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Friday, April 01, 2011
Solution for a Successful Residential Painting Services in Winnetka
Saving time and peace of mind may be worth the cost of hiring a pro, even if you would prefer to “do it yourself.” Keep in mind that each residential painting services in Winnetka project situation is unique with its own challenges.
Each project has criteria: time, skill, budget and knowledge of hiring the right painter. There are different types of painters. A House painter can be a tradesman, mechanic or laborer: responsible for painting of a house or substrate. Decorative painter also known as an artist, faux finisher, decorators, custom house painter and normally does more specialty detailed work.
Professional painters need to have keen knowledge of tools of the trade, regardless of skill level. This knowledge includes safety, ladders, scaffolding, paint roller type, brushes, sprayers, and sandpaper grit and power tools to perform the work.
Do not assume a painter or contractor can complete all tasks or has the skill set needed to complete your desired outcome; without asking, do you have the man-power and experience in all the tasks? Get references by following up and visiting past jobs. Some painters or contractors cannot use sprayers, match colors and make certain repairs, stain woodwork, faux finish or do custom work.
Painting Contractor: Person or entity able to quote, organize and perform a task by him/her or has qualified mechanics working as employees or sub-contractors. They enter into a contractual agreement directly with the owner to perform the repair and painting.
Larger contractors are generally capable of performing many painting, repairs and decorating services. They may have a number of skilled tradesmen or unskilled to perform certain tasks. Proper use of laborers, apprentices to do the set up clean up, preparation and helping with the painting, can save you money. Some jobs may require the following: a plasterer, drywall repair, carpenter, caulkers, master or journeyman painters, wallpaper removal, wallpaper hanging or a faux finisher.
The contractor or painter is primarily responsible for the safety, organization of setting up the job, protection of surfaces from paint spatter, preparation of the surface to be painted, such as patching nail holes, repairing drywall, plaster, caulking and applying the paint. The last of the items may include clean up, properly identifying paint cans and proper disposing of all hazardous material.
Residential repaint or new construction, interior/ exterior, economy, standard or custom, interior wood-staining & varnishing, repair-drywall, plaster, caulking, light carpentry, restoration work, popcorn-textured ceilings, faux finishes, wallpaper removal and wallpaper installation, deck-fence cleaning striping and finishing, power washing and cleaning, epoxy floors-residential garage floors and basement floors.
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