Top ways to get a good painting estimate

The top ways for you to get a good paint estimate

You have decided it's time to paint inside your home, maybe it's a few bedrooms or possibly the trim or maybe your just going to paint your entire interior. 

So now what?

You will find out quickly when you start calling around, many companies will either not call back or it will take a few days if they call back at all. Once your lucky enough to get someone either pick up the phone or call you back now your issue will be them showing up at all. 

One of the comments I receive all the time is "wow you showed up on time just like you said" Sounds crazy right? People are in business but won't call back or show up.

If your lucky enough to have someone show up now the issue is they won't be honest and tell you they are not either interested in your project or capable of doing it, so they will never send a proposal over or price it very high so you never call them.

So this is why it is very important on your end to be prepared when your ready to call a painting company or any trade for that matter. Here are some things you should be prepared with.

1. Know your budget and don't be afraid to share it, when asked. A good company can generally work within any budget but without having an idea of what it may be you may receive prices all over the place. With painting there are varying levels of quality, no two companies will paint a residential project the same. 
2. Know exactly what you want to be done, are all the ceilings being done or can they be left out to help reduce costs? Is the trim being done? Again by not having all these details, your pricing will be all over the place and you may be surprised with the end result
3. What is important to you? Is quality most important or is the cost? You typically will not be able to get a low priced job with top quality work but if you're real about your expectations and budget missed expectations can be avoided
4. Be at the estimate, the person who will interact and "judge" the work should be the person at the estimate. I can't tell you how many times people don't take this seriously and leave a parent or babysitter home to show the work or even the other spouse who when the job starts isn't the person judging the work, another area where you will have missed expectations
5. Be realistic, it will rain, people will call off or be sick, other things will come up. Every company does it's best to make sure everyone works each day all year long but we will all be disappointed with workers who are not responsible, all anyone can do is make it right and move forward. Remember things can always be worse, have patience and understand everyone has a story and things going on in their life.

There are no apples to apples

When you say you want to compare apples to apples what you're really implying is every company does the exact same thing, the same quality, the same training and the only thing separating them is the rice they are about to give you.

Let me let you in on a little secret, you could put 5 painting estimators in a room, using the same paint, same application and you will get 5 different prices, don't assume each company knows what they are doing and certainly you cannot compare this with price alone.

Don't forget about the things not said, communication, the extra value they bring, will they be around if you need something down the road? Or once they are paid are they gone and forgot your name. Trust me I am involved heavily in the painting industry and there are some very questionable workers and companies out there, just as there are some great people and companies out there, but if a bunch of estimators cannot agre on a price what makes you think you're qualified enough to be able to compare them?

Things may still go wrong

Even after all of this, you may have some things go wrong, they may spill paint, or have drips or not prep as you think they should or the color may be wrong. The mark of a good company is just to correct these things if it was their fault. There is no need to yell and scream, no one wants to work for anyone like that, the painters end up trying gto go faster to get out of there, the client is upset and the office is tired of those "phone calls" Remember it's a team effort that includes the painters, the office and the client. Everyone must be on the same page for a successful project

Ryan Amato

www.ryanamatopainting.com

484-821-7112

Imagine getting a painting estimate with no stress

Imagine ending the frustration of getting estimates

Getting any type of estimate can be frustrating right? Most companies don't have someone to answer the phone let alone will they call you back and if they do getting them to come out on time is even harder.   

I am not sure what it is with the painting industry but painting companies are even worse at this, it could be that anyone can buy a pair of paint pants and a business card and pretend to be in business.

The issue is they are not trained in business or customer service at all.

They may the best painter around but if they cannot service their clients how do you think your project will go if it starts at all? Do they know they need more than just liability insurance or what taxes are due? I have been around this industry awhile now and I can tell you the answer is no.

When we took a look around at the other competitors if you consider them competitors at all we realized there was certainly something missing and that was the attention to communication from the initial call to the completion of the project so we decided we would end that.

With us, you can schedule an estimate right online, no need to speak to anyone for all the people who love to schedule online. Schedule now 

This was the first thing we have done, you can also chat directly with us through our website at www.ryanamatopainting.com during normal business hours and if you happen to call after hours we brought in a call center to make sure we didn't miss your call.

All this along with our internal checks and balances has made us the number one company prioritizing customer communication. Now we are human so even with all of that something may be missed, we work hard to make sure that doesn't happen though.

We take this so seriously after each project we send out a report card to see how we are doing and get amazing reviews on our client support, we have become friends with so many of our clients it's a great feeling to go out and see everyone and also that they feel comfortable to refer us to their family and friends.

