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Joe Maldonado
Copyright (c) 2011 Joe Maldonado You don't want to hire a house painter solely based on the fact that they have given you a low estimate. Whenever you are thinking of hiring someone, you should actually take the time to discuss your plans with them prior to requesting the estimate. You want to have them view your home in person first as well. Inquire about their level of skill as well as how many years they have been in the business. Find out whether or not they have worked for any established contractors, as this indicates that they are good at what they do. You should also be provided with sufficient proof of insurance. In the event that there is damage done to your property, you want them to be covered. Additionally, they need to have worker's compensation insurance so that if someone has an accident while working on your property you cannot be held liable for their injuries. You do not want to get stuck paying their medical bills. Of course it should be standard practice to ask for references from any house painter you are considering hiring. However, even though you will be calling them, you don't want to completely base your decision on just what their references tell you. References do matter in the broad scheme of things, but nobody is going to give you the phone number for one of their dissatisfied customers. You can always check your local Better Business Bureau to see if anyone has filed a complaint about them. If you end up discovering complaints, found out what the end result was and whether they got addressed. It isn't so much that there is a complaint, but what is really important is the way in which the person deals with it. You will eventually narrow it down to a few choices, and that is when it will be a good time to start interviewing painters and getting quotes. Advance planning will be necessary, since each painter has their own certain approach and specific way of going about completing a job. One painter may prefer a certain type of paint, while the next painter may think another type is superior. Additionally, they will all have varied methods when it comes to the preparation and cleanup processes. For example, there may be some painters that like to prepare the surface by using a pressure washer, while others will take the time to scrape the surface and sand it down. The reason you see so many different amounts when it comes to your estimates is because of the varying degrees of effort and time that go into the different methods that painters use to paint your home. Every painter you are considering should receive an itemized list of the services you want to see listed in their price quotes. This way you can have a much easier time comparing the price quotes of each individual house painter due to the fact that they will all be for the exact same services.
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