Thanks in advance.
Can someone give me a rough idea of how much it costs to paint a 4 room 90-sq-meter apartment?
Do you mean painting it yourself, or hiring a professional to do it? It's not clear from your post.
Does the apartment have "standard" white stucco walls, or some other finish?
Is any priming of the surfaces needed first, or is it just a case of repainting over the existing paint? Any spots that need special treatment?
Assuming it's standard white walls, and no special circumstances, you could buy cheap paint and brushes and tape from eg Coop/Migros and do it yourself over a weekend, for probably under chf 100. Start stockpiling newspapers.
Just my $0.02.
breathtakingly vague
Sorry for the vague-ness (is that a word? vague-uity?)
...anyway...
I was just thinking my walls are kind of "scuffed", and was just wondering if/when I move out, how much the landlord would charge to have it re-painted. I probably won't bother to do it myself, since from past experience, no matter how hard I clean, paint, etc, it's never good enough for the landlord, and they re-clean, re-paint, etc. and then bill me for it (i don't remember the painting bill i got last time, it was several years ago and was only 1 room)
...just was wondering if anyone had moved out of their apartment recently hand had gotten a bil for paining from the land-lord. Yes, kind of vauge question, and a rough/vauge answer will be fine
I can't tell you how much it's gonna cost...but:
There's a thing called "Lebensdauertabelle" . It defines an expected lifespan of each part of the flat you are living in. For the paint on your wall it's 10 years.
This basically means if the paint on your walls is 10 years old the landlord has no right to make you pay for repainting the walls. If the paint is 5 years old when you move out he can bill you for 50% of the cost, after 6 years 40% and so on...
if you have insurance, it should cover you. I'd say, to repaint the whole thing would cost 2-4000 but you will find wear and tear is expected and tolerated.
You will not have to "pay" anything, your deposit will cover for whatever needs doing.
It may be a question of perspective, but if something comes out of my deposit, I have most certainly "paid" for it...
The principle of a deposit is that it is refundable. If it is meant to cover the cost of cleaning and repairs, then why would I bother lifting a finger when I left a flat?
No, it is my responsibility to leave the flat in good condition when I leave; it is also the landlord's obligation to return my deposit if I have fulfilled my obligations.
To the original poster: before you decide to repaint the place, try cleaning the paintwork. A little squirt of kitchen cleaner and a wet cloth can make a surprising difference on scuffs. It may not be perfect, but it can be enough to improve from "repaint the apartment" to "reasonable wear-and-tear"