How Much Does It Cost To Paint Banisters?

Cost to Paint Banisters

job	description	labour
1	To thoroughly prepare and apply 3 coats of acrylic paint to an average house’s stair and landing banisters, including the paint….1 man-1.5 days	£300

“Labour” at £175 a day (tradesman) £100 (labourer), includes incidental fixings etc. and tipping charges. “Materials” if mentioned, are larger things (a boiler) and stuff only you can choose (tiles etc). Also VAT must be added all round.

Information Sheet on Painting Banisters/Spindles

Here’s a bit of homework for you first, What is the difference between a banister, a baluster and a balustrade?

I could tell you, but then it would be my homework, wouldn’t it.

However, for the sake of clarification, the paragraph below refers to the whole deal i.e. the handrail, the corner posts and the slim uprights.

It’s a fiddly old job, especially with “turned” (ornamental) ballusters! If it’s done properly, there’s some very awkward sanding down to do and then all that dust has to be vacuumed up. Then there’s all those edges and corners where “runs” are just waiting to happen! Do yourself a favour….get a bloke in to do it.