5 Questions to Ask Professional Painters Before Painting Your Commercial Building
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Do you remember the episode of the TV show Cheers (probably dating myself here) where buddies Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin fought about their professions? Norm said even a monkey could deliver mail, and Cliff argued that a monkey could paint houses. While it was comedy gold, especially because they used a trained orangutan, there are probably those who think a monkey COULD possibly paint.
Those same people probably think that anyone in the Central Pennsylvania area who paints houses could also paint your commercial space. However, painting a kitchen or living room is quite a bit different than painting the exterior and/or interior of an office building, hotel, restaurant, hospital or apartment building.
For Commercial Painting Projects, Experience Matters Most
For large commercial projects, we recommend interviewing multiple professional painting companies and getting multiple bids. Here are 5 questions you should ask each painter you interview.
Do you have EXPERTISE when it comes to commercial painting?
Among all the professional painters in the Central Pennsylvania area, the large majority stick to their bread and butter: painting houses. On occasion, they may have painted an office building or restaurant.
We suggest getting a better understanding of how many commercial properties they’ve painted and which ones they painted. Then, I would ask for testimonials or reviews proving they have experience in commercial painting jobs.
When it comes to painting commercial buildings, that’s our specialty. From the hundreds of commercial paint jobs Key Painting and Decorating has done, we have an entire portfolio of impressive results and satisfied customers. We are well versed in working in high traffic areas, moving large furniture and offering minimal disruptions in your commercial space.
What TOOLS and TECHNOLOGIES do you employ that these commercial paint jobs demand?
Simply by asking this one question, you’ll immediately know if their painting company has commercial painting experience. If they simply say they bring rollers, brushes and a ladder, you’ll know they are underprepared.
Large-scale commercial buildings like apartments, offices, restaurants, hospitals and warehouses require much more in terms of equipment. At Key Painting and Decorating, our crew comes to your building with sprayers, scaffolding, industrial coatings and other tools and technologies to perform a faster, and higher quality job.
Do you have the INSURANCE and LIABILITY COVERAGE that commercial paint projects require?
Carrying insurance to handle residential painting is quite different than the insurance necessary to cover commercial paint jobs. If there’s an accident onsite in your building, improper insurance can cost you and your company.
Rest assured, your business and property are fully covered with Key Painting & Decorating’s insurance. We protect your business from liability.
Will your crew minimize our team’s DOWNTIME?
Again, there’s a big difference between painting a kitchen in a couple of hours or painting an entire office building. A small one- or two-person painting business will consume so much time and distractions in your commercial space.
Your business operating as usual is Key Painting and Decorating’s #1 priority. That’s why we employ the right amount of people and use the right tools to get your commercial painting project done quickly and correctly. Minimal downtime, if any, is always our goal.
Will your paint offer DURABILITY and LONGEVITY?
If your painter tells you they will use the same type and quality of paint that is often used in bathrooms and bedrooms, you may not be getting what you need. A commercial space, such as an office, a restaurant, a hospital or a hotel has a ton more traffic that may requires better paint.
Key Painting and Decorating always thinks of your commercial space first. Then, we find the highest quality paint that will stand up to traffic. By providing paint with durability and longevity, your commercial space will look like new for years.
