THE COMMERCIAL PAINTING BUSINESS

​Geared towards the commercial painting contractor, this article explains some major points concerning the commercial painting business and how you can work towards better efficiency. Following certain aspects you will find proven methods and valuable information.
​
Commercial painting is large scale painting for business, facilities and even governmental buildings. Basically, involving the service of commercial painting professionals and skilled workers, who work on a grand scale in the painting industry. Not your typical house painter.

---

Working for vast array of different companies is common place when it comes to commercial painting. Because it makes commercial painters able to relate and adapt with different clients. In Jacksonville, Florida commercial painting can involve working with subcontractors, builders, property managers, HOA and building owners.

Being a Commercial Painting Contractor you must have a reliable cash flow, capital or business savings in order to run an efficient commercial painting company. Keeping the resources at hand, eliminates potential problems, and brings about a certain level of security within the company.
​
It can be a daunting task, marketing yourself to the public, estimating, writing proposal letters to different companies for each individual painting project. Most times, when you get too many projects, staffing is hard to acquire. But the problem comes when work slows down and your overstaffed. Don’t worry, this can be seasonal change and solutions are available..

Factors to consider are:
​
Safety:  Be prepared to sit through many hours to deliberate with coworkers on project safety orientation and provide safety structure. Example, ensuring strong boots and hard hats are worn. As well as, general safety practices.

Financially consciousness: Create a job account with your paint supplier, so you won't mix your normal account with the amount you spend on paint and other materials. This will make for an effective evaluation and easy access to track the amount spent and amount needed to be spent.

Preparation: Commercial contracts need to be well planned, detailed and scheduled in such a way to coincide with your client’s needs. And of course be able to provide enough man power for each project. This helps with staying within time-frames.

​Be versatile: Wall coverings, commercial vinyl and even water-proofing can be included in the scope. You might need some experience workers who can effectively do specialized work to suit the customers, in doing this also you must provide the material that will be required. The vinyl should be provided and other material you might need and the sprayer for spraying the walls.
​
Plan -B method: In this case you should be able to have different types of people you work with. It’s advisable you have enough staff so if some of your workers are not available you will still be able to carry out your operation with ease and efficiently. Also try to have different suppliers, so if a supplier disappoints you, you will always have another supplier you can count on. This is to protect your work and make you effective. 

KNOW GOOD COMMERCIAL PAINTERS
Some workers are highly skilled and professional, their dedication to customers is just unique and outstanding. However, finding workers like this consistently seems difficult at first, but they are put there!

Customer service - A quality commercial painting contractor will always consider the clients needs. In every aspect of the painting project.
Technology – One of the qualities great commercial painters have is that they use state-of-the-art technology, which makes tasks become more effectively and efficiently.
Preparation – good commercial painters are always ready to work and will focus to give the best possible effort.
Finishers - A good commercial painter will give you the remaining paint for future touch up work. Cases when there is no paint left, a labeled sample, place of purchase and the product data sheet are kept.
Conclusion: Honestly, the commercial painting business is not for everyone; only seasoned professionals with prior business knowledge can handle the work and thrive!

Author

Find commercial painting tips and info. updated regularly here by Jacksonville's commercial painting specialist and several guest writers. Jacksonville's "go to" for commercial painting news.