In India, Painting a house is a customary thing which we follow for festivals and functions, on average each house is painted once in 3-7 years.
Most of us always hire a local Painter or a contractor who does the job for a fixed price and walks away.
We may Negotiate the first quotation and think we saved a few bucks but we dint. Do you want to know how they make their dirty profit ??
Follow these simple methods to save some money on painting your house.
Most of the house owners blindly believe the painters and contractors on buying material because they prejudice themself that they don’t know much about the paint.
Things have changed now with the internet and by few interactions with people will gain your knowledge of paints.
Once you decide to paint your house go to the nearest paint Asian Paint dealer and collect the color cards for Interior and Exterior Paint. Know what type of paint you want.
Choose the color and don’t go for too many colors, which increases the material cost.
Go for single color paint to save money on volume purchases. After choosing the color call your painter to know how much volume you would need for each color you chose for the rooms. ( If you want to save cost go with single-color painting)
Normally house owners give Painting contract with material ( i.e the cost includes the paint and Labor) or without material (i,e you pay only for the labor, painting material is provided by you).
Since all house owners think procuring paint is rocket science they tend to give the contract with the material.
This where they lose money. always go for a labor contract with a fixed budget
You can also approach Asian Paints for a professional quote ( Which will be higher than your local painters, but the finish will be extraordinary)
If you can control material wastage during any civil work you would save 20% of your total cost. Material wastage is a huge factor during any civil works. Calculate your exact requirement to paint your house. A normal thumb rule is you can paint at least 80Sqft with 1 liter of paint ( Single coat). So you can use this simple thumb rule to calculate an approximate volume or you can use the Asia Paint calculator. Calculating the right quantity will save money on your painting.
People do this mistake and lose up to 10% of the total cost in the name of the commission. ( Yes !! Painters get this at most of the outlets ) .Calculate the Quantity of paint required and purchase it directly.
Never reveal the outlet from where you procured the paint to the painters.
Most of the house owners lose a hefty amount through this dirty commission which would add up in their total cost.
Talk to the dealer for extra discount from the base rate, the dealer might reduce the painter commission which he has kept on the price.( Few shops by default they keep it )
If you believe your material cost would go beyond 1 lakh, call Asian paints directly to procure the material at project cost ( A huge discount from retail price).
All major paint manufacturers provide this scheme for their customers.
Project Pricing is the exclusive rate given for the house owners from the paint manufacturer. However, many paint dealers won’t reveal this scheme since they lose profits on it.
If you could involve yourself in all your purchases you could save money on all your buyings.
