TOP 10 TIPS FOR HIRING A PAINTING CONTRACTOR
For Northwest Arkansas Homeowners today, hiring a painting contractor to complete their painting projects can be challenging. However, for larger painting projects professional painting contractors are essential. Many people utilize the painting professional’s skill and knowledge in conducting all aspect of the work, from surface preparation to clean-up.
Compared with doing it yourself, use of a contractor allows time for other things. Here are the top ten tips for hiring a painting contractor from Brush Brothers Painting to help in hiring a painting contractor that will provide a quality job.
Top 10 Tips
1. Specify the Work: To accurately compare quotes, each painting contractor must be quoting for the same work. Therefore, prepare a simple list of the work required, specifying exactly which areas need painting, what gloss level and color you want, and when you would like it to be completed.
2. Get Quotes: Hiring a painting contractor takes effort. We recommend talking with several licensed and insured contractors and ask for written quotes.
3. What is the Proposed Painting Process? Check the details of what the painting contractor will do for each surface to be painted, including: – surface preparation – priming (including type and brand of primer) – finish coats (type of paint, gloss level, brand, colors, and number of coats).
4. How Will Your Assets Be Protected? How will the painting contractor protect the areas around the painting project? For example, will nearby plantings be protected when the exterior is being painted? Be sure to ask how will furniture, fixtures and floors be protected during interior painting? Here is an article on tips to protect your home during painting. Read here
5. Timing: Once you have selected a painting contractor, when will the work be started? And finished? How many painters will be working on the job? What will the remedy be if the job is not completed on time? PRO TIP: At times, weather can cause delays in exterior painting projects.
Do your homework when hiring a painter.
6. Warranty Protection: Is there a warranty on the work? Does it cover labor and materials or just labor? How long is the warranty, and what is the remedy if there is a paint failure? Brush Brothers Painting provides a 1-year “No Worries” guarantee on all painting projects.
7. Recommendations: Don’t forget to ask for the names of previous customers from each painting contractor as references and contact them to get their recommendation. Also, be sure to check out the paint contractor online reviews. Clearly, past customers know the service level the painting contractor provides.
8. Presentation: During your meeting, is the painting contractor courteous, businesslike, and professional? Trust your instincts when hiring a painting company in Northwest Arkansas.
9. Response: This is a big issue to watch out for. Is the painting contractor punctual with appointments and in returning phone calls, and generally interested in doing business with you? If the responses are slow before the job is awarded, improvement is unlikely when these things are important during the project.
10. Paint Quality: A painter has access to a number of products which are manufactured to different quality levels. Insist on a top-quality product. The little extra it costs initially will pay handsomely because top quality 100% percent acrylic paints last much longer than ordinary paint and cost less over the lifetime of the paint job. Brush Brothers Painting prefers high quality Sherwin Williams products. Check out our post detailing paint quality. Read here.
In Summary:
As you can see, hiring a painting contractor in NWA is a big decision. Once you assess the qualifications each contractor, you can make an informed decision on which one to choose for your job. For information on paints, painting, and color, contact Brush Brothers Painting at (479) 321-2466 or visit www.NWAPaint.com to schedule a Free No-obligation quote Today!
