5 Questions To Ask Interior Painters In St. Louis, MO

When you are looking to hire an interior painter, it’s important to make sure you get a good price for what you are getting and that you don’t end up feeling like you’ve been robbed at the end of the project.

There are certain questions that would get out of a prospective painting contractor whether they will do a good job for you or if you’re likely to be disappointed by them.

With that being the case, let’s look at five important questions to ask interior painters in St. Louis, MO.

1. Could You Please Provide A List Of Clients Willing To Give Testimony On Your Behalf?

This is one of the most important questions that you can ask a painter, for if you aren’t able to get in touch with anyone who had previously used the painter’s services, how can you possibly know if anyone was happy with the work that was done?

It is important that you see that the painter receives a mix of reviews that the company doesn’t receive exclusively glowing and over the top positive reviews because that kind of positivism should raise at least your eyebrow to have you wonder how any company could realistically be that perfect.

2. Are You Insured and Licensed (Certified)?

It’s critical to make sure that the painting contractor that you hire is both insured and licensed for several reasons, being that you don’t want to deal with anyone who isn’t both.

In the world of painting, there are so many things that can go south so quickly and if something breaks or if there is an injury of any sort, you don’t want to be the one that is liable for the damages — thankfully, properly insured painting contractors will  not leave you in the lurch.

3. Can You Provide Me The Estimate And Details Of The Work In Writing

If you deal with a painting contractor and everything seems to go well but they tell you they need not put anything in writing because they are people of their word, take that word and return your own — goodbye!

There’s nothing worse than having an organization including painting contractors tell you one cost up front but then when the job is done tell you you owe a substantial amount of money for fees they didn’t tell you about and were never planning on telling you about until it was paying time.

When you have the estimate and the details of the work in writing, you can point to it and make sure you get exactly what you wanted.

4. Is Paint Included In The Price Of The Job

It would be upsetting if you were to get the interior paint job all done and then find that your bill is bigger than you were expecting and then find that it’s because the cost of paint wasn’t included in the estimate.

Make sure up front and in writing that either the paint is included in the price or it isn’t, and if it isn’t get a figure on how much it will cost — based on the actual measured dimensions of the space that will be painted, that is!

5. Will There Be Clean-Up After The Work Is Complete

This is something you will want to find out before the first stroke of the brush because if you think clean-up is included in the estimate and then the painting company finishes and there’s a mess still there with the painters heading out the front door, you might be just a bit disappointed.

Make it clear from the beginning if you will have your space cleared and cleaned after the interior paint work.

We would love the opportunity to be your go-to interior painter in St. Louis, MO. Call us at 314-582-5272 to book a FREE estimate, and let us help you enhance the interior of your home so you can focus on other things.

Related: Hiring a Painting Contractor in St. Louis, MO? Avoid These 5 Mistakes
Interior Painting St. Louis: 5 Things to Consider When Choosing Paint
How To Prepare Your House For Interior Painting In St. Louis, MO