Painting Contractor

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. My most common jobs are interior / exterior painting.
Powerwashing Deck and fences are right up there as well. The painting is what is mostly requested. The decks and fences are more a summer time thing usually.
Wall paper removal is a rarity these day. mostly the painting is what i get.....

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. One, you should check to see that the painter you bring into you family home is licensed! unless you want some joe schmo,running about the house with the right tools but really make a mess that will cost you alot in the long run. Do it right from the start. Hire a licensed Contractor, save us the time and all that mess to clean up. Just a bit of advice that can help!

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. If i was a customer when trade secerts I could share with the masses? I would start with the oldest rule for all painters throughout of wonderful lands. You can paint Oil over Latex, but you can not paint Latex over Oil.
This would be rule number one amongest a list of many in the bag of tricks to follow. I think being real with you customers and aim for highest level painting
and you will be in good standings. Trust me!!!

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. Specialize in Power Washing and brush work!
20 years experience.
Various types of paint from oil to latex and epoxy two part floor paints.
Im also very good at sheetrock repairs and textured finishes. no damage or hole to big to make look new again. Working in the bay area from Pac heights to Sea Drift @ Stinson Beach, high end work to wall paper removal. I will meet all your painting needs.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. This kind of work is more than just slapping paint against the wall. The learning curve is limit less, phyiscal, techniques, adaptable mind is a reward that is priceless. It has rolled in to my own hobbies and love for trade it self. The self rewarding feeling you get when you are finished with a project is wonderful...Happy painting to all...

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. Questions that are asked to me on a regular basis:
How long have you been painting? 20 years.
What kinds of painting you do? Anything you got!
Do you work with oil based paints? Yes.
Do you use ECO friendly paints? Yes.
Do you do wall paper removal? Yes.
Do you preform sheetrock repairs? Yes(All of it!)
Are you licensed? Yes, for the last ten years

Q. Do you have a favorite story from your work?

A. I was about three years old and my father was a big time contractor form the East Coast. He was buliding a family home and I remember his contactor friend and him make me mix the big five gallon bucket of paint. I was about three years old at the time. Amazing enough I happen to become a licensed Painting Contractor.

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. There is so many different various types of painting.
to broading your view on what people think of just painting. Painting walls to staining decks, the sanding
and prep is everything. the painting part does not take any time at all. Applying the paint is the easy part of the whole process. The prep is everything, the time it take to get all the areas protected or covered and ready to put paint on. That just a little bit of the picture of whats involed...

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. It all started in the summer as high school kid looking for a summer job. Several of the kids I hung out with were talking about painting and how you could make money and work together. Several summers later I realized I found something I was good at doing, plus it made money!!! Twenty years later talent at it finest!!!

Q. Tell us about a recent job you did that you are particularly proud of.

A. I was offered to do a exterior job in Santa Rosa. It was the old Chysler car dealership off highway 101 and hwy 12 inter change. The buliding needed a paint job bad. The paint was falling of the place, it tooked me a soid week to scrape and shuck the chipped paint. That friday I bought oysters for the crew and made them continue shucking something more tasteful. The project turned out beautiful........to say the least.

Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?

A. Always current with the lastest equipment as well as techniques.llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Q. What are the latest developments in your field? Are there any exciting things coming in the next few years or decade that will change your line of business?

A. From the tapes we use to the paints! its changed alot since i started. The furure is limitless......
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Q. Describe your most recent project, what it involved, how much it cost, and how long it took.

A. My contractor friend had a house to paint this last winter.
Mill Valley was the location and with the wet weather was a task to handle. Thanks to the new Products my project turned out great. Fair cost and right on time!

Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.

A. I usally bid on the work I do. I will do an hourly rate which slides depending on the work to be preformed.lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Q. If you were advising someone who wanted to get into your profession, what would you suggest?

A. Try it first to see if is what you are able to handle it.
Its not just slapping paint on the wall. Most contractors dont like to paint, they hire sub contractors like me. Paint a really big job and after several day let me know what you want to me paint. GOOD LUCK!

Q. Write your own question and answer it.

A. Do like Painting? Its a labor of love! No B.S. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll