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Are you wondering what a professional painter does?

There are certain types of home improvement projects that require you to hire a professional. Not many homeowners are prepared to install their HVAC, build an addition, or pour a foundation on their own. Nevertheless, other projects like painting seem to be begging for a DIY. After all, who is not capable of dabbing a brush into some paint?

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Are you wondering what a professional painter does?

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  1. ARE YOU WONDERING WHAT A PROFESSIONAL PAINTER DOES?

  2. There are certain types of home improvement projects that require you to hire a professional. Not many homeowners are prepared to install their HVAC, build an addition, or pour a foundation on their own. Nevertheless, other projects like painting seem to be begging for a DIY. After all, who is not capable of dabbing a brush into some paint?

  3. What most homeowners fail to realize is that painting is much more complicated than it looks. Let's find out what New York commercial painters do and how to hire them for your project.

  4. WHO IS A PAINTING CONTRACTOR? A professional painting contractor can work as a subcontractor or under a general contractor or hire himself out directly to a homeowner. Usually, a painting contractor is a relatively small business, ranging from one-person proprietorship to 20 painters working for a small firm. HOW TO FIND ONE Almost all types of painting contractors tend to be local. Like painting contractors concentrating on painting, some general contractors in New York are also associated with plaster repairs, trim and molding, minor drywall work, and wallpapering.

  5. However, the most challenging part of hiring a painting contractor is getting them to show up. While this generalization does not apply to all New York City painters, it could get difficult for you to get a painting contractor to show up, look at your house, and later give you a written estimate on your project. This is hardly the fault of a painting contractor; it is a combination of high demand for their work with contractors being smaller operations. WHAT WILL A PROFESSIONAL PAINTER DO? Most painters will take on all types of projects, from nearly painting your windows to a full interior painting project. Let's assume they are painting the interior of your home. You can expect:

  6. They will cover all areas that are not going to be painted, for example, floors, windows, cabinets, and kitchen counters. Surface preparation before painting includes light scraping and sanding away all your loose paint, tapping away any protruding nails, cleaning off all the woodwork, etc. They will be removing all lights, electrical plates, doors, and any other obstacle. They are going to move all your furniture for better access to areas that require painting. They will prime your drywall or your current paint job with an interior primer. They will apply two coats of color on your interior walls and ceiling. Professionals will be painting your trim and molding (window trim, baseboards, window muntin, etc.). Final touchups include cleanups for any accidents and final evaluation with the homeowner.

  7. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? Not more than what you already expect. A professional painter will have formulas that they use to total up the square footage of your home's walls and ceilings. They will calculate the total preparation time along with the hard costs of your paint and primer. Most painters in New York will give you an estimate based on their similar job experience. It would be best to ask multiple painters for their quotes to decide which one suits you the best.

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