Your plan is to freshen the look of your commercial building before cold weather arrives. While that leaves plenty of time, you want to find the right commercial painting company now and have everything in place. What questions should you ask the contractor before choosing a company? Here are five examples that need to be on your list.
Have You Done Similar Projects Before?
A number of variables go into determining the right way to approach a commercial paint project. Indoor projects require tasks not needed for outside ones, and vice versa. Equipment that’s needed to paint one kind of surface won’t work on other surfaces. Delve a little deeper and find out if the company has done other projects with specifications similar to yours. If the answer is yes, it’s worth your time to ask a few more questions.
What Grade/Type of Paint Would You Use?
While you already have a color scheme in mind, that’s about it. You’re not sure what type of paint. Above that, you don’t know how to tell the difference in the different grades. The contractor can tell you briefly what would work best for your project and provide some idea of why those choices would provide the best results.
Do I Need to Buy Anything Other Than Paint?
You’re prepared to buy any type and grade of paint that the contractor recommends. What about other supplies? Are there other things you need to purchase in advance and have to wait for the painting crew? Depending on the policies and procedures of the commercial painting business, you may not have to buy a thing.
That’s because some companies will buy the paint and any necessary supplies on your behalf. This often keeps the overall cost down, since the company can buy everything using volume discount agreements with local suppliers. What you hope to hear is that the contractor will include everything in the quote and leave you with nothing to buy.
When Can You Start?
While you do want the project done before fall turns into winter, it’s understandable that the local commercial painter can’t begin right away. There are already other projects in progress. What you do hope is that the contractor can provide a solid estimate of when your project can be added to the list. If the response is that they can get started sometime in the next three months, you may have found a winner.
How Long Will the Job Take?
The contractor has looked closely at the job requirements and likely asked a few questions along the way. Based on those responses, the professional can come up with an approximate amount of time it will take to paint your commercial building. Keep in mind that factors like inclement weather could delay the progress. Even so, if the projected time frame sounds reasonable to you and you like the other details included in the quote, there may be no need to look any further.
Why not get started today? Call the local commercial painting company and arrange for a contractor to visit your facility. In short order, you’ll have answers to all your questions, a detailed quote to consider, and an idea of when the project will be complete. Once you accept the quote and arrange the payment terms, the process will be underway.
