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Painting & decoration on Brikoula: a good finish starts before the first coat

Painting & decoration on Brikoula: a good finish starts before the first coat

Two freshly painted rooms may look identical on the first day, yet completely different after a single winter. The difference was never the paint itself—it was the preparation underneath. When you post a painting job, what you are really paying for is the preparation.

Describe the Walls Honestly

Tell the painter exactly what they will find: peeling paint, damp patches, hairline cracks, holes left by shelves, or freshly plastered walls.

Photos of the worst areas are often more valuable than photos of the best ones.

If there is any damp, mention it. Painting over moisture without treating the cause usually means paying for the same work twice.

Understand How the Price Is Calculated

Painters usually charge per square metre, with the price depending largely on the amount of preparation required.

Repainting a solid wall in the same colour is the simplest case. Scraping, filling, sanding, and priming all add time and cost.

Ask each professional to specify the surface area included in the quote and exactly what preparation work is covered.

Ceilings, doors, and metal railings are often priced separately, so make sure they are included in the quotation from the beginning.

Choose the Colour on the Wall, Not on Your Phone

Screens never display colours perfectly, and every room changes the appearance of paint depending on its lighting.

Ask the painter to apply a sample patch of about one square metre on the actual wall, then look at it both during the day and at night before making your final decision.

Experienced painters usually recommend this themselves because it protects both you and them from disappointment.

Timing and Living Around the Work

Mention whether the rooms will be empty or occupied during the work, and clarify who will move the furniture.

Paint needs time to dry between coats, so "a two-day job" often means two working days spread across three or four calendar days.

A painter who promises to prepare and repaint an entire apartment in a single weekend is probably describing a different standard of work than the one you expect.

Where Brikoula Fits

Create one post with the room sizes, photos, and the condition of the walls, and nearby painters will send you offers that you can compare, together with reviews and examples of previous work.

Publishing your request is free. Painters use coins to unlock your contact details.

Invest in proper preparation, and the quality of the finish will follow.