[C_A_Braun]

I would like to stop by my local home depot and pick up a handful of "day labor" workers to paint the inside of my 1900sqft house. Top to bottom, every room including a little bit of minor patching work where the previous owners mounted their TV etc.

I have never done anything like this before. Anyone know what I can expect to pay 3-4 guys to do the task?

[ScoopLV]

Originally Posted by C_A_Braun

I would like to stop by my local home depot and pick up a handful of "day labor" workers to paint the inside of my 1900sqft house. Top to bottom, every room including a little bit of minor patching work where the previous owners mounted their TV etc.

I have never done anything like this before. Anyone know what I can expect to pay 3-4 guys to do the task?

I don't have an answer. (I won't hire those guys.) But I do have a warning: If any of them slips and falls or otherwise injures himself, you as the homeowner are on the hook for medical bills, injury lawsuits and similar. I wouldn't even think about this route unless I had a large personal liability policy in addition to my homeowners.

I think it's better to pay a little more and hire people through a temp agency.

1) They're legal US citizens or resident workers.
2) The temp agency carries Workman's Comp insurance.

Call one and find out. It's not like the vatos in front of Home Depot are going anywhere.

There's also the possibility of hiring a painting company, which carries the additional benefit of being licensed. You'll pay more, but at least now you're completely in the clear from a legal standpoint.

The final idea is to buy a paint sprayer and knock the job out yourself. A friend of mine and I painted our house, top to bottom, in less than two days.

[Everdeen]

^This

Scoop, do you know the name of any of these temp places?

[Cyborgt800]

So rather than help legitimate businesses and workers you want to encourage law breakers coming into this country instead?

[macgeek]

Not to cast dispersions here, but the Mexican day workers have families, and children and all the expenses that us "white people" have as well. This is not about "stealing from the mouths of hard working american's" this is about having some work done on your house, and trying to save a few bucks.

I would rather have them paint my house, then being so desperate they need to rob it.

Jonathan

[forestgump]

I have heard that these guys work for $100 a day...per person

[Kalbo]

Originally Posted by macgeek

Not to cast dispersions here, but the Mexican day workers have families, and children and all the expenses that us "white people" have as well. This is not about "stealing from the mouths of hard working american's" this is about having some work done on your house, and trying to save a few bucks.

I would rather have them paint my house, then being so desperate they need to rob it.

Jonathan

There are some that will paint then rob.

[macgeek]

Originally Posted by Kalbo

There are some that will paint then rob.

And there are those who are Paid contractors, who hire workers, who case your house while they are painting it as well, Bad is bad.

Jonathan

[nfapps]

Originally Posted by macgeek

And there are those who are Paid contractors, who hire workers, who case your house while they are painting it as well, Bad is bad.

Jonathan

and legal is legal, and on and on....

to the OP, I was lucky enough to find a great handyman that does the work you're looking for professionally and reasonably. PM me if you'd like contact info.

[C_A_Braun]

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

I don't have an answer. (I won't hire those guys.) But I do have a warning: If any of them slips and falls or otherwise injures himself, you as the homeowner are on the hook for medical bills, injury lawsuits and similar. I wouldn't even think about this route unless I had a large personal liability policy in addition to my homeowners.

Noted

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

I think it's better to pay a little more and hire people through a temp agency.

1) They're legal US citizens or resident workers.
2) The temp agency carries Workman's Comp insurance.

Call one and find out. It's not like the vatos in front of Home Depot are going anywhere.

Will look into this and see what the cost is.

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

There's also the possibility of hiring a painting company, which carries the additional benefit of being licensed. You'll pay more, but at least now you're completely in the clear from a legal standpoint.

Pretty sure I am not going to fork out the bucks for that.

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

The final idea is to buy a paint sprayer and knock the job out yourself. A friend of mine and I painted our house, top to bottom, in less than two days.

I have done this before also. It is the main reason I am looking to bring someone else it to do it this time.