Interior painting in New Zealand

Interior painting, done proud.

Walls, ceilings, trims and doors. Start with the job and the area.

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A painter in oxblood overalls paints the window trim of a white weatherboard house.

The job

How an interior job usually runs.

Inside work is walls, ceilings, skirtings, trims and doors. Furniture is moved or covered first. Floors are covered too.

  1. Cover the floors, and move or cover the furniture.

  2. Fill holes and cracks, then sand.

  3. Paint the ceilings, then the walls.

  4. Finish the trims and doors.

Price

Get a price for your job.

A real price comes from someone who has seen the work. These are the things that move it.

Start with the job
  • How many rooms, and the size of each.
  • Ceiling height. Stairwells and high ceilings take longer.
  • The state of the walls. Cracks and holes need filling first.
  • A big colour change. Dark to light can need more coats.
  • Trims, doors and skirtings as well as walls.
  • When you need it done.

Published guide ranges

  • $2,000 to $5,000 per house

    Interior painting. Single room or small house repaint, neutral colour, walls and ceiling, basic prep. Furniture moved by you. Excludes GST.

    Source: CheckMyBuilder, NZ Cost Guide: house painting interior, Updated May 2026.

  • $7,000 to $14,000 per house

    Interior painting. Whole-house repaint, about 150 m² floor area. Walls, ceilings, trim and doors. Good paint, two coats throughout. Excludes GST.

    Source: CheckMyBuilder, NZ Cost Guide: house painting interior, Updated May 2026.

These ranges come from published cost guides. They are not our price. A real price needs someone to see the job.

Areas

Pick your area.

Not on the list? Send the job anyway. Tell us your suburb or town.

Auckland

Waikato

Wellington

Nelson

Canterbury

Start with the job

Tell us the job.

Plain questions, one at a time. Your budget is optional.

Thanks. We have your job.

Your job is saved. Where a business covers this work, we pass it on.

What needs doing?

Pick the job type.

For example: three bedrooms, walls and ceilings, by the end of the month.

Tell us a little about the job.

Where is the job?

We use this to know where the job is.

Tell us the suburb or town.

Your budget (optional)

This is your budget, not our price. It helps to plan the job.

Your details

Tell us your name.

Enter a phone number with 8 to 11 digits, or an email.

Give a phone number, an email or both.

Enter an email, or a phone number above.

Tick the box so we can keep your details for this job.

We collect your details to pass your job to a business that can do it. For painting and plastering jobs in New Zealand that is Pour, the painting and plastering business. House Proud is published by Wallace and Henry House Limited, 19 Mackelvie Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland. You must give a name and a phone number or an email, or we cannot pass the job on. You can ask to see and correct your details at any time.

How it works

Be the job they answer.

A tradie answers a referral, because their name is on it. Every job sent here is meant to work like a referral.

  1. Tell us the job.

    The work, the suburb and a few lines. Your budget if you like.

  2. One local gets it.

    Your job goes to one painter who works in your area. Not a list of names.

  3. The standard.

    A fast reply. A visit on time. A call after the job to check it is right.

Questions

Good questions.

Can I ask for one room, or must it be the whole house?

One room is fine. Tell us which rooms, and if the ceilings, trims or doors are part of the job.

Can I stay in the house while it is painted?

Often, yes. Rooms can be done in turn. Tell us in the form if the house is lived in.

Do I need to know my budget?

No. The budget band is optional. It is your budget, not our price. It helps to plan the job.

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