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Welcome Home Magazine
79 Spyglass Drive
Littleton, Colorado 80123-6657
Phone: (303) 797-8400
Email: jim@welcomehomemag.com
Copyright 2008 Welcome Home Magazine
Do It Yourself or Hire a Pro?
For residential work, more and more homeowners are choosing to use painting
contractors rather than doing the work themselves. This saves time and labor and
helps achieve the best possible job.
When assessing a paint job, the potential do-it-yourselfer should consider such
things as:
· How much surface preparation is needed and will I have the time to do it? Will
I be able to do the more demanding aspects of the job such as climbing ladders
and moving furniture?
· Will I be able to live with a room or area left unfinished when I am called
away or have to or return to my regular job?
When considering which contractor to utilize, be sure to determine each of the
following:
· Talk with several contractors and get quotes from each. Ask about insurance
and bonding.
· Determine what will be done for each area, such as surface preparation,
priming, and whether or not a finish coat will be applied.
· For exterior work, ask what will be done to protect plantings. For interior
work, ask what will be done in regards to moving and protecting furniture.
· When will the work be started and finished? How many painters will be working
on the job? What will the remedy be if the job is not completed on time?
· What is the warranty on the work? What is the warranty length, what type of
failures are covered and what is the remedy if there is a paint failure?
· Get name of previous customers from each contractor as references, and contact
them to get their recommendation.
Note whether the contractor was courteous and businesslike, punctual with
appointments or in returning phone calls.
Then take into account the information on each contractor and the asking price,
to make an informed decision on which one to choose for your job.
