Your Guide on Finding a Reputable Commercial Painting Contractor

If you are planning on remodeling your business, you may have considered painting it. And for that, you need to find the right painting contractor… which can be a pretty challenging process. After all, it is not easy to rule out untrustworthy candidates and come across a legit one.

Let this article serve as a quick guide on finding a reputable contractor.

Okay, first off, you can surely call painters directly out of the phone book… but that is not an ideal approach as you have no way of knowing if you are getting hold of the right professional. A phone book simply has a number and maybe an ad, with no third parties vouching for the company. A more effective approach is to ask around. Friends, family, business partners, or co-workers are all excellent places to start. Someone you know will probably have hired a painting contractor somewhere around town, and they will likely have a recommendation. If you are lucky, some names will keep popping up. If that happens, put those names at the top of your shortlist of commercial interior painting contractors.

Once you have a list, you can then check out these companies online. View their websites and see what they have to offer. Typically you can see their certifications, services, and previous jobs on their website. If the site is terrible, that is not necessarily an indication that they are an untrustworthy company, but it may raise a red flag. You can also look at review service websites. People will leave comments about their experience with a company, and these ratings are an excellent marker for what type of business it is.

Another thing to do would be to find out how long they have been in business. Instead of asking about how long they have been painting or how much experience they have, ask how long they have been in business as a certified painting contractor. The length of time they have been an accredited painting contractor does not necessarily guarantee higher work quality, but it can give evidence of relative stability. If they have been making money for several years, then you know they have had referrals. If an industrial painting contractor has had referrals, it is more than likely that they have done some decent jobs.

You can also find out a lot about a painter from meeting with them. In your initial meeting, see if they are attentive if they take the time to answer all of your questions and if they are professional. In all of your contact with the painter, were they timely in returning your phone calls or emails? Were they on time for meetings? Do they communicate well with you? If the contractor is hard to get a hold of or communicate with in the early stages, that problem will only increase as the project goes on.

As you can see, there is a lot of finding the best commercial painter for your needs. Hopefully, this article has been informative and will help you in finding a good one!