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Stay Away from the Cheapest Commercial Painting Contractor

When you compare bids and see that most contractors come in at about the same price, except one, you should be skeptical of what you will get for your money.

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Stay Away from the Cheapest Commercial Painting Contractor

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  1. STAYAWAYFROMTHE CHEAPEST COMMERCIALPAINTING CONTRACTOR

  2. Everyonewantstogetagooddeal, butagooddealcanoftenbeabadone—thisisespecially trueforacheapcommercialpaintingcontractor. AcceptingthelowestbidforyourNYCcommercialpaintingjobmaybetempting, butyou shouldavoidthiscontractoratallcosts. Beforetakingthelowestpaintingcontractorbidfor yournextpaintingproject, considerthefollowing. WHATWILLYOUGET? Whenyoucomparebidsandseethatmostcontractorscomeinataboutthesameprice, exceptone, youshouldbeskepticalofwhatyouwillgetforyourmoney.

  3. Paint, tools, andlabordonotfluctuatewildly, soifacontractoroffersyouanabsurdlylow price, youhavetowonderwheretheyarepinchingpennies. Whatareaswilltheyskimponto earnaprofitwhenpaintingyourNYCbusiness? Theadage “yougetwhatyoupayfor” istruewhenitcomestocommercialpainting. INSURANCE A ‘cheap’ contractormaynothaveenoughinsurancetoprotectyourpropertyandits personnel. Theseinsurancepremiumsarenotexactlycheapbecausethisisahigh-risk occupation.

  4. Toooften, contractorscutcornersoninsurance, leavingtheirclientsholdingthebag—you couldbeheldaccountableforaninjuredworkeraswellasrepairsforashoddyjob. Ifyoudodecidetogowithalow-bidcontractor, makesuretodouble-checkthevalidityof theirinsurance. WORKERS Illegalaliensanddaylaborersmakeupthebulkofthelaborforcheapcontractors. These arenotskilledNewYorkcommercialpainters, andtheirworkwillreflectthat; thisgoesback totheearlierpointaboutgettingwhatyoupayfor.

  5. Furthermore, worker’scompensationisunlikelytocoverillegalimmigrantsanddaylaborers, meaningyoumayenduppayingthroughthenoseforthis “low” bid. YEARSINBUSINESS CanyouconfirmhowlongthiscontractorhasbeeninthepaintingbusinessinNYC? Ifyou wanttobesafe, hireapaintingcontractorinNYCwhoprovidedpaintingservicesto businessesintheareaforatleasttenyears. Thisallowsthemplentyoftimetoestablisha reputationandamassalonglistofsatisfiedclients. MONEY Justbecauseacontractoroffersyouthelowestbiddoesnotmeanyouwillneverhaveto worryaboutmoneyagain.

  6. Somecontractorsmayaskforanupfrontdeposit, butthisisnottheindustrynorm. Asking forpaymentbeforeworkstartsindicatesthatthecontractordoesnothavethemeansto purchasethematerialsneededorthattheyplantopinchyouonthejob. Inanycase, a depositissomethingyoushouldthinkaboutcarefully. CONCLUSION Commercialpaintingcontractorscanhelpyousavetimeandmoneywhilealsomakingyour businessfaçadelookappealing. Thatbeingsaid, ifacontractorofferstodothejobfora subparwage, youshouldbeabitcautious. Thisisabigdecision, andasubstandardpainting jobmaybesomethingyouhavetolivewithforalongtime.

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