Painting A Pub: $50 Per Hour

When there’s a pub that needs painting, you’d think the beer economy would kick into gear. But Railway Hotel manager Elisabeth, decided to forgo the traditional bartering system and head online to ServiceSeeking.com.au.

Not only did she save time and money, but she ended up with painters who “only drink milk” – talk about ironic!

PROJECT SNAPSHOT

Customer name: Elisabeth Jones

Date job listed: Mid-October 2011

Job description: Painting of the interior (ground floor) of a 100+ year-old beautiful country pub.

Number of quotes received: 3+

Winning quote: $50 per hour per man ($14,200 for total job over 3 weeks)

Winning business: Color Splash Painting And Property Maintenance Services

We spoke to Elisabeth about her experience with our site and Color Splash Painting:

 How did you hear about ServiceSeeking.com.au?
We heard about ServiceSeeking.com.au through a Trades & Service Listings printout from our builders.

What was the job you needed done?
Internal painting of a country pub. The hotel has high ceilings and 12 rooms. All the windows, door frames, architraves, walls and cornices also needed to be painted.

Why did you select Color splash for the job? 
Fair price; prompt and direct response to specific queries regarding quote; willing to travel and positive approach to job. All details were promptly attended to and our large job, located three hours from Melbourne, proceeded smoothly with both ourselves and the painting team taking equal pleasure in the results. 

We also appreciated the fact that from our first contact, to the finish of the job any query brought a quick and direct response. It literally was a pleasure to deal with Sam and team.

Were you happy with the services provided?
Yes, we were happy with the services provided. Colorsplash went beyond their brief in the preparation and finish of the job. 

Would you list another job on ServiceSeeking.com.au? 
Yes, we certainly would.