Last Updated: October 2026 | Reading time: about 9 minutes

Full repaint

Repainting every wall and ceiling of a flat after filling cracks, applying putty, sanding and priming, then two topcoats. In Bengaluru in 2026 it costs Rs 22 to Rs 32 per sq ft of wall area in standard emulsion with materials and labour included.

• Standard emulsion: Rs 22 to Rs 32 per sq ft all in, which is Rs 48,730 to Rs 70,880 on the 2,215 sq ft example flat.
• Premium washable emulsion: Rs 38 to Rs 58 per sq ft, or Rs 84,170 to Rs 1,28,470 on the same flat.
• Paint quantity: Asian Paints quotes 140 to 160 sq ft per litre for two coats of Royale Luxury Emulsion, but our site planning figure is about 110 sq ft per litre per coat.
• Timing: Deepavali is Sunday 8 November 2026, and a full putty repaint takes 6 to 7 working days, so the last realistic start is Thursday 29 October.
• Second colour: each deep accent wall adds Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000, far less than the Rs 35,440 to Rs 57,590 gap between standard and premium grade on this flat.

How Much Wall Area and Paint Does a 2BHK Need?

Painters bill on area, so the first job is measuring it. For each room, multiply the perimeter by the ceiling height, subtract about 21 sq ft per door and 15 sq ft per window, then add the ceiling area. Our published 10 by 12 ft master bedroom comes to 524 sq ft this way. Here is the whole worked flat.

Bathrooms, balcony and passage are left out, so a real flat will add to this. Now the paint. Asian Paints lists Royale Luxury Emulsion at 140 to 160 sq ft per litre for two coats on a prepared surface, which means about 14 to 16 litres for 2,215 sq ft. Our own site planning figure is 100 to 120 sq ft per litre per coat, the number I used for our 10 by 12 bedroom, and it gives 37 to 44 litres for the same flat. That is a gap of roughly 2.6 times. The manufacturer figure is a theoretical coverage and assumes a sealed, even wall, while real plaster drinks paint. Ask the painter which figure the quote uses and how many litres it lists.

Why Do Painting Quotes for the Same 2BHK Differ by Rs 1 Lakh?

Grade alone moves the bill by Rs 35,440 to Rs 57,590 between standard and premium on this flat. Three other things move it too. The first is the unit. A rate of Rs 25 per sq ft of wall area and a rate of Rs 25 per sq ft of carpet area are very different bills, because wall and ceiling area together can run to more than twice the carpet area, as the 2,215 sq ft example does. The second is scope: whether the ceilings, putty and primer are in the price. The third is who buys the paint.

Published figures disagree for the same reason. NoBroker lists Rs 11,000 for a 2BHK, and its page quotes Rs 14 to Rs 40 per sq ft for fresh painting and Rs 6 to Rs 35 for repainting. Our own earlier guides give Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 for an economy distemper flat and Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000 for premium emulsion with full preparation on a roughly 900 sq ft apartment. Those totals assume less painted area than the 2,215 sq ft counted here, which includes ceilings. Rate times your own area is the only fair comparison, so ask every painter for all three numbers in writing.

What Is the Last Date to Start a 2BHK Repaint and Finish Before Deepavali?

Work backwards from Sunday 8 November. A full putty repaint of a 2BHK needs 6 to 7 working days in our plan, and you want Friday and Saturday before the festival free for putting furniture back, cleaning and pooja preparation. That makes Thursday 29 October the last realistic start, and Wednesday 28 October the comfortable one. To start then, the painter must be confirmed by Friday 23 October. NoBroker puts a 1BHK at 2 to 3 days and a 3BHK at 5 to 7 days including drying. Our schedule runs longer because it includes two putty and sanding days.

Primer needs to dry before the first coat and putty needs to cure before sanding, so these stages cannot be compressed by adding painters. Asian Paints also states a 28 day curing period before painting new masonry, so this schedule suits an existing flat only. If walls are in good condition and need no putty, the job can run closer to the NoBroker figures. If you are repainting the wall behind a mandir, our pooja corner guide covers the clearances around the lamp.

Which Walls Should You Paint Now and Which Can Wait?

If the date is tighter than the budget, paint what guests see and leave the rest. Each lever below is priced from the same rate card and the same example flat.

