Cost of painting window frames: price each and extras

Nationally, a frame starts from €35 each indoors and from €50 each outdoors. Outdoors is higher because there is more preparation and the hourly rate is higher. If repairs come on top, that is a separate item.

This is where comparisons often go wrong. One painter counts a double window as one frame, another as two. A sliding patio door with side lights is far more work than a toilet window, while both can appear on a quote as a single item.

So always ask what is counted per item, and whether the front door with a fanlight counts. We write it down per facade or per room, with what will be done to each. Then you can check it simply by walking round your house.

An example based on the from-prices, not on your home: eight frames outdoors and four indoors. Outdoors that is eight times from €50, so from €400. Indoors it is four times from €35, so from €140. Together from €540.

If the wood on three exterior frames also has to be repaired, at least three times from €50 comes on top, so from €150. That shows straight away why the condition of the wood matters more than the number. On a single rotten sill, the repair can already cost more than painting that frame.

Water runs downwards, so the bottom sill takes the most punishment. Then come the corners, where the wood joint can open up. On south and west facades that happens sooner here, because of the wind and damp from that direction.

On our page when to paint your window frames the warning signs are set out. Hairline cracks in the corners and paint that is blistering are a reason not to wait another year. In Leeuwarden we did all the window frames and doors with wood rot repair, because repairing made more sense there than just painting over.

Walk round the house once and take an overview photo of each facade. Then take a close-up of the bottom of a few frames, especially on the south and west side. Next, count how many frames there are and note whether they have glazing bars or fanlights.

Also tell us which colour is on them now and whether you want to change it. If you are unsure about colour, you can already read about RAL 9010 or cream white and anthracite in RAL 7016. At the site visit we probe the doubtful spots and discuss colours on the facade itself.

• Glazing bars and glazing beads. Every pane has to be sanded and masked separately.
• Height. Upstairs you need scaffolding or a ladder. Our own scaffolding has a fixed price for putting it up and taking it down.
• Sealant work. Old, cracked sealant joints have to come out before new ones go in.
• Colour change. Going from dark to white often needs more coverage than white over white.
• Gloss. High gloss shows every imperfection and so needs tighter sanding than satin.

You paint window frames outdoors when it is dry, between 5 and 30 degrees Celsius, and with humidity below 85 percent. Because the windows have to be able to stay open for a while to dry, a dry spell is all the more welcome. On painting weather in Friesland you can read how many suitable days there are each month.

Interior frames do not depend on the weather. You can have them done in winter too, or at the same time as the walls in that room. That saves you a separate appointment.

Degrease, sand with Festool at 150, 180 and 240 grit, prime, fill, seal and apply two top coats. In Bolsward that is how we set up exterior doors, with two coats of Primer Express and Rubbol Satura 9010 satin. We repair rot in a stile or sill with two-part repair filler from Repair Care, or we let in a new piece.

On the page about painting window frames and doors you can read the whole approach. We are members of OnderhoudNL and a recognised training company, and the guarantee period is simply stated in the quote.

Send your overview photos and the number of frames, and we will see when we can come round. After the site visit you get a fixed price, written out per facade or room, so you see exactly which frame needs what and what you could let wait.

The prices on this page are a national market guide, not prices from MJA Allround Bouw. Source: Werkspot, Trustoo, Homedeal and Slimster, as of October 2026.