When you search for a painter online, you want the best price with the greatest quality, and a local business is an added benefit.
Often, however, it seems like you are in a confusing game of online dating. Maybe you heard of a good painter but you can’t find their website, or you go to a website and find that they’re no longer in business. You also might see a company with good reviews, but their online profiles haven’t changed in 5 years.
How Hard Is It to Find a Good Painter in CT?
We feel that you should be able to find a quality painter, and without a lot of guesswork. These 3 questions are a great place to start when you meet a painting contractor for the first time.
Local
Ask how long the contractor has been in the area. A new contractor may have just opened his doors, but worked in the community for a long time. How do they feel about your local neighborhood and township? Are they involved in community improvement?
Well-Trained Staff
A good painting contractor is only as good as his painters. Ask if the contractor has any education or training programs for his staff. A skilled tradesmen knows the value of “caught not taught” which comes from experienced craftsman teaching newer employees the intuitive tricks of the trade. Yet there are great certifications and best practices that can be passed on in classroom and training modules, including proper use of power equipment and safe handling of chemicals. A good painter should have a systematic approach to training, using tacit (caught) and specific (taught) training.
Genuine
Are there available samples of work performed? Buildings or homes that you can drive by and see? Even though a disgruntled lead can leave a negative review online for a contractor that never worked with them, how did the painter respond? A proactive, professional and gracious response to even a negative rant can show the personality and quality of the painting contractor.
Looking for a Painter in CT?
Whether looking for a commercial painter to apply certified spray coatings, or a residential painter to give an estimate on the cost to paint a house, our licensed and experienced team of painting professionals can help.
And at the end of the day, we’ll see you around Main Street.
