So you your total damage for paint only include all wall, ceiling, door and grill how much arr?

I'm poorfag so didn't really paint much. Total damage around RM200, I am the cinderella who painted everything. 1 wall RM98 + 1 door RM30 + putty RM20 + rollers, roller handle, paint tray and washi tape maybe RM40.

I only painted the yellow line - living room full solid wall about 8m x 3m (10ft) using about 4.5L easywash
So baseline, one full solid wall x 2 coats will need a 5L tub, RM98 (nippon easywash colour)

U can use the estimator based on wall area (those with windows and doors can be combined into one guesstimated wall) so calculate like a 3 sided room, 2 solid walls and 1 combined half-and-half for the sides with doors and windows.

As for the main door in pink (big fire door about 1.2m), used almost whole can of 1L gloss paint RM30 (nippon)
So baseline each door x 2 coats will use 1L tin

Grille already powder coat so no need to paint.
Not sure if yours is landed or apartment, you can guesstimate around 700ml to 1L for it (depends on design) per door size if its a landed where the grille spans more than one door.

I have a lot of shrinkage cracks here and there so that's also another reason why I didn't paint the whole unit. (White putty easier to do on white walls rather than having an ugly white mark in the middle of a coloured wall).
Still undecided on the colour to put for bedroom.
After all the putty work done - bringing the walls back to default white, just a 7L matex at RM35 will do.

The paints for full unit apartment should be around RM800-1200 depending on how much colour paint needed. Ceiling paint 20L matex won't cost much.

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Thanks for the advise.

hi can please share your painter contacts?? am looking for labour to help painting my house too. is the workmanship good?? thanks in adv

My mum is a better judge as she kept saying he is good. The paintwork is done with very little mess as the furniture and floors are well canvassed. They cleaned everything up today before leaving. I will send you his contact via private message.

Painted my wife's office last week, the paint cost me around RM100.00. Took me around 11 hours from 5pm till 4am to complete. Freaking tiring and my back hurts....getting old..lol.

All in all, including paint brushes, paint tray, painting tapes & plastic sheets to protect the flooring, it will likely set you back to around RM150 - 200 for a small bedroom.

Made a mistake, the first paint is too dark and luckily I only painted one side of it. Put down my brush, head back to paint shop to order 3 liter of paint that is 2 shade lighter. Decided to leave that wall alone and make a feature wall instead.

If you have the time, try do it yourself. It's fun and backbreaking....haha

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Wah you even used plastic sheets for the floor
Normally I'd just use the wider side of tabloid papers fully open, if you dilute with very minimal water 1-3% and use small roller, it doesn't splatter/drip everywhere.
I prefer small roller coz its lighter and more consistent between start to finish stroke (big roller tend to be overly wet at the beginning)

Lazy la. The paint these days no need to be diluted or else I have to apply 3 coats instead of 2. Using both small and big roll brush. Appreciate your advices, good for newbie to learn new shortcuts.

Was quoted 4600 to supply labour for 3 coat paint for my wall, ceiling, grill etc. Intermediate terrace with 22x40 built up around 1700sqft up stairs downstairs. Paint extra
Fair price?

Sounds about there since ceiling is in scope. Walls not so backbreaking compared to ceilings.