Two painted rooms can look the same on day one and completely different after one winter. The difference was never the paint — it was what happened to the wall before the paint. When you post a painting job, you are really buying preparation.
Describe the walls as they are
Say honestly what the painter will find: old flaking paint, damp patches, hairline cracks, holes from shelves, fresh plaster. Photos of the worst corners matter more than photos of the nice ones. If there is humidity, say so — painting over damp without treating it means paying twice.
Understand how the price is built
Painters price per square metre, with the rate depending on preparation: a sound wall repainted in the same tone is the base case; scraping, filling, sanding and priming multiply the work. Ask each offer to state the surface it assumes and what preparation is included. Ceilings, doors and metal railings are usually counted separately — get them into the quote from the start.
Choose the colour on the wall, not on the phone
Screens lie about colour, and every wall lies differently depending on its light. Ask for a sample patch — one square metre in the actual room — and look at it in the morning and again at night before committing. Serious painters suggest this themselves; it protects them as much as you.
Timing and living around the work
Say whether the rooms will be empty or lived in, and who moves the furniture. Paint needs drying time between coats, so "two days" often means two working days spread over three or four. A painter who promises a full apartment, prep included, in a weekend is describing a different job than the one you want.
Where Brikoula fits
Post once with room sizes, photos and the state of the walls, and painters nearby send offers you can compare — with their reviews and past work. The painter spends coins to unlock your contact details; posting costs nothing. Buy the preparation, and the finish takes care of itself.