REAL PAINTS FROM HOLLAND® Save Money
Our clients have discovered that the true cost and value of a painted finish is determined by the number of years it will beautify and protect. Although our paints may first appear to be expensive, their annualized true cost is in fact much less than that of conventional domestic coatings. As a result of the fact that 90% of the cost of a typical paint job is labor, it is prudent to select a coating capable of providing fifteen years of beauty and protection.
Interior Painting Example: Painting a large living room measuring twenty feet square with an eight foot ceiling (930 square feet of painted surface). The existing finish is in sound condition.
Typical Contemporary Approach: Painting contractor applies two coats domestic latex wall paint.
Cost of Installation: Paint: $200
Labor: $1,000
Total: $1,200
Anticipated life of finish: 4 years
Annualized cost of installation: $300.00
FPE Quality Alternative: Painting contractor applies EUROLUX Matte
on walls and ceilings.
Cost of installation: Paint: $500
Labor: $1,000
Total: $1,500
Anticipated life of finish: 15 years
Annualized cost of installation: $100.00
Exterior Painting Example: Painting the exterior of a 3,000 square foot colonial home, previously painted with good quality domestic house paint over one coat of domestic oil primer. Wood is in sound condition, and there is no significant paint failure.
Typical Contemporary Approach: Painting contractor applies one coat domestic waterborne primer followed by two coats nationally recognized premium quality acrylic housepaint.
Cost of Installation: Primer/Paint: $700.00
Labor: $7,000
Total: $7,700
Anticipated life of finish: 7 years
Annualized cost of installation: $1,100.00
FPE Quality Alternative: Painting contractor applies one coat Fine Paints Oil Primer followed by two coats of ECO satin, an advanced waterborne formulation resistant to flaking and peeling. This system can easily provide twelve to fifteen years of service before repainting.
Cost of installation: Primer/Paint: $2,000
Labor: $7,000
Total: $9,000
Anticipated life of finish: 12 years
Annualized cost of installation: $750
Conclusion: REAL PAINTS FROM HOLLAND® save money by providing a much lower annualized cost than conventional coatings. They also make life easier by dramatically extending intervals between paint jobs.
There is nothing more expensive than cheap paint.
Estimating Guidelines
The following examples are very useful in estimating materials cost when painting with Fine Paints of Europe® finishes. If you are planning on doing the work yourself, the only additional costs will be incidentals such as sandpaper, solvents, brushes, etc. If you are planning on using a professional painter, your labor factor with FPE paints will normally be the same or a bit more than that for conventional domestic coatings, and your overall cost including labor and paint will seldom increase more than 15%.
Doors
Wooden doors measuring 6'6" x 3'; new or previously painted. Estimate based upon painting and priming 3 door sides.
Oil Primer / Undercoat (1 coat) (1) .75L $35.00
Hollandlac Brilliant (2 coats) (1) .75L $40.00
Total $75.00
Kitchen Cabinets 35 linear feet of cabinets (2 1/2'H); painting previously stained cabinets on both sides of the doors (200 sq. ft.).
Oil Primer / Undercoat (1 coat) (2) .75L $70.00
Hollandlac Brilliant or Satin (2 coats) (1) 2.5L $115.00
Total $185.00
Bedroom 10' x 10' (248 sq. ft.): 2 windows, 2 doors, 8' ceiling.
Walls: Eurolux Matte (2 coats) (2) 2.5L $200.00
Ceiling: Eurolux Matte (2 coats) (1) 2.5L $100.00
Trim: Oil Primer/Undercoat (1 coat) (1) .75L $35.00
Hollandlac Satin (2 coats) (2) .75L $80.00
Total $415.00
Living Room
15' x 18' (441 sq. ft.): 3 windows, Set of French doors.
Walls: Eurolux Matte (2 coats) (3) 2.5L $300.00
Ceiling: Eurolux Matte (2 coats) (2) 2.5L $200.00
Trim: Oil Primer/Undercoat (2 coat) (1) .75L $35.00
Hollandlac Brilliant (2 coats) (1) 2.5L $115.00
Total $650.00