How much does it cost to paint a whole house in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?

Roughly $2,350 to $3,550 inside and $1,850 to $2,800 outside for a 2,000 square foot home in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn. Booking both together usually comes in below the sum of the two.

Is it cheaper to book interior and exterior together in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?

Usually, because mobilisation and quoting happen once instead of twice. This is true in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn and everywhere else, since it is about the contractor's overhead rather than the local market.

Is this a quote for a job in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?

No. It is a modelled range built from the local wage. Nobody has seen your walls or your prep condition.

House Painting Cost in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

Painting a whole house in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, inside and out, runs $2,350 to $3,550 for the interior plus $1,850 to $2,800 for the exterior, both at Detroit-Warren-Dearborn’s own wage of $28.48 an hour. Booked together most contractors price it below the two added separately.

Interior, by size

Interior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home size	Surface sq ft	Labour	Materials	Typical range
1,000 sq ft	2,750	$985	$495	$1,200 to $1,800
1,500 sq ft	4,125	$1,477	$743	$1,800 to $2,650
2,000 sq ft	5,500	$1,969	$990	$2,350 to $3,550
2,500 sq ft	6,875	$2,461	$1,238	$2,950 to $4,450
3,000 sq ft	8,250	$2,954	$1,485	$3,550 to $5,350
4,000 sq ft	11,000	$3,938	$1,980	$4,750 to $7,100

At Detroit-Warren-Dearborn's own wage of $28.48/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Exterior, by size

Exterior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home size	Surface sq ft	Labour	Materials	Typical range
1,000 sq ft	1,500	$783	$375	$950 to $1,400
1,500 sq ft	2,250	$1,175	$563	$1,400 to $2,100
2,000 sq ft	3,000	$1,566	$750	$1,850 to $2,800
2,500 sq ft	3,750	$1,958	$938	$2,300 to $3,450
3,000 sq ft	4,500	$2,350	$1,125	$2,800 to $4,150
4,000 sq ft	6,000	$3,133	$1,500	$3,700 to $5,550

At Detroit-Warren-Dearborn's own wage of $28.48/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Why booking both together costs less

A contractor pricing two separate jobs carries two lots of mobilisation: quoting, scheduling and getting a crew to your address twice rather than once. Combined, that overhead happens once, paint is bought in a larger quantity, and a crew already on site for the interior has no gap to price around before starting the exterior. It is reasonable to ask for a combined price below the two quoted separately, in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn or anywhere else.

How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn ranks 47 of 361 US metros by painter wage, one of the highest-paying metros in the country. See the full cost breakdown for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, including cabinets.