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House Painter Cost — ZIP 02912 (Providence, RI)

A licensed house painter serving ZIP 02912 charges roughly $65/hour, anchored on BLS OEWS wage data for SOC 47-2141 ($24.54/hr national mean) and the RI cost-of-living index of 110.7.

House Painter project costs near ZIP 02912

ProjectTimeTypical costRange
Single room paint (10×12, walls only, 2 coats) 1 day $578 $474 – $694
Whole interior repaint (1700 sq ft, walls + ceilings) 4–6 days $4,964 $4,070 – $5,956
Exterior repaint (1700 sq ft, prep + 2 coats) 4–7 days $5,788 $4,746 – $6,945
Kitchen cabinet refinish (sand, prime, sprayed enamel) 3–5 days $2,246 $1,842 – $2,695
All trim + 6 interior doors (whole house) 2 days $1,417 $1,162 – $1,701
Ceiling paint refresh (avg 1500 sq ft) 1 day $807 $662 – $968
Deck stripping + restain (300 sq ft) 2 days $982 $805 – $1,178
Pre-paint pressure wash (whole exterior) half day $294 $241 – $353
Wallpaper removal + skim coat (one room) 1–2 days $653 $536 – $784

What a house painter serving 02912 actually does

A pro painter's job is mostly prep, not paint: washing, sanding glossy/peeling areas, scraping, patching nail holes and drywall damage, caulking trim seams, masking floors and fixtures, priming bare or stain-prone areas, then finally rolling, brushing, or spraying two coats of finish. On exteriors, that prep includes a full pressure wash, scraping any peeling sections to bare wood, spot-priming with a bonding primer, and re-caulking every trim seam — typical exterior jobs are 3–5 days for a 1,700 sq ft home. The most common scope inflation is "spraying" cabinets without sanding/de-glossing first; it looks great for six months and then peels. Lead-paint disclosures are required for any pre-1978 home (EPA RRP rule) and a properly-trained painter will follow a containment protocol.

Six questions before you hire

  1. How many coats of finish, and is the primer included or extra?
  2. What brand and product line are you using? (Sherwin-Williams Emerald, Benjamin Moore Aura, and Behr Ultra are all premium tiers.)
  3. Are you EPA RRP-certified for lead-paint work? (Required for pre-1978 homes.)
  4. How will you prep glossy or peeling surfaces — sanding, de-glossing, bonding primer?
  5. What's included in the prep (caulking, drywall patches, masking, removing outlet covers)?
  6. What's the workmanship warranty, and what triggers a re-do (peeling, cracking, drips)?
A bid that's 40% lower than competitors almost always means thinned paint, one coat instead of two, or skipping primer on patched areas — and it shows within a year.
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