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Evaluating A Commercial Painting Company – Ask These Questions First!

<p>Commercial painting can be termed as hiring a professional painting contractor to do the painting work for you&period; You can hire the contractors to paint your offices or your residential premises&period; Everyone loves the look and feel of a new well done paint coat&semi; it makes your space look great&period;  While most of us would prefer doing the painting job by ourselves&comma; you can never do a better job than a professional painter&period; The process of choosing a professional painter can be an uphill since there are so many commercial painting companies in the market today&period; There are a number of things to keep in mind when looking for a professional painter in the market&period; Discussed below are some of the questions you should ask before hiring a commercial painting company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-4383 aligncenter" alt&equals;"commercial painting" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;06&sol;commercial-painting-300x211&period;jpg" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"211" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Image Credit&colon; Flickr<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><b>1&period; What Repairs are needed before Painting&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Usually&comma; before you start painting the walls&comma; repair of any cracks is important in order to achieve the desired look when the painting work is done&period; Although most contractors will do the repairs for free&comma; there are those who will charge you for the services&period; You should therefore make sure you know the extent of the repairs expected and whether or not they will be charged&period; These questions will help you avoid surprise charges that may be thrown your way by the contractor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><b>2&period; <&sol;b><b>Are you Insured&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>You contractors need to have an insurance cover against any damage or accident that may occur when carrying out the work within your premises&period; In case anything gets broken or the painter gets injured&comma; you need to be sure that their insurance company will cover the expenses&period; It is therefore paramount to establish that the commercial painting services you wish to hire are well insured&period; You should ascertain by seeing the insurance document and not just by a word of mouth from the contractor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><b>3&period; <&sol;b><b>Do you have a Warranty&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Warranties are important in case things do not go as planned&period; A written warranty should be availed by the painting company&period; This is in a bid to assure the client that the company is committed to sort any problem that may occur after the completion of the project&period; The warranty duration as well as the scope of the project work to be carried out have to be specified in the warranty to avoid any misunderstandings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><b>4&period; <&sol;b><b>Do you have all the Legal Documents&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>All the essential legal documents such as registration papers&comma; licenses and so on should be evaluated before hiring a commercial painting company&period; For a painting company to be legitimate then it should possess all these documents&period; Ensure you have a look at these documents to ascertain the authenticity of the company operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><b>5&period; <&sol;b><b>Can you Provide Reference&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>A reputable and well established commercial painting company should not have a problem giving you a list of references for work done&period; Referrals of past projects are very essential to enable you make a sound and informed decision based on what the other clients have to say about the work done&period; It will even be better to pay a visit to one of the places and have a closer look of the work done&period; You can also have a chat with one of the client to get first hand information about the experience of working with the contractors&period; This will give you confidence dealing with the painting company because you are sure that they will deliver quality work and within the stipulated time frame&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><b>6&period; <&sol;b><b>How are you going to Plan the Work&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>A good and reliable painting contractor should be in a position to give job details as part and parcel of the hiring process&period; They should first analyze the work to be done before giving their quotations so that they can know what they are quoting for&period; The plan the contractor’s comes up with should be clear on tasks to be done as well as time lines&period; The way the painting company presents its plan should give you a good basis to determine whether they will be able to tackle your job effectively or not&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><b>7&period; <&sol;b><b>Why are you Charging this Price&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>A reputable painting company will give a quote with a reasonable price&semi; not too low or too high&period; If a commercial painting company quotes too high then it is probable that the company is out to rip-off substantial amount of money from the project&period; On the other hand&comma; if the project price is too low then it is a clear indication that the painting company is an amateur in this field with inadequate knowledge of pricing of projects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You should ensure that you get as much information as possible from the commercial painting company before offering them a job&period; A reputable company will be willing to give you all the answers to your questions in a transparent way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Author bio&colon; <&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Anne Williams is an established multidisciplinary writer&period; She live in Australia and has a rich wealth of knowledge in Painting Services Sydney&period; She has been writing reviews on painters for a couple of years now&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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