Who is responsible for moving items so a painter can paint?

You hired a painter, not a mover.

This is where common sense comes into play. If you hired someone to wallpaper your living room would you not take down all the pictures, mirrors,etc. of the wall prior to them coming in to work?

This is also where it is helpful to have whomever is doing work to come out to your home and look at the job and go over exactly what they are and aren't going to do.

It is the only way I give estimates on work. So - I can't blame you completely, however It is common for painters to just paint and not move furniture.

I even go so far as to ask homeowners to remove anything hanging on the interior walls that could be vibrated off if we are working on the outside of the house. Years ago one of my crews were changing out windows and the vibration knocked an antique clock off the wall and it broke. I replaced it at $500 and from then on I learned my lesson.

I am a retired Painting Contractor. It was always part of my contract we will move furniture. Reason I did this is waiting on the homeowner often wasted our time. The exceptions were china cabinets, bookcases or artwork. (I made those exceptions because of liability. I would hate to break a dish from Great Grandma's set.)

We could move items to areas we wanted it before we covered everything. We usually brought things to the middle of the room so we could get around them.

It is naturally cheaper if the homeowner moves everything but if they want to do it. I would demand the room be empty. Otherwise it is inevitable they put in our way and we end up moving the furniture anyhow.

I usually added a few manhours of labor time to move items. But who moves what was clearly stated in my contract with the customer. This should be clarified before any work begins.

Hope this helps and answers your question.

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It depends on the contract agreement. When I paint, it is agreed in advance who will move furniture and such. If I move the furniture, I charge extra for the time involved. If the homeowner does it I charge less.

How much does the contractor charge per hour. Do you really want him wasting time moving furniture?

If it's a contract job eg.$100 for a finished job he won't do anything but paint.

It is up to the home owner to provide the necessary space for the painter to paint.. As an addition to his painting contract you can ask if he can remove items accordingly.. That would be extra..

I would think it would be the homeowner's responsibility. If he did move it and ended up damaging it, you'd be miffed. If he hurt himself doing it, it would be work done outside of the job description, and he could sue you. You hired a painting contractor, not a furniture mover.

Read your contract. It will state what the contractor is hired to do--if it's not in there, they're not doing it.

Everybody has listed good reasons for not having the painter do it.

If the painter is contracted and also is paid by time a good discussion between the two parties would resolve any difference between them on a cash basis!

I think it depends on the contractor, but if you think if you move the furniture then he has more time to paint and get the job done quicker!

painters paint.......they are not hired to move furniture

some may agree to move furniture but i promise you that you will have to pay extra for this