Painting is considered a skill and artistic.
With the wide selection of painting contractors these days, how do you know which one will give you the best quality, best price and has the best customer service?
When choosing the right painting company, one should look for the following.
#1 - are they a franchise or a family owned business
(smaller family owned businesses, usually have more on the line, like their reputation to uphold. Franchises are usually ran by the bottom line = money, not quality. Franchises and large family owned business usually have poor customer service)
#2 - is the family owned business, small or large
(larger family owned businesses usually are ran like a franchise. You get an estimater, then you will get a job coordinator who will bring in the painters. The owner is rarely seen and quality control falls by the wayside, because they all work for the bottom line = money.)
#3 - is the company offering something that is unreasonable
(gimmick warranty = a warranty that is beyond the average length of paint performance. Colorado for instance, exterior paint jobs should last minimum 5 years and max. 7 - 8 years, before it is time to put on another protective coating. A lot of companies try to sale a 10 - 14 year warranty = this is a gimmick and most likely those companies will not be in business before the warranty expires).
#4 - Sales Pressure
beware of the companies that hound you after giving the initial estimate. There is no good reason that a company should pressure you to make a decision after giving you an estimate - they keep calling and knocking on your door and usually will give a new incentive to go with them = this shows desperation
#5 - Reviews
with the internet these days, you can find out a lot about their business practices. Normally the best way to search reviews is, look for consistency in all reviews. If there is multiple reviews saying the same thing, it is a good bet that is what you will get. The rule of thumb is - 1 bad review is common, 2-3 bad reviews should be questioned and multiple bad reviews is and should be a red flag
With the wide selection of painting contractors these days, how do you know which one will give you the best quality, best price and has the best customer service?
When choosing the right painting company, one should look for the following.
#1 - are they a franchise or a family owned business
(smaller family owned businesses, usually have more on the line, like their reputation to uphold. Franchises are usually ran by the bottom line = money, not quality. Franchises and large family owned business usually have poor customer service)
#2 - is the family owned business, small or large
(larger family owned businesses usually are ran like a franchise. You get an estimater, then you will get a job coordinator who will bring in the painters. The owner is rarely seen and quality control falls by the wayside, because they all work for the bottom line = money.)
#3 - is the company offering something that is unreasonable
(gimmick warranty = a warranty that is beyond the average length of paint performance. Colorado for instance, exterior paint jobs should last minimum 5 years and max. 7 - 8 years, before it is time to put on another protective coating. A lot of companies try to sale a 10 - 14 year warranty = this is a gimmick and most likely those companies will not be in business before the warranty expires).
#4 - Sales Pressure
beware of the companies that hound you after giving the initial estimate. There is no good reason that a company should pressure you to make a decision after giving you an estimate - they keep calling and knocking on your door and usually will give a new incentive to go with them = this shows desperation
#5 - Reviews
with the internet these days, you can find out a lot about their business practices. Normally the best way to search reviews is, look for consistency in all reviews. If there is multiple reviews saying the same thing, it is a good bet that is what you will get. The rule of thumb is - 1 bad review is common, 2-3 bad reviews should be questioned and multiple bad reviews is and should be a red flag
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