If you are looking to get your home painted professionally, then you may want to approach some of the local painters to provide you with an estimate for the project. Chances are that you are bound to get more than a few proposals; that is why you should check out these tips as they show you how to evaluate the various painting proposals so that you end up choosing the right one for your home.
- Executive summary: Given the fact that there are various painting contractors who would talk the ‘good talk’ while pitching their services to paint your home, you may want to insist on a formal proposal starting with an executive summary. The executive summary in question should contain vendor information especially their current credentials and details regarding their licensing, insurance and specialties. You should undertsand the fact that some of the painters may specialize in dry wall, where as a few others may specialize in restoration and sealing. This is exactly the reason why you need to search online for house painters in Auckland and invite detailed proposals from some of the top-ranked local painters, to paint your home. You can always expect a formal proposal from a professional painter, and it makes sense to contact some of them, regarding your current project.
- Detailed project specifications: When you receive the proposal from the painter, you may want to pay close attention to the specs listed in the proposal. It should list out the total area, number of rooms that are to be painted. It should also list out additional services, to be carried out as and when required – for example, such as restoration and sealing, just to give you an example. Do note, that if your old paint was lead-based, then it definitely needs to be removed carefully for obvious reasons and the painter should also list out the various preparatory work and the actual work to be carried out, in the proposal. You may also want to Google plaster repairs in Auckland to find out more about painters and the overall cost of hiring a professional painter.
- Information about products: It is essential that you find out more about the sort of paint they intend to use on your property. A detailed proposal would contain enough information on the various processes they would be carrying out on your property as well as list out the products they would be utilizing for the same. The list should naturally include paint and along with it, wood fillers, primers, whether the paint is acrylic or latex based, drop cloths, rollers, brushes and the list goes on. The point is that you have a clear idea of what the contractor is agreeing to, with respect to your current project.
- Cost estimate: Again, it goes without saying that you need to pay special attention to this part since some contractors are known for padding additional costs to the overall bill. First, check and see if the contractor lists out a rate that is closer to the one he had informed you when you had first contacted him. Find out from the contractor as to how much paint and primer, along with additional equipment is required for the current project. And once you have a rough idea of what the painter is agreeing to undertake, and you are fine with the stated terms, you can then both ink the agreement. But always remember to closely check the progress, as well as the cost and see if it pans out exactly as per the agreed estimate. More importantly, you also need to get the contractor to agree to a fixed time frame for completing the project.
 These are some of the tips you need that would enable you to sort the wheat from the chaff, so as to speak. With these tips, you should be able to sort through the various proposals and select the right one for painting your home.
