7  -    m2/hr
 Guttering Steelwork, 1 coat primer, 2 undercoats, 1 gloss -   2.5  -    m/hr