When your home needs its interior or exterior painted, it may be tempting to do the job yourself. In the long run, this option usually costs more time and money. Engaging a professional Painter is always worth the money you spend. You can be sure the job is guaranteed to be done right the first time!
1. Quality painting job
Anyone can pick up paint and a couple of paintbrushes, but house painting is not as easy as it looks. There’s the cleaning and preparing the surface, using specialised tools, using ladders (which could be dangerous), and even choosing the right colours for your room. If you want to have the work done right, you might as well hire a professional and licensed Painter to do the job.
Beware of unlicensed Painters: most likely are untrained and could actually ruin your house rather than beautify it. They may do sloppy, sub-standard work and may not pay attention to detail. Licensed Painters are more conscientious of their job and may also welcome suggestions from their client.
House painting is more than just coating your walls with new paint colour. It can also increase your home’s resale value. But whether you plan on moving out of your home and selling it or not, it is always a good idea to hire a professional Painter who can give you good quality result.
2. Insurance
This is one of the most important things to look for when choosing a painting contractor. Be sure to always ask them if they are insured. When the Painter has insurance it means you as a homeowner, your house, and the contractor are insured during the whole process. If anything goes wrong with the job or if one of the employees is injured while working on your property, you don’t have to worry about shouldering the medical expenses or worse, face a lawsuit. It’s because the employee is insured by the company they work for. When you hire a licensed contractor, you can be certain that they’re insured, too.
Hiring a licensed and insured contractor will also help you save a lot of money, as well as give you a peace of mind.
3. Experience
When the painting contractor is licensed, it is likely that they have considerable experience. And isn’t that what most people look for in any professional company? In this case, licensed painting contractors have a wealth of experience to deliver good quality results. They won’t just come onto your property, apply paint and then leave; they will spend their time inspecting your home first. If there is a need for any structural damage that needs to be repaired or perhaps your existing paint contains lead that needs to be removed in a safe manner. They will know how to deal with it. All experienced Painters know more about these things than most of us. When the contractor is experienced, you can expect them to alert you to any problems and, if lead is present, share information about how to have it properly and safely removed.
4. Warranty
A warranty is another thing that you should never forget when you consider hiring a painting contractor. A warranty gives you reassurance that if something goes wrong with the finished job later on, the Painter will come back to fix the problem. Most licensed Painters give at least a one-year warranty when you request one prior to hiring them — just make sure you ask them for a copy!
Once you have the written warranty, make sure that you read what’s in it – what it covers and what it doesn’t. Since every company operates differently, it is not safe to assume that all warranties have the same content.
5. Avoiding scams
Hiring a licensed contractor will relieve you from facing possible problems brought about by scams from fake contractors.