To budget for a home spray painting makeover, list every surface you want changed, price each one from published ranges, then rank them by how much they bother you and whether they are failing. A kitchen respray is the largest single item (from £1,500, most kitchens £1,800 to £3,500), a front door starts from £200 and a garage door from £150. Decide whether to do everything in one booking or in phases, and whether to spread the cost with 0% finance.
This guide is about planning: what to do first, how to phase the work and how to pay for it. For the full price tables for every service, see our home spray painting costs guide for Yorkshire.
- Start with a list of surfaces and price each one from a published range before you ask for quotes.
- Fix anything failing first, especially exterior paint that lets water in, then the room you use most.
- Exterior work needs dry, mild weather; interior work can be booked at any time of year.
- Ask for related jobs to be quoted together so the visits can be planned around each other.
- 0% finance is available over 6 or 12 months through Kanda Finance, subject to credit approval.
Step 1: List the Surfaces and Price Each One
Walk round the house and write down everything you would change: kitchen units, front door and frame, garage door, uPVC windows, stairs, radiators, interior doors and skirting, built-in wardrobes. Then put a figure against each from our published prices:
| Item | ColourHaus price to plan with |
|---|---|
| Kitchen respray | From £1,500 (up to 10 doors and drawer fronts); most kitchens £1,800 to £3,500 |
| Front door | From £200 uPVC or composite; timber from £250; frame £80 to £120 |
| Garage door | From £150 single; £220 to £350 double or sectional |
| uPVC windows and doors | Windows £80 to £150 each; whole-house package typically £2,000 to £5,500 |
| Interior woodwork | From £800 a room; a full room £1,200 to £2,500 |
| Staircase and banisters | Quoted after survey (see our staircase guide) |
| Radiators | £80 to £150 each |
These are planning figures, not quotes. Door count, condition, colour change and access all move the final price, which is why every job is quoted in writing after a free survey.
Step 2: Decide What Comes First
Most budgets do not stretch to everything at once, so put the list in order. This is the order we suggest when customers ask:
1. Anything that is failing. Peeling paint on an exterior door, frame or render lets water reach the material underneath, and the repair gets bigger the longer it is left. Failing finishes come first because waiting costs more.
2. The room you use most. For most households that is the kitchen. It is the biggest single cost, but it is also the room you see every day, and respraying the units you have avoids the £10,000 to £30,000 and 4 to 8 weeks a new fitted kitchen typically takes. The kitchen spray painting cost guide covers what drives a kitchen quote.
3. The front of the house. A front door, its frame and the garage door are lower-cost jobs that change how the house looks from the street. If the windows are white uPVC and you want them darker, decide on that before choosing a door colour so the two work together.
4. Finishing touches. Stairs, radiators, interior doors and skirting can follow once the larger jobs are done, or be added to a kitchen booking while we are already working inside.
Step 3: One Booking or Phased Work?
Doing everything in one booking means one survey, one round of disruption and one schedule to plan around. Ask for the jobs to be quoted together so the visits can be planned around each other: sharing set-up and masking between jobs that sit next to each other can reduce the total time on site.
Phasing makes sense when the budget is fixed or the jobs suit different seasons. Exterior work, including front doors, garage doors, uPVC and render, needs dry, mild weather, so spring and summer are the natural window and those dates tend to go first. If you want exterior work done then, get in touch early. Interior work, including kitchens, stairs, radiators and wardrobes, is unaffected by the weather and can be booked in autumn or winter. Our guide to winter indoor spray painting covers why the colder months suit interior jobs.
Example Budgets
These examples are built from the published prices above to show how a plan comes together. They are not quotes; your survey sets the real figure.
| Plan | What it includes | Planning figure |
|---|---|---|
| Kerb appeal refresh | uPVC or composite front door and frame, single up-and-over garage door | From about £430 |
| Kitchen first | Kitchen respray for a typical Yorkshire kitchen | £1,800 to £3,500 |
| Kitchen plus radiators | Kitchen respray and two radiators | About £1,960 to £3,800 |
| Whole exterior | Whole-house uPVC package plus front door and garage door | From about £2,350, more for larger uPVC packages |
The workings are simple sums: for example, the kitchen plus radiators plan is a £1,800 to £3,500 kitchen and two radiators at £80 to £150 each. If you want the stairs and banisters done at the same time, they are added to the quote after the survey.
Step 4: Decide How to Pay
0% finance is available over 6 or 12 months through Kanda Finance, subject to credit approval. As a worked example, a £2,400 job over 12 months at 0% is £200 a month, and over 6 months it is £400 a month. Ask at your survey and we will set out the monthly figures alongside your fixed written quote.
If you are deciding whether to spray or replace a particular item, our comparison of spray painting vs replacing: which surfaces are worth it and the guide to front door replacement vs spraying help with that call.
Step 5: Get Comparable Quotes
Ask every company to quote the same scope and to state the preparation included, the primer and number of topcoats, whether doors are removed or sprayed in place, the guarantee length and what it covers, and whether the price is fixed. A quote that does not mention preparation, or is priced by the day, is hard to compare and easy to grow. ColourHaus quotes are fixed and in writing within 48 hours of the survey, and the coating carries a 5-year written guarantee, or 10 years on uPVC sprayed with Kolorbond-certified coatings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cheapest surface to have sprayed?
A single up-and-over garage door, from £150, and a uPVC or composite front door, from £200, are the lowest-cost individual jobs. A single radiator is £80 to £150. A kitchen costs more, from £1,500, but it changes the room you use most.
Can I spread the cost of a home spray painting job?
Yes. 0% finance is available over 6 or 12 months through Kanda Finance, subject to credit approval. A £2,400 job over 12 months works out at £200 a month. Ask at your free survey and we will include the monthly figures with your quote.
What should I do first if I cannot afford everything at once?
Fix anything that is failing first, particularly peeling exterior paint, then the room you use most, usually the kitchen. Front and garage doors can follow, and interior extras such as stairs and radiators can be added later or alongside a kitchen booking.
How long does a full home spray painting makeover take?
It depends on the scope. A kitchen respray usually takes 3 to 5 working days, a front or garage door is usually a day, and a whole-house uPVC package usually takes 2 to 3 days. Larger projects are planned as a schedule and confirmed in your quote.
How do I compare quotes for spray painting work?
Compare like for like: the same surfaces, the preparation included, the primer and number of topcoats, whether doors are removed, the guarantee length and cover, and whether the price is fixed. The cheapest quote is rarely the best value if it leaves out preparation or a written guarantee.
Written by Matthew Ramsden, founder of ColourHaus · 11 November 2026 · More articles