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Tips to Prepare for Painting Crews at Your Home

Posted on May 1, 2023

Painting your home can be an exciting project and a great way to personalize your living space. Whether you’re preparing for interior painting or exterior painting, CertaPro Painters of Indianapolis are here to help with all your painting needs. Read on for tips on how to prepare your house for our painters!

Interior Preparation

· WALLS & WINDOWS: Please remove pictures, ornaments, objects/shelves, and small furniture, and store them away from work areas. Please remove window treatments, blinds, and drapes. Do not remove the hardware if you plan to reuse it.

· CLOSETS: Please empty closets and remove shelving. If you choose not to, we will work around the systems. For removal assistance from our team, additional charges may apply.

· PICTURE HARDWARE: Please leave nails, hooks, and picture-hangers in place if you plan to re-hang the pictures. If not, please remove them. Our painters will repair any holes.

· COLORS: Please send us the colors prior to project start. Generally, you can select up to 3 wall colors, one ceiling color and one trim color. Additional colors will be billed at $100 each in addition.

· LINENS, ETC: Please remove towels, toiletries, and accessories from bathrooms.

· ELECTRONICS: Please disconnect wiring from computers, video, TV and stereos. Remember to identify the wires in order to reinstall them easily after the work is complete.

· CABINETS: Please empty all contents into boxes and remove them from the room. Please allow 48 hours for cabinets to dry before handling them, and up to 2 weeks to fully cure.

· PETS: Please plan to keep pets out of the working area. If there are special instructions regarding gates, latches, doors or other items concerning pets, please inform the Job Site Supervisor upon arrival.

Exterior Preparation

WINDOWS: Please close all windows securely before we arrive for pressure washing. Please notify your Job Site Supervisor if you have had water leaks around your windows or doors in the past. Sometime water does make its way inside, so we recommend that you place towels around windows that are prone to water leakage.

DECKS/PORCHES: Please remove all the small and fabric objects from your porches and decks before we pressure-wash and paint. We will not pressure wash deck unless they’re being stained by us to avoid peeling paint issues.

SCREENS: Please unlatch window screens from the inside so that they can be removed from the outside without entering the home. Storm windows may be removed only if they are not glued shut to the window framing, as we will not remove storm windows by force in order to avoid damage to your frames.

PETS: Please plan to keep pets out of the working area. If there are special instructions regarding gates, latches, doors or other items concerning pets, please inform your Job Site Supervisor upon arrival.

PROPERTY ACCESS: Please be prepared to provide access to any parts of the property within the scope of work. Please unlock gates and provide any necessary codes for locks or lockboxes if necessary.

WATER & ELECTRICITY: We will likely need access to exterior water spigots and electricity. Please inform your Job Site Supervisor where these are located.

PARKING: If there are parking restrictions in your neighborhood, please let us know in advance. For city buildings with limited parking deck space, please recommend the best parking location.

ASSISTANCE: If you are unable to complete any of these preparations, please contact us and we will be happy to help you. Charges may apply.

HOA Permission: If you live in a neighborhood governed by a Home Owners Association, be sure to check the by-laws and comply with any applicable color or work restrictions.

With these tips in mind, you can easily prepare your house for CertaPro Painters of Indianapolis! Whether it’s an interior or exterior project, our team is here to help make your home look its best! Reach out today and get started on a beautiful new look for your home.

Whether you’re starting indoors or outdoors, get ready to enjoy the transformation with professional painters from CertaPro Painters of Indianapolis! We specialize in interior and exterior painting, so contact us today to get started. Let’s make your home look its best.

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