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There's a huge difference between new construction (meaning BARE ASS drywall/trim) and a new house with "BUILDER BEIGE" that you want to repaint before moving in.
So, everything is already painted- you just want the walls repainted your color(s).
Instead of beating around the bush why not just say what you want? OMG!
As easy as it sounds- DON"T!
If you repaint the walls before your one year anniversary inspection the builder doesnt have to do the painting touchups- if there are drywall repairs (seams, nail-pops, etc.).
Light colors in flat usually touchup easy; dark colors on the otherhand usually require painting 'corner to corner'. This has been discussed, cussed, hashed, and rehashed several times in past threads.
I didn't realize new construction meant unpainted walls. I've been using the term to mean builder painted. My apologies. Seems like the disadvantage of repainting immediately isn't that big though. I can do the touch up myself if needed. Not sure I want to put up with ugly walls for a year. By then I'd have to move furnitures around and create a bigger hassle.
In Austin, using a builder type painter should run you about $1.50 for walls per sq ft of slab. That's with you supplying the paint. Trim is extra. If the painter shows up and gets out masking tape, don't let the clown start. Get someone with a clue.
Don't go with the least expensive paint out there unless you don't care if the finishes wear well, speaking of which even a minimal sheen helps toward. It's enticing, the cheaper paint, since much of the major brands of paint now cost a pretty quarter more than a few years back. S Williams has segmented their paint lines into many, that can get confusing. In addition, some of the Behr paints they say have been 'reformulated' over recent years (whatever you take that to mean). But you should be able to find a happy medium. Altogether for having someone apply the stuff this may help Cost to Paint Interior - 2013 Cost Calculator Options since you can choose number of coats, trim and more.
Most of all, be careful who you choose phoenix_down since this will make all the difference - someone brushing the trim too sloppy and that's what you will be stuck with for some time, even surviving future paint jobs and it's not easy to remove when/before a neat straight-line job is done overtop!
Seems like the disadvantage of repainting immediately isn't that big though. I can do the touch up myself if needed.
Tell us all how that goes in a year.
I have had countless H/O's start pi$$in' contests with me because I refused to do paint touchups that weren't original to the house when it closed (a complete file keeps it "black and white"). It always came down to- "do you want the drywall repaired or not?"
Tell us all how that goes in a year.
I have had countless H/O's start pi$$in' contests with me because I refused to do paint touchups that weren't original to the house when it closed (a complete file keeps it "black and white"). It always came down to- "do you want the drywall repaired or not?"
Welcome to NEW HOME ownership!
That's understandable. Anyone who wants you to do any repair to their drywall then repaint it a custom color is just being unreasonable.
If I can make one more suggestion, at least I think is important: put in the agreement that they will leave you with sealed cans/labelled as to where each of the paints was applied. Again, paint these days it seems soon becomes discontinued and the last thing you want months/a year or so in the future is to have to have paint entire rooms or trim sections over again (though same formula mixed in the same base is best, the lot numbers would not agree even if the paint is not discontinued - so the only real solution is to have the exact paint that was applied at that time for purposes of best-case blending).
Keeping the cans organized is the only way - though the internal rim metal will rust in a few years (some paint dealers like S Williams recommend storing the cans upside-down, which you might do at your own risk!)
This isn't a small affair when the time comes and can matter when you are searching for that old paint that was used from somewhere... hope this helps! I've learned the rusty can route!
If I can make one more suggestion, at least I think is important: put in the agreement that they will leave you with sealed cans/labelled as to where each of the paints was applied. Again, paint these days it seems soon becomes discontinued and the last thing you want months/a year or so in the future is to have to have paint entire rooms or trim sections over again (though same formula mixed in the same base is best, the lot numbers would not agree even if the paint is not discontinued - so the only real solution is to have the exact paint that was applied at that time for purposes of best-case blending).
Keeping the cans organized is the only way - though the internal rim metal will rust in a few years (some paint dealers like S Williams recommend storing the cans upside-down, which you might do at your own risk!)
This isn't a small affair when the time comes and can matter when you are searching for that old paint that was used from somewhere... hope this helps! I've learned the rusty can route!
Thanks, that's good advice!
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