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House Painting Cost in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands

Painting a whole house in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, inside and out, runs $2,050 to $3,050 for the interior plus $1,600 to $2,400 for the exterior, both at Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands’s own wage of $22.63 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 sizeSurface sq ftLabourMaterialsTypical range
1,000 sq ft2,750$782$495$1,000 to $1,550
1,500 sq ft4,125$1,174$743$1,550 to $2,300
2,000 sq ft5,500$1,565$990$2,050 to $3,050
2,500 sq ft6,875$1,956$1,238$2,550 to $3,850
3,000 sq ft8,250$2,347$1,485$3,050 to $4,600
4,000 sq ft11,000$3,129$1,980$4,100 to $6,150

At Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands's own wage of $22.63/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Exterior, by size

Exterior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home sizeSurface sq ftLabourMaterialsTypical range
1,000 sq ft1,500$622$375$800 to $1,200
1,500 sq ft2,250$933$563$1,200 to $1,800
2,000 sq ft3,000$1,245$750$1,600 to $2,400
2,500 sq ft3,750$1,556$938$2,000 to $3,000
3,000 sq ft4,500$1,867$1,125$2,400 to $3,600
4,000 sq ft6,000$2,489$1,500$3,200 to $4,800

At Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands's own wage of $22.63/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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands or anywhere else.

How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands ranks 245 of 361 US metros by painter wage, below the middle of the national range. See the full cost breakdown for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, including cabinets.

Common questions

How much does it cost to paint a whole house in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?

Roughly $2,050 to $3,050 inside and $1,600 to $2,400 outside for a 2,000 square foot home in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands. Booking both together usually comes in below the sum of the two.

Is it cheaper to book interior and exterior together in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?

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

Is this a quote for a job in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?

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

What this page does not tell you

  • Interior and exterior figures are modelled separately and simply added.
  • The combined-booking discount is a negotiating observation, not a modelled figure.
  • Excludes repairs, wallpaper removal, lead-safe work and scaffolding.