Painting your home (DIY) vs Professional PainterIn my experience, it all depends on how much you are going to paint. I you intend to paint the whole house, please stick to the professionals or if you can source for some handyman to do the work on a daily rate, it will save you a lot of time.
Painting your own home is harder then you think. Preparing the surface for painting is more important than applying the paint. All surfaces should be sanded, clean and dry before fresh paint goes on. Yep. It’s lots and lots of work. Cracks will have to be sealed, areas with pealing paint would have to be applied with a sealer and etc.
Getting someone to paint is a lot cheaper here in Malaysia, the rate for an Indonesian labourer is about RM60 to RM80 per day, depending on your location. Local workers are around RM120 and above.
On average you should stand to spend about RM800 onwards for Indonesian labourer to paint the whole house (based on Link Home). This does not include the material and paint which you will be required to supply and subjected to how much you will be painting the cost to supply the paint and materials could reach RM2,000 onwards (subjected on the type of paint and brand).
