Each line is what that answer changes on its own; multipliers overlap, so the total is the real number.
| Rooms | Room size: Small — bedroom or bath | Room size: average | Room size: Large — living or open-plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | $852 | $1,217 | $1,704 |
| 1 | $457 | $647 | $905 |
| 5+ | $2,104 | $3,006 | $4,208 |
Straight from the booking engine: what's included full — walls, ceilings, trim, ceiling height standard 8 ft, surface condition normal, colour change similar colour. Paint, prep & masking included. Before GST; pay by bank or card after the work (card +3%).
Rooms, ceiling height, what’s included and the state of the walls. Watch the price as you answer, pick a start day, and we confirm your painter within 24 hours.
Rooms adds time on its own, so two jobs that differ in one answer differ in price by exactly that answer. Doors to paint is a flat line at the end — the same price whatever else is on the job. The rest scale the whole job:
The job minimum is $457. Below that, you pay the minimum.
Patching water damage, skim-coating and repairing drywall are extra and are the usual reason a painting price moves after a walk-through. Note anything like that and we price it before we confirm.
Five cities on the card today, every one with its own licence rule, and we check the pro’s licence against that city before we confirm. Pick yours in the eyebrow at the top and the card prices for it.
Your interior painting pro in Vancouver holds a General Contractor licence from the City of Vancouver ($376 a year, By-law 14479, the 2026 business licence fee schedule) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The City charges a $77 application fee on top.
In Vancouver the card’s starting job (rooms: 1) is $647 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your interior painting pro in Burnaby holds a Contractor — Misc licence from the City of Burnaby ($378 a year, Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw 14485, Schedule A2, as amended by Bylaw 14766 effective 1 January 2026) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The City charges a $55 application fee on top.
In Burnaby the card’s starting job (rooms: 1) is $647 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your interior painting pro in Richmond holds a Service Use — 0 to 5 employees licence from the City of Richmond ($166 a year, Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Chapter 5, consolidated to 10 November 2025) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. Richmond doesn't publish an application fee as a separate line. Its own page says to phone the Licence Division on 604-276-4328 for it, which is what we do before quoting you a figure.
In Richmond the card’s starting job (rooms: 1) is $647 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your interior painting pro in Surrey holds a Contractor — Painting licence from the City of Surrey ($377 a year, Business Licence By-law 13680, Schedule A, consolidated to Bylaw 21963 (13 April 2026)) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The $50 application fee is worded in the bylaw as applying to online applications.
In Surrey the card’s starting job (rooms: 1) is $647 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your interior painting pro in Coquitlam holds a City of Coquitlam business licence — the City doesn’t publish this trade’s fee as a line, so we confirm it with the licence office before we confirm your pro — or the Tri-Cities Intermunicipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone.
In Coquitlam the card’s starting job (rooms: 1) is $647 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
For the jobs in the table, $457 to $4,208 before GST in 2026. The exact figure depends on your answers on the card above; you see it before you book, and it doesn’t change on the day unless you change the job.
Prices are before GST (5%). Pay by bank transfer after the work, or by card at 3% more. Nothing is charged until the job is done and signed off.
Yes, a mid-range trade grade in the colours you choose. If you want a specific premium line, say so and we price the difference.
Usually two to three days on site for walls and ceilings. The estimate on the price card is what the job is built on.
Yes. It’s built from your answers, not the clock. If the job runs long, it still costs this.
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