Select your professional painting contractor carefully so that you can be confident that you will get attractive, long-lasting results in your painting project.
Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Professional Painting Company
Before you hire a contractor for painting, or for any home improvement project, you need to know that you are working with a reliable, trustworthy team. These questions will help you learn more about the company you plan to hire.
With residential painting, the contractors will be in your home or on your property for several hours or days. Make sure you are working with professionals who use their equipment properly while respecting your home and family while they are in your space.
Ask these questions about who will be in your home:
- Do you use subcontractors or your own employees?
- Do you keep your workspace clean and tidy up at the end of every workday?
- Will the same people be in my home every day, and can I meet them?
- Will you provide a copy of your license and a Certificate of Insurance?
Not all painting contractors are equal. Paint is typically a long-term commitment, which means you will be living with the results of your professional painting company’s work for years to come. To ensure that you have a great experience and are happy with the quality and finish of your paint, only hire reputable residential painting contractors who are proud to stand behind their work.
Ask these questions about their reputation and integrity:
- Do you offer a warranty?
- Can I review your portfolio of past jobs?
- Do you have any references, or can I speak to past clients?
- Will you conduct a final walkthrough with me to make sure the job meets my expectations?
- Who signs off on the completed job?
The products your painting contractors use will have a huge impact on the life and durability of the finished work. Make sure that your residential painting company explains their preparation process and names the products they will use in your application.
Ask these questions about the process and products:
- How much time will be spent prepping the surface before painting?
- What does the preparation process involve?
- Will you stop the work and tell me if something needs to be fixed before you can paint?
- What paint brands do you use and why?
- Who chooses the paint brands and products for your company?
Professional painters who respect their customers will always offer clear and prompt answers to these questions. If you are uncomfortable with how your potential painting contractor addresses your concerns, or they avoid answering them altogether, they are most likely not the painter you will want to hire!
What You’ll Learn Before You Hire Lauro Painting
After 15 years in business, our team has answered all the questions above and many more! We appreciate customer questions because it helps us get to know what is most important to the homeowner. During every in-person consultation, we take the time our customers need to answer every question and review the scope and details of their project. When we deliver a quote for a residential interior or exterior project, customers know that it contains everything we reviewed during their consultation.
Want some answers to a few of our most commonly asked questions before you schedule an estimate for residential painting? Check out our FAQs below.
Yes. When we quote a job, we include the prep work to prepare the work surface, materials, quality paint, and the finished project. If you are shopping for the cheapest contractors, that is not Lauro Painting. What we do provide is an excellent value for high-quality craftsmanship for interior and exterior painting in the Greater Philadelphia area.
No. You will always work directly with a member of our estimating team. We will come to the job site to review the entire project. A successful project does not happen by just calculating the square footage and hiring a contractor to show up and paint walls or remove wallpaper. Our highly skilled estimators deliver accurate quotes that consider the specifics of your painting project. Request a FREE Quote here.
In our extensive experience with residential and commercial painting, we have worked with just about every type of paint product available. We understand the difference that quality of paint makes in a project. The right brand of paint combined with the right primer and finish for the application will produce a durable, attractive result.
Lauro Painting prefers Sherwin-Williams Premium Paint products and finishes; however, we have and will use other brands as requested by the client or the project needs.