These are certainly things to consider when hiring a company, any company to work around your home, a low price alone does not make a great job, yes you may make it through without a problem but if something comes up don't you want it to be handled quickly or a stress free project in the first place?

We make a point to get you a price on the spot if not the same day, are the other painting companies showing up or getting a proposal they promised right back to you? How has communication been? We send a few text reminders, emails, and a phone call to remind you of an appointment or follow up to answer any questions.  

If you need anything done please feel free to reach out anytime, I can guarantee someone will get back to you. 484-821-7112

Amato Painting Awards 2019 Paint It Forward Winner

Amato Painting Awards 2019 Paint It Forward Winner

Amato Painting yesterday awarded our 2019 Paint It Forward Winner as we donated along with our great sponsors Gleco Paint, Benjamin Moore and Fd Design a $3000 paint job to The Center for Animal Health & Welfare of Easton  

We were thrilled to call them and give them the news and our painters and staff cannot wait to be onsite and complete this project.

This is our second year offering this Paint It Forward Gift to a deserving non profit or family who could really use a paint job to brighten their day and who helps out the community, people or animals in their daily world.

The Paint It Forward program was started in California by Josh Abramson of Allbright Painting.

Paint-It-Forward started out small – a local community charity program that provided free painting services and supplies to deserving families and nonprofit organizations. The program was created as a way to give back to our local community and spread a little “Painting Happiness” at the same time. The first year was such a success we ran it the next year, and the year after that, and in 2015 we celebrated our 10 year anniversary of Paint-It-Forward – a program that started out small but has grown to positively impact so many lives in our community.

The holidays are over let's paint

The holidays are over lets paint!

Now that the hustle and bustle of the holidays is almost over it's time to think again on getting your home improvement projects done and painting is a great one to do over the winter

With today's paints, the time when you had to open the windows to keep from breathing in bad fumes is a thing of the past. There are many products now that are allergy and asthma friendly Natura for one from Benjamin Moore is odorless and zero voc as well. Remember just because it says zero voc does not mean it's odorless.

The winter is a great time to paint simply because that is where your spending most of your time at now, shouldn't it be the color and rich look that you want? In the summer you have so much to worry about outside. 

The interior painting process is a fairly simple one but can go wrong when the choices are simply left up to price, most of the time that saying "you get what you pay for" is true and painting and contractors are no different.

Everyone will come in and promise you the world, but its the company that follows through and delivers that leaves the lasting impression and that is what sets us apart, when you call someone should be able to answer the phone and address any concerns, the painters should be professional and courteous but know their jobs and how to do it. Guiding you through the process.

A company should have a great relationship with their paint vendors and trust the products they are using are truly awesome and ones they would use in their homes.

When you need a question answered they should most of the time have that answer, they should be accountable for any mistakes, they show up late they should have called or apologized.

Everyone makes mistakes and we are no different but owning those mistakes is where it's at.

So if you need an interior painting company that loves what they do and will do anything to make their clients happy give us  a call , we would love to come to take a look at your project

Free Touch Ups

Free touch ups for life!

Ryan Amato Painting is offering on their interior painting projects free touch ups for life.

An offer not many other painting contractors can offer. 

"We wanted to separate our company from the rest," says Ryan Amato owner of Ryan Amato Painting of Bethlehem, Pa

Once per year during certain months we will return for up to an hour and touch up small things like baseboards, door frames, window sills and small areas on walls. It's that simple, no tricks.

The benefit for the client is an assurance the areas all look great, maybe there is a party coming up and you need a few small touch-ups family is coming for the holidays. It's a great time to touch up.

The benefit for the company is we are present in mind of our clients giving an offer no other contractor we know of in our area can match.

It's a win-win for everyone, not to mention we are very confident in our painting and application of products, especially with the backing of our vendors Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore. We work closely with our reps to make sure we're trained on all of the new products, applications, and Maintenence of those coatings.

If you would be interested in this offer please feel free to contact us at 484-821-7112 or chat with us on our website www.ryanamatopainting.com

Ryan Amato Painting Wins PDCA PIP Award

Ryan Amato painting has won the PDCA PIP best commercial interior painting project award.
The Painting and Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA) is the only trade association dedicated to the success of painting and decorating contractors. PDCA provides members with industry-specific tools to become better painters and business owners through participation in education programs, local networking meetings, use of PDCA Industry Standards and more. 

"We are honored to be included with some of the best painting contractors and owners in the industry" Ryan Amato said
"To be honored and recognized by your peers is a feeling that is hard to describe."

The project that won this award was right in our hometown of Easton,PA.
The renovation of Paxinosa Elementary school. For us, this was one of the largest projects we had done up to this point. 

With a difficult schedule and always changing paint conditions, we finished the project on time and within the budget.