3 Mistakes Commercial Painters Make

The painting of your commercial space can often be one of the first impressions the public takes of your company. You want to show potential clients why they should choose you, and make sure that it is a comfortable and productive environment for your employees as well.

The choices you have to make to show your best face can often be challenging and inconvenient, and the wrong ones can turn off even the most loyal of customers. Here are three mistakes commercial painters make that you should avoid.

Plugs

Details are everything when it comes to a paint job. And sometimes commercial painting crews can miss the smallest ones that end up causing the biggest headaches. One of the biggest complaints received from commercial painters is that plugs have been painted on the wall. Since having a crew of painters going around unplugging anything they find is also not the best solution, we recommend communicating with them prior to the project.

Make an effort to communicate with the crew and the employees of the space as to what needs to be unplugged and when. Notifying everyone of a set schedule for removal of equipment will avoid damage to hardware and software, due to any electrical interruption.

Moving Items Around

It is almost a certainty that you will need to move furniture around. Whether it’s desks, couches, or other large furniture, they will need to be moved before the paint job can even begin. These items are often found in personal employee spaces, and it’s best if a stranger is not the one who has to rearrange it, opening the door for intrusiveness.

Decide on a strategy with both your staff and crew making sure to keep everyone informed on what needs to move, when, and for how long. Managing these expectations on both ends can mitigate any problems that may arise.

Walls

In a commercial space, every inch of wall space is an opportunity to market your business, walls are seldom empty. Whether it’s large pieces of furniture, or other accessories hung on the wall, these are items that need to be taken care of. And the care taken needs to be even greater in industrial and warehouse spaces where large and expensive machinery abound.

You want paint on your walls, and on your walls only, so a proper plan needs to be set in place to move and protect everything else. Decide beforehand what is going to be moved, and what will be painted around, and who is responsible for each task. This will help yield better, cleaner results, and save time and money for costly repairs later.