How to Choose a Painting Contractor
It depends on what you’re looking for.
The quickest and cheapest, or a company that will provide the longest lasting and best looking paint job?
Regardless, of which, you need to check the Oregon Contractors Builders Board to check to see if the company is indeed licensed, and that they carry adequate liability insurance and bonding. The site will also tell you how long that they’ve been in business and of any actions taken against them.
You usually get what you pay for
There are a lot of newly minted painters out there who can sling a brush, (like most people) and quickly put color on a building. Look for a company with a long track record and the reviews to substantiate their claims to being a good business.
It takes effort, conscientiousness, knowledge and skill to do it right.
Proper Painting Preparation of the surface is vital
And often a way some painting contractors offer cut-rate deals, by not doing it.
So is not applying enough product. Quality paints have never been better than they are today, but if enough thickness isn’t applied, in the proper methods, they don’t do their job. (Applying just a quick thin color coat is another way lessor contractors are able to offer lower quotes)
A good company will give you the options of using a superior paint to a lessor one and provide the cost difference in the bid to give the customer a choice. High quality paint is usually worth the cost since material cost is a relatively small portion of the total cost of a painting project compared to the labor cost to do it. The extra cost per painting project is often not much more.
Security
There are a lot of companies out there giving out cheaper bids because they hire unskilled people and undocumented workers, often paying them cash under the table to avoid taxes, fees, workmen’s comp, and complying with labor laws. Not only is this immoral, and puts more of a burden on honest companies to make up for their slack, but it can put a homeowner at risk for lawsuits and theft.
A bettor job lasts longer
Its tempting for some customers to take a lower bid in order to save money, but if you factor in the longevity of the job, the legitimate painting proposal, done by a quality painting company, will usually win out cost wise in the long run.
People’s homes are usually their most important investment in their life and it pays to treat them well and with the care they deserve.
The journeymen Painters at Cascade Painting and Restoration will do that for you.
Interior Painting or Exterior. House Painting and Commercial Painting Contractors
Call 503-936-3255 for a consultation. Thanks.
