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Painter guides
9 guides for hiring a painter in India: what it costs, what to buy, how it works and how to hire well. Prices come from the same rate card the estimator uses.
The nine guides every trade gets
Cost guide
What a painter should cost in India in 2026: per sq ft rates for putty, emulsion, exterior and enamel
Job-by-job painting labour rates for a typical Indian city, how to measure wall area so the quote is honest, what the paint itself adds, and the five things that separate a good painter from a quick one.
8 min readUpdated 13 November 2026
Buying guide
How to buy paint that lasts: distemper, emulsion, premium, enamel, putty and primer explained
What each grade of paint actually is, what the tin tells you, coverage per litre so you buy the right quantity, which putty and primer go under which paint, and the rough prices in an Indian paint shop.
9 min readUpdated 13 November 2026
How it works
How house painting actually works: plaster, putty, primer, two coats, and why damp walls fail
The layers between the brick and the colour, what each one does, how dampness and efflorescence defeat paint, why drying time matters, and which parts of a painting job are safe to do yourself.
7 min readUpdated 13 November 2026
What matters most
The five painting things every Indian home must get right: dry walls, putty, primer, exterior coat, primed metal
The five non-negotiables of a paint job that lasts, why each one matters, how to check whether your painter is doing it, and what it costs to put right when it was skipped.
7 min readUpdated 13 November 2026
Common problems
Peeling, bubbles, patches, white powder, mould: the ten most common painting problems and what each one means
The ten paint faults Indian homes call about most, what is usually behind each, whether you can fix it yourself, and what the painter's call should cost.
8 min readUpdated 13 November 2026
How to hire
How to hire a painter: what to ask on the phone, what to check on day one, and what a fair quote looks like
A practical guide to hiring a painter in India: the questions that reveal a professional, the red flags, how a quote should be structured by area and finish, and what to agree before the first wall is touched.
7 min readUpdated 13 November 2026
Maintenance & seasonal
The pre-monsoon painting checklist: exterior coat, terrace, grills, and why October is painting season
A seasonal guide for Indian homes: what to check on the walls before the rains, why painting in the monsoon fails, the Diwali rush, the dry-season window for exterior work, and the one annual walk-round that prevents most paint calls.
7 min readUpdated 13 November 2026
Choosing between options
Distemper or emulsion, repaint or full putty, paint or wallpaper: the painting choices explained
The six painting decisions every Indian home faces, with the trade-offs laid out plainly: paint grade, how much prep, matte or silk, texture or wallpaper, enamel or polish on wood, and labour-only or all-in.
8 min readUpdated 13 November 2026
Useful tips
Twenty useful painting tips for an Indian home, from the people who do it
Short, practical painting tips in three groups, before, during and after the job, each one something a painter tells customers more than once, plus a few for people who own the house.
5 min readUpdated 13 November 2026
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