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1400 Maple St, Springfield · 3 bids

interior repaint, whole house

Your bids are $2,450 apart.

$2,450 separates these bids, and they do not all include the same work. Ridgeline Painting alone quotes masking and floor protection and cleanup and haul off. Vance Brothers alone quotes cleanup and haul off. Miller and Sons alone quotes masking and floor protection. Ridgeline Painting quotes ceilings, which Vance Brothers excludes. Vance Brothers quotes paint materials, which Miller and Sons excludes. Miller and Sons quotes ceilings, which Vance Brothers excludes.

Ridgeline Painting
$9,850
Total as written
Vance Brothers
$7,400
One price for the job
Miller and Sons
$8,900
Total as written
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Scope itemRidgeline PaintingVance BrothersMiller and Sons
Masking and floor protection$640not mentioned$500
Wall repairs: caulk, holes, nail popsRidgeline prices this but limits it to minor patching and excludes drywall repair.unclearincluded$450
Walls, two coats$4,900included$4,600
Ceilings$1,850excluded$1,900
Paint materialsVance names the product. Miller says the owner supplies it. Ridgeline does not raise it.unclearincludedexcluded
Trim, doors and casings$1,660included$1,450
Closet interiorsadd on $400not mentionednot mentioned
Cabinet refinishingnot mentionedadd on $2,200not mentioned
Accent or specialty finishnot mentionednot mentionedprice open
Cleanup and haul off$500includednot mentioned
Total as written$9,850$7,400$8,900

What every bid covers

2 lines
  • Walls, two coats
  • Trim, doors and casings

What only one bid covers

9 items
Only in Ridgeline Painting
  • Masking and floor protection
  • CeilingsVance Brothers states it is not included
  • Cleanup and haul off
Only in Vance Brothers
  • Wall repairs: caulk, holes, nail popsunclear from Ridgeline Painting
  • Paint materialsunclear from Ridgeline PaintingMiller and Sons states it is not included
  • Cleanup and haul off
Only in Miller and Sons
  • Masking and floor protection
  • Wall repairs: caulk, holes, nail popsunclear from Ridgeline Painting
  • CeilingsVance Brothers states it is not included

Extras and open prices

3 items
  • Closet interiorsRidgeline Painting: add on $400
  • Cabinet refinishingVance Brothers: add on $2,200
  • Accent or specialty finishMiller and Sons: to be determined

The fine print

3 bids
Ridgeline Painting
Payment50 percent at start, balance on completion. Two year warranty on workmanship.
TimingNine working days, start within three weeks of signing.
ExcludesWallpaper removal, Lead abatement, Drywall repair beyond minor patching
Vance Brothers
PaymentOne third at start, one third at midpoint, balance on completion. One year warranty.
TimingRoughly two weeks. Cannot start before the 20th.
ExcludesCeilings, Exterior work, Wallpaper removal
Miller and Sons
PaymentDeposit on scheduling, balance net 15 after completion.
TimingEight to ten days.
ExcludesPaint materials, supplied by owner, Ceiling repair

What to ask

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Here is how we read each bid, and what you might want to confirm. We could have read something wrong, so treat these as suggestions and check them against the documents.

Suggested for Ridgeline Painting
Is the paint included, and if so what product are you quoting?
What does minor patching cover, and what would fall outside it?
What would it cost to add the closet interiors you listed as an alternate?
Suggested for Vance Brothers
What is the $2,200 cabinet refinish based on, and how many doors and drawers does it cover?
Is the wall repair work capped at anything, or is it whatever the walls need?
We did not see "Masking and floor protection" in your bid. Is that in your price, or would it be extra?
Suggested for Miller and Sons
Who hauls off the trash at the end?
What does the $500 specialty finish allowance cover, and what happens if the selection comes in above it?
Which paint products is the price based on, given we are supplying them?
Worth confirming with everyone, on interior repaint, whole house
If we change a colour after you have started, what does that cost?None of the three bids prices a change of colour once work is underway.
If the walls need more prep once the rooms are cleared, how is that handled?Every bid prices the walls as seen. None says what happens if there is more under the furniture.
Do you come back for touch ups after we move everything back, and is that in the price?No bid mentions returning after the furniture goes back in.
Can we stay in the house while you work, and are there rooms we would need to be out of?All three give a duration. None says whether we can live in the house while it runs.

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