Should I paint my home interior myself or hire a professional painter in New Brunswick?

It depends on your skills, the scope of the project, and how much your time is worth — but for most standard interior painting projects in a New Brunswick home, a capable DIYer can achieve excellent results with the right preparation and quality materials.

Good DIY candidates include single rooms, accent walls, bedrooms, and spaces where you can take your time. If you own a three-bedroom home in Fredericton and want to repaint all the bedrooms, a careful DIYer with a weekend and $400-600 in quality paint and materials can achieve results that rival a professional.

The math on DIY vs hiring a pro: A whole-house interior repaint on a 3-bedroom NB home costs $3,000-6,500 professionally. Your material costs DIYing might run $600-1,200. So you save $2,000-5,000 — but that represents roughly 30-60 hours of your own labour.

Hire a professional for kitchen cabinet painting — the gap between a DIY brush-and-roller job and a professionally spray-finished job is dramatic. Professional cabinet painting in NB runs $2,500-6,000. Similarly, exterior painting on a two-storey home should go to a professional.

In older NB homes, lead paint is a real concern. If your home was built before 1978, do not DIY paint removal. Hire a painter experienced in lead-safe work practices.

For the middle ground, consider a hybrid approach: hire a professional for the complex work (high walls, cabinet refinishing, stipple ceiling removal) and DIY the simpler rooms yourself. Many Moncton and Fredericton homeowners do exactly this.

New Brunswick Painting can connect you with local painting professionals through the New Brunswick Construction Network.

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Find a Painting Contractor

New Brunswick Painting helps you find local painting contractors through the New Brunswick Construction Network:

• Expressions Painting
• Loves Painting Ltd.
• Worry No More Handyman Services