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Top Causes of Commercial Painting Timeline Delays and How to Proactively Mitigate Them
Once you decide to paint your commercial building, you’ll need to make all kinds of decisions. What color scheme you want, which parts of the building will be painted, and which company you’ll choose to handle the project.
However, while you may be focused on most of these elements, there is one that also demands your attention: the commercial painting timeline.
One of the ways to help you find the right commercial painting service in Kansas City is to ask about how they prevent delays. While delays can sometimes be unavoidable, low-quality companies aren’t proactive about mitigating those issues.
Because delays can impact your bottom line and affect your operational efficiency, you only want to work with a painting company that knows how to avoid these setbacks. Luke Kush Painting has handled hundreds of jobs, so we know what to do. With that in mind, here’s how we mitigate potential causes of painting delays.
Common Reasons for Commercial Painting Timeline Delays
Inclement Weather
That said, we can’t necessarily paint just before the rain starts and resume painting once it stops. The surface must be completely clean and dry. Also, if it starts raining before the paint has set, it will still run and get messy, forcing us to redo entire sections.
So, to ensure the job is done right, we have to avoid painting too close to when the rain starts and wait for the building to dry completely before resuming. Overall, a single day of rain could cause multiple days of delays, depending on how much precipitation occurred.
How We Mitigate It
While weather reports are not always accurate, they can provide a suitable guideline for us to plan our painting project. Ideally, you’ll want us to paint both the interior and exterior of your building. In this case, we can move inside when it rains and work outside when it’s dry.
However, if you only want us to paint the exterior, we’ll plan around the weather forecast. But because forecasts can change, we also come up with contingency plans. For example, if rain was expected but doesn’t happen, we can still take advantage of the dry period. If rain comes sooner than expected, we’ll protect what we’ve painted so it doesn’t get ruined.
Scheduling Conflicts
No matter the size and scope of your painting project, Luke Kush Painting can handle it. However, larger projects require more people, meaning we must schedule with more painters. Unfortunately, the more people involved, the higher the chance of a scheduling conflict.
For example, one or more painters may get sick or call off for various reasons. When that happens, the project continues short-staffed. In some cases, the entire project may need to be put on hold until we have a full-sized crew on hand.
How We Mitigate It
First of all, our team is full of experienced, professional painters who know the value of a good work ethic. That said, accidents can happen, and it’s almost impossible to know when or what will happen until it does.
To help mitigate scheduling issues, we build redundancies into our planning process. This way, if one or two people can’t make it for whatever reason, the entire project isn’t left hanging in the balance.
Overall, we understand the value of getting the job done efficiently and that your time is valuable. Delays can disrupt and cost your business, and we want to ensure you’ll get the best quality, no matter what.
Improper Room Prep
Before we can start painting inside or out, the surface must be clean, free from damage, and completely dry. However, it’s not just about preparing the walls, ceilings, and floors.
No matter what kind of business you run, chances are there’s furniture, equipment, and decorative items on or next to all of these surfaces. Since you don’t want these pieces painted, they must be removed, covered, or moved to another spot so we have room to work.
But you’re not the professionals, we are. We know what it takes to get a room prepped for an interior painting job, but you don’t. So, how can you be sure you’re getting everything ready correctly before our crew arrives?
How We Mitigate It
At Luke Kush Painting, we understand that you have other things to do besides moving furniture, repairing walls, and laying down protective covering. While you can move everything yourself, we offer moving and prep services to make your life less complicated.
Additionally, we offer repair services for those sections that need attention. Wall cracks, crumbling stucco, or other damages must be fixed before we can paint over them. If necessary, our team can come in and repair these sections as part of our commercial painting project planning.
Miscommunication
One of the most common commercial painting delays is also one of the most easily avoidable. Miscommunication can create problems in several ways:
- We may not have the right color or paint type for the project.
- We may not arrive at the correct time or end at the right time.
- We may not paint the correct surfaces or we might move the wrong furniture.
How We Mitigate It
Communication is the cornerstone of any business relationship. We walk you through each step of the painting process so you understand what we’re doing and how we’re going to do it. We’ll double-check everything from time frames to paint colors to ensure that we show up on time and are ready to work as soon as possible.
Not only do we communicate with you during every step, but we’re always happy to answer questions or address concerns.
Schedule Your Commercial Painting Project With Luke Kush Painting
Are you ready to transform your office building, warehouse, or industrial space with high-quality paint? Luke Kush Painting is here to help you get the most out of your commercial or industrial project with the best crews in Kansas City. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and let’s take your building to the next level.
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