Checking references on a Commercial Painting Company.

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Chapter 7: Checking references on a Boston Commercial Painting Company

You know you need to check the painting company’s references, but how do you find people who will give you the skinny on their experience?  It’s tempting to skip this step or rush through it, but remember, ensuring you hire the right painter upfront saves you time and aggravation on the back end.

Use LinkedIn or Facebook:

Ask your network which Commercial Painting Companies they’d recommend.linkedin logo

    • If using LinkedIn, see if you can search for 1st or 2nd-level contacts who have the title “Property Manager” or “Facility Manager” in their profiles.
    • Reach out to people who use  Boston Commercial Painting Companies all the time and listen to their thoughts.
    • Search LinkedIn for “Commercial Painters in the Boston Area” to get a list of people who work in the Commercial Painting industry.
    • Online painting reviews tend to be written by residential homeowners, so you may not be able to use online reviews as a primary source to check out a Commercial Painting Company. Great online reviews for residential homes are still an indication of a Boston painting company that cares.

Problems and Issues – find customers who have had issues and then have had them solved quickly by the Boston Commercial Painting Contractors you’re considering.

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      Make sure you get a warranty in writing.

      Painting issues happen to the best of painters – it’s the way they respond to the problems that you want to check out ahead of time.

    • Ask for a reference from a client of the commercial painting company who has had a warranty issue.  This will give you an idea of how fast they solve problems.
    • You are looking for commercial painters who “run to the problem” and don’t put off fixes.

Find references with similar projects: 

    • Ask for references from clients who have had the commercial painting company complete a project similar to yours.
    • Ask about how issues were handled.
    • See if the Boston Commercial Painting Company has any case studies on previous commercial painting projects that they can share with you. Look closely at the types of commercial painting projects they have experience with to be sure they can handle your commercial painting project.
    • See if they have any before and after photos.

Stop by a painting project the commercial painting company is currently completing:

    • Stop by a painting project that the Commercial Painting Company is currently doing.
    • This will show you how well the project is organized and give you insight into the actual painting process with that Commercial Painting Company.
    • You can even interact with the client and contractors on site to get more information.

Go to Chapter 8: Licenses, certifications, insurance, and safety protocols a Commercial Painting Contractor needs to have to work in Massachusetts.

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