More than just deciding what color goes on what wall, hiring someone for your commercial painting project is about far more. Preparation, materials used, technique applied, and planning can make all the difference. No matter if it’s an office, retail store, warehouse, or any commercial establishment you need to paint, you can cut corners while you cut corners.
When you partner with a seasoned commercial painting company such as Aries Paint and Finishes, your project will be meticulously planned and executed from beginning to end.
Here’s an explanation of why not properly preparing the surface can make it worse.
1. Not preparing the surface to be painted
The largest faux pas one can commit when painting is applying paint to a surface that’s dirty, damaged, or has otherwise not been prepped. Dirt, oils, grease, flaking paint, cracks, and moisture on a surface will impede the new paint’s adhesion and will have a damaging effect on the outcome.
Professional paint prep involves scraping, sanding, patching, filling holes or cracks with caulk and spackle, cleaning the surface, and priming it if necessary. Commercial painting contractors worthy of your trust will assess the condition of all surfaces before painting. They will correct any issues that can undermine the finished painting project.
2. Selection of Cheapest Paint
Saving money by buying the cheapest paint. It might be very tempting to grab a cheap can of paint to save a few dollars. But this generally leads to coverage issues, peeling paint, and a quickly fading paint finish that you’ll need to repaint much sooner. In high-traffic commercial spaces, your commercial painters use tough, commercially rated products ideal for the particular environment you’re painting, such as in a retail shop or office building.
3. Using the Right Paint for the Space
Each business is different, and each needs a different kind of paint. While an interior office hallway may do with a paint job that you can scrub off and maintain, an outside wall would be suffering if you didn’t paint them using weather resistant or protective paint coatings. Just know that to help you choose the most suitable paint, coating, and gloss for the application and your space-whether or not it’s subject to a high volume of traffic or use- you must consult with a business painting contractor to help you make sure you choose wisely and buy paint that makes sense for your project.
4. Ignoring Moisture and Surface Problems
If you don’t address the source, the result of adding another coat of paint to water stains, mold or mildew, an active leak or weakened drywall is often an entirely wasted effort. Prevention is the cornerstone of a paint job that will last. Before you ever crack a can of paint, thoroughly investigate the surface.
5. Not Planning Around Business Operations
Scheduling commercial paint jobs improperly will negatively impact your staff, clientele, tenants, and day-to-day functions. Experienced contractors will work to develop job-site schedules to complement your work and business operations. For example, having a professional handle painting the office can be conducted at night, over a weekend, or at such other times when the building would typically remain dormant so business remains mostly as usual.
6. Selection of Wrong Colors
The impact of color on how customers and employees perceive a commercial space. There is, however, nothing particularly magical to color. Selecting the right hues without considering the natural and artificial light conditions in the room; the colors already being used by the room or space; its size; your company’s overall brand and, more important yet, the intended use of the space can lead to frustrating consequences for everyone involved.
Test samples in the environment with the lighting as it is now before ever settling on any particular shade.
Better yet, ask an expert painting team to assist with your commercial building paint color decisions- they would love to help you match your commercial space perfectly to your brand and property!
7. Forgetting About Trim, Doors, and Others
The walls are usually where painting is noticed first. However, the trim and doors, as well as the ceiling and baseboard trim, can have a dramatic impact on the final appearance. All these items must be taken into account in any painting plan.
A painting plan needs to take into account everything the building maintenance has the scope to paint; this will include ceiling finishes, floors, doors, and door frames. The same treatment from surface preparation to painting method ensures a good overall look for the building.
8. Poor Protection of Floors and Equipment
The damage it can cause goes beyond paint spills and overspray. Paint can destroy all of your furniture, equipment, floors, fixtures, and products. When you’re looking to hire commercial painters for an interior painting job, ask whether they offer preparation of your belongings. Using such items as drop cloths, plastic coverings, or masking will make all the difference when the walls have been dried.
9. Rushing the Project
Rushing commercial painting projects results in an inconsistent application, missed spots, inadequate preparation, and lack of drying time.
Good workmanship takes time, and proper drying/curing time between coats needs to be provided, especially in high humidity and low ventilation zones.
10.Hiring Company Based on Price
You can bet that price matters when it comes to picking out a contractor but don’t base your decision solely on that aspect alone. Lower estimates could be skipping out on prep, good quality materials, repairs, and finish work that is vital to the finished job.
Always make sure to weigh your options carefully when shopping around for commercial painting services and take into account experience, job size, materials, prep work, scheduling, workmanship, and customer service – rather than just cost.
Beautiful Finishes & Reliable Service
You will secure a longer-lasting, cleaner, and shinier look for your business by following these best practices and avoiding these basic errors. From initial prep and product choice to timeline and final fixes, every step of your commercial painting project counts.
Aries Paint and Finishes offers professional commercial painting solutions that are tailored to fit the unique requirements of business owners and commercial property managers. No matter if you want to update your office’s look, are seeking a commercial repainting project, or need help with a larger building update, partnering with a team that you can trust will make the project run smoothly.
Carefully plan your approach, select top-quality materials, and work with a commercial paint contractor well-versed in the nuances of this environment for your next project.
