You Don't Have To Spend A Fortune To Get A Great Paint Job

You don't have to spend a fortune to get a great paint job

When your looking to paint the exterior of your home we know the first worry may be the price.

How much will it cost? Can we afford it and who will do this work?

How do we know we're not being overcharged?

These are all great questions and ones that are normal to ask and worry about but let me ease your worries, if you do your homework you can find a great painting contractor who will do a professional job and one that you will be proud of. Here are the things you need to do.

• You must know exactly what you are expecting when the project is done, a professional estimator should spend time finding these expectations out and providing solutions to meet these 
  

• Be open to discuss the budget. Let me say that again, BE OPEN TO DISCUSSING THE BUDGET. You must be open to discussing the project's budget, you may not know your budget and that's fair but a great estimator can give you examples of other projects they have done and their costs to help you zero in your costs.
• Be open about the experiences you have liked and not liked with past contractors. This will help alleviate any issues on the new project by bringing to light past issues the contractors will be wary of.
• The time frame of the project. Your time frame can directly affect the cost of your project, an immediate need will certainly increase your costs by having to bring in painters that were not scheduled for a project or bringing in the fastest painters who demand more money to complete projects in a fast and professional manner. Or when work is busy some contractors will pick and choose the work they do. See how many will even call back in the summer when they are busy. Do you really want those types on your project?
• Micromanaging your project can actually affect the cost. Spending too much time micromanaging a project will slow down production, make the contractors nervous and not want to be on your project. Hire someone you trust and let them do the work. No one likes someone looking over their shoulder.

By following some basic rules you can certainly keep your costs down on a painting project, failure to do these can certainly increase costs before and throughout the project.