What is your service area? How far will you drive to paint for me or give a FREE estimate?
Who buys the paint? Do I have to buy it?
What type of paint do you use? Am I going to get the cheap low-grade stuff that most contractors use?
How much do you charge? How much does it cost? Is it by square foot?
Like all contractors, because my work is service based every painting contract changes from job to job. That's why I provide FREE on location estimates in order to view the work and pin point an accurate price and make an offer to contract our services to you. Every job is different and when pricing out work I have to consider a number of factors which can make a price fluctuate. These factors include but are not limited to - Hours of labour needed, supply costs, paint, equipment or rentals required, clean up, major surface repairs, travel, insurance, ceiling heights, wall/surface space & condition, square footage, is there danger/risk involved, do your required extended services, is it just walls or do you need finish work, extra coats, undercoating, trim, ceilings, specialty products like eco-friendly caulking, or artistic work. All quotes are accurate within 10% of the final invoice.
I strive to ensure our pricing reflects what the market can handle, and I am in the industry to make an honest living doing what I love as private local painter and decorator. My profit is what puts a roof over my families head, keeps food on the table, and allows for regular growth and expansion of skills and services.
am a locally owned and operated small business therefore I do not carry a massive overhead, or have to pay out franchise fees like most larger companies, therefore our pricing reflects costs only relevant to your specific job.
My service is very particular in nature and I take this craft very seriously, my pricing reflects my skill level, demand, and overall quality. I have found that my pricing tends to be on the mid-high to high range for Interior Painter & Decorators in Alberta. However, you can be rest assured that the quality and experience I provide to my clients matches this pricing.
YES - 5 Million Liability Contractors Insurance.
Do you have references? How can I see if you will do a good job?
Most of our clients will refer a future client to us, that personal referral or word-of-mouth is the strongest reference we could ask for. BUT if you found out about us through an ad or online we encourage you to CHECK OUT our Facebook page for Customer Feedback and pictures with all of our work. We post as much as we can so that you can have access to current or past projects that we've worked on. Have fun!
How do I pay? Do you take a deposit? What are your payment terms? What if I want to cancel or change my dates?
We accept payment forms of Cash, Check, Money Order/Bank Note, and E-transfer. We do not accept Credit Cards.
A deposit is required on your contract in order to book in and guarantee the dates for the project. I retain a 50% on the total amount as a CREDIT ON ACCOUNT deposit. Contracts of $1000 or less are subject to a retainer of 50-100% credit on account deposit.
Refunds are processed within 10 business days of a written cancellation request in the form of a Check and mailed to the address on file.
YES, we have a GST Registered BN therefore in the province of Alberta we are required to charge 5% GST on top of the total cost in every contract. Estimates are made to provide a breakdown of our cost plus a GST total at the bottom of your document.
What kind of discounts can I get? Do you pay out for referrals? Do you have promotions?
Occasionally I will offer a monthly or seasonal discount or special deal. Keep an eye on my social media to find what's new and if I have a "Special" happening.
Unfortunately, I do not pay for referrals, I am very old fashioned in the way that I believe good business, and happy customers will breed new opportunities. If you believe I am worth the Referal to a potential client, I am very grateful that you share my name, to allow me to continue to practice my craft.
How do I get ready for my brand new fresh coating of paint?
Well, you have booked your dates! You've asked us to paint your space beautiful and we are so EXCITED to get in and start working through the project so that you can get your life back to normal! BUT, there are certain steps you need to take as a property owner/representative in order to ensure that our work goes smoothly and as quickly as possible.
When I enter into your space I ask that you have all of your furniture moved to the centre of each room (or moved out if possible) leaving a minimum of 4 feet of room for me to work in and around while I paint. I request that hangings, pictures/artwork, shelves, light covers, curtains/blinds, nails/pins all be removed from your walls - This is so that I can do my work quickly and not get any paint splatter on your items. If you would like to keep a nail or pin in the wall so that you can re-hang any items please leave it in and we can paint up and into the nail, if you cannot get a nail out simply mark a little "X" beside it and I will remove it for you then patch the hole. I do not offer furniture moving services.
Once your furniture and hangings etc have been moved, you will need to sweep, vacuum, or mop the floors. Take a clean, warm, and damp microfibre cloth and wipe down the surfaces being painted. To wash walls please use a dilute Dawn dish soap in your water solution. DO NOT USE bleaches, abrasives, or TSP. Clean your baseboards, and dust around any and all surfaces being painted.
Please remove wall sconces, plugin and outlet covers, vent covers, bathroom towel/paper bars or any other wall mounts if possible. A $100 outlet/plugin removal fee is applicable if I remove your covers.
With all of your items removed from the walls, and furniture put into the centre of a room we can drop sheet the surround of a space and take our plastic sheeting to cover your things which protects it from dust and paint splatter.
I reserve the right to terminate any contract of which the client obligation to prepare the room where furniture moving and cleaning is not done. Your deposit is 100% forfeitable should you not have the space ready for me on the date of start.
Once you've started painting, can I add things in? Or change things? What if I don't like the colour I chose?
Of course you can add things or change things once we are in your space and have started. However if you want to add or change part of the contract we charge an extra $$ amount to cover the costs of these changes/add-ins. Please ask your contractor how much something cost will be prior to requesting the change/add-in. Changes or add-ins after a contract has started can be charged out at the end of a contract, and payment is due upon the completion of your 1st and initial contract. You will have to sign off on a secondary attachment contract before the extra work is done. If the contractor is unable to complete the changes/add-ins within your booked dates, there may be a secondary date booked to return and complete the changes/add-ins. This includes a change to colour.
NOTE: I am in no way responsible for you liking a colour that you've chosen, I am coating specialist so my responsibility is to ensure that your paint goes onto a surface correctly. If you have further questions please ask us!
Do I get to keep the extra paint from my project?
What is your touch up policy? What if I see something that was missed?
It is my goal to leave your project in a fully completed state and looking fabulous. However, sometimes there may be something small that shows up a day or two after your painting service has been finished. In this case I offer a FREE 7 day touch up policy, which means you can call me back within 7 days of the finish date to return and touch up anything that may have been missed.
Please note, touch ups are scheduled in at my next available schedule opening, so sometimes there is a bit of a wait. IIf you do not contact me before the 7 day coverage period is done, after the time has expired, as touch up fee of $135+gst is applicable.