The premium line is the cheapest one to rethink. A different grade for each room is a normal request. Colour choice is the second decision. Our two colour bedroom guide explains why the headboard wall takes the darker shade, and our wallpaper cost guide shows when paper beats paint on one wall. If the flat also needs rewiring, do it first, because chasing walls means repainting, as our 2BHK rewiring cost guide shows.

Frequently Asked Questions About 2BHK Painting Before Deepavali

Limitations: the 2,215 sq ft flat is a worked example from assumed room sizes, not a myNivasa project, and your painted area will differ. The rate card is our published 2026 range, not a quote for your flat. The 140 to 160 sq ft per litre figure is Asian Paints' stated coverage on a prepared surface and our 100 to 120 sq ft per litre per coat is a planning figure. The 6 to 7 day schedule is our plan and varies with wall condition and crew size. NoBroker rates are a third party listing.

Sources

These sources informed the guide: Asian Paints Royale Luxury Emulsion product sheet, NoBroker on painting cost in Bangalore and BankBazaar on the Lakshmi Puja 2026 date. The first is a manufacturer sheet and the second is a service marketplace, so read their figures accordingly. Our own rates come from our published myNivasa 2026 rate card.

Final Word

Measure the area, fix the grade and book the crew before Friday 23 October, and the numbers above will let you check any quote. For related reading, see our interior design cost breakdown and our 2BHK renovation cost guide. To see samples and finished work, visit us at 2nd Floor, Sapthagiri Complex, 265/1, Kaggadasapura Main Rd, Vignan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560075, call +91 94499 00222, or write to [email protected].

Last Updated: October 2026 | Reading time: about 10 minutes

Laid rate

The price per sq ft of a finished tile floor, covering the tile, the adhesive and the mason. In Bengaluru in 2026 the laid rate for vitrified tile is Rs 90 to Rs 210 per sq ft. It does not include breaking out the old floor, which adds Rs 15 to Rs 30 per sq ft, or the skirting and door work around it.

• A 900 sq ft 2BHK floor costs Rs 94,500 to Rs 2,16,000 with the old tile removed, and Rs 81,000 to Rs 1,89,000 laid over it.
• Per sq ft the three layers are tile Rs 60 to Rs 150, laying Rs 30 to Rs 60 and removal Rs 15 to Rs 30.
• Laying over old tile raises the floor by about 15 to 20 mm, so check every door before you choose it.
• A 600 x 600 mm tile covers 3.88 sq ft, so 900 sq ft needs about 244 tiles with a 5 percent allowance.
• Our Whitefield 800 x 1600 mm floor billed Rs 3.2 lakh for 1,050 sq ft, or Rs 305 per sq ft.
• Vitrified tile under IS 15622 must absorb no more than 0.5 percent water by weight.

What Do Essential, Comfort and Signature Tile Floors Cost in a 900 sq ft Flat?

The three tiers below split our published bands by tile grade, so each one carries its own tile, laying and removal rate and the totals follow by arithmetic. Essential is a plain 600 x 600 mm glazed vitrified tile at Rs 105 to Rs 145 per sq ft all in, which is about Rs 0.95 lakh to Rs 1.31 lakh. Comfort is a branded vitrified tile at Rs 145 to Rs 195, about Rs 1.31 lakh to Rs 1.76 lakh. Signature is rectified or large-format tile at Rs 195 to Rs 240, about Rs 1.76 lakh to Rs 2.16 lakh.

Why Did Our Whitefield Slab Floor Bill Rs 305 per sq ft When the Band Says Rs 90 to Rs 210?

In that Whitefield job the flooring line read Rs 3.2 lakh for 1,050 sq ft of laid 800 x 1600 mm vitrified tile. Divide 3,20,000 by 1,050 and the rate is about Rs 305 per sq ft. Demolition was billed separately for the whole project at Rs 1.1 lakh, so the Rs 305 is not hiding a removal charge. The slab format is the reason.

A single 800 x 1600 mm slab is 13.8 sq ft. A 900 sq ft flat needs 66 of them before waste, and about 72 with a 10 percent allowance, because large slabs are cut around columns, door frames and niches and every offcut is lost. They also need a flatter base, so the screed is often corrected first, and fewer joints mean the mason has no room to hide a lipped edge.

We did not split that Rs 3.2 lakh into tile and labour in our published record, so read Rs 305 as an all-in reference for a large-format floor and not as a labour rate. Scaled to 900 sq ft it would be about Rs 2.7 lakh, above the top of our Signature tier, so budget a seamless look as its own tier.

Can You Lay New Tile Over the Old Floor in a Bengaluru Apartment, and What Does It Save?

Yes, if the old floor is sound, and it saves the Rs 15 to Rs 30 per sq ft removal line, which is Rs 13,500 to Rs 27,000 on 900 sq ft. The price of that saving is height. A vitrified tile is roughly 10 mm thick and the adhesive bed adds 5 to 8 mm, so the floor rises about 15 to 20 mm. A door that clears the old floor by less than that will drag, and you will be planing door bottoms in every room.

Before you commit to laying over, tap the old tiles with a steel rod or the back of a spoon. A dull, hollow sound means the old tile has lifted from its bed, and a new tile glued over it will crack along the same lines. Fix those patches or take that area out.

What Changes in the Bill When You Move from 600 x 600 to 800 x 800 to 800 x 1600 mm Tile?

Size changes how many pieces you buy, how much you waste and how fussy the laying is, but it does not set the price per sq ft on its own. A 600 x 600 mm tile covers 3.88 sq ft, an 800 x 800 mm tile 6.89 sq ft and an 800 x 1600 mm slab 13.78 sq ft. For 900 sq ft with our planning allowance, that is about 244 tiles of 600 x 600 at 5 percent waste, about 141 tiles of 800 x 800 at 8 percent, and about 72 slabs of 800 x 1600 at 10 percent.

Brand and finish drive the price more than size. infralens.in lists an Asian Granito 800 x 800 tile at an average Rs 68 per sq ft in Bangalore, below a Kajaria 600 x 600 glossy tile at Rs 165. Labour climbs with size, because fewer masons can lay a 13.8 sq ft slab flat.

What Do Bengaluru Dealers Charge for the Tile Itself in 2026?

The chart shows average listed prices per sq ft for tile and stone in Bangalore on 12 August 2026, from infralens.in. They are material only, and dealer-to-retail spreads are wide. Kajaria 600 x 600 glossy ranges Rs 90 to Rs 240 around its Rs 165 average, and a standard 2 x 2 ft vitrified tile ranges Rs 62 to Rs 115 around Rs 89.

Our Rs 60 to Rs 150 tile band sits inside that spread. Buy a branded glossy tile at retail and you can land above our Rs 150 ceiling, so compare your dealer quote against the whole laid rate.

Which Costs Sit Outside the Per sq ft Rate When You Replace a 2BHK Floor?

Five items are routinely missing from a floor quote. Skirting is the first: the old run comes off with the old tile and the new one needs cutting and fixing. Door bottoms are the second, because a new floor rarely lands at exactly the old level.

Thresholds at the bathrooms, kitchen and balcony are the third. The fourth is debris: a 900 sq ft floor broken out is a lot of rubble, and many apartment societies set carting hours and lift rules, so ask your association before the hammer comes out. The fifth is furniture, since the flat must be emptied room by room and every cupboard moved twice.

Lay tile before carpentry and final painting so slabs and debris do not scratch new shutters. If a bedroom will be wood, our guide on wooden flooring for a Bengaluru bedroom prices that part, and our bathroom renovation cost guide covers the wet-area tiles that this 900 sq ft figure leaves out.

Limitations: rates are 2026 published ranges and dealer listings, not quotes. Slab edges, floor levels and old-floor condition change a real price, so confirm on site.

Sources

Figures come from these sources: infralens.in Bangalore tile prices, updated 12 August 2026, NoBroker on tile laying labour rates, infralens.in summary of IS 15622:2017, and StudioMatrx on Bangalore tile flooring cost. Our own rates come from myNivasa published bands and our Whitefield project record.

Final Word

Price a floor in three separate lines, tile, laying and removal, and decide early between laying over and breaking out. For related reading, see our home renovation cost per sq ft guide, our 2BHK renovation cost in Bangalore, and our bathroom renovation cost guide. To see tile samples and finished floors, visit us at 2nd Floor, Sapthagiri Complex, 265/1, Kaggadasapura Main Rd, Vignan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560075, call +91 94499 00222, or write to [email protected].