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Why a Job Walk is a Critical Part of Working with a Painting Contractor

Why a Job Walk is a Critical Part of Working with a Painting Contractor

If you are hiring a contractor to paint a home, business, interior, exterior or cabinets, meeting with the painting contractor is one of the most critical steps in the process of planning and completing your painting project. Make sure to meet with the contractor and get your questions answered up front.

Inspect the conditions of the surface to be painted: A contractor should thoroughly inspect all surfaces

Measure the surfaces: A professional contractor will have production and spread rates figured out based upon previous jobs they have completed. If the contractor you are meeting with doesn’t take time to measure and calculate the square footage, linear footage, and prep work, it is likely they are guessing at how long the job will take. An accurate estimate will be based upon proven data that a contractor has accumulated over time.

Discuss Colors & Schemes: Right colors are an important part of the painting job. Just like prep work and application are critical, so are your final colors. A professional will have experience with palates of colors, and offer advice for your project. A painting contractor will consider both style and surroundings when making recommendations about colors.

Protecting Surroundings: During the initial inspection, the contractor should discuss how they will protect plants, walkways, and all surfaces not being painted. If there is lead paint present, this is even more important so that the surroundings are not contaminated.

Safety Hazards: Safety should be a major concern for all professional painting contractors. OSHA spells out very clearly what a contractor should and shouldn’t do. During their initial visit, they should be looking for potential areas of concern, and planning how they will protect their workers while painting your project.

As a professional painting contractor, it is important at Brooks Painting that we do a thorough initial estimate walk through. We don’t stop there; we also do pre-job walks before the job starts. Our crew leaders have been trained to walk with a customer before the job starts and review everything the estimator discussed. If you appreciate attention to detail, and want to know exactly what you are getting, call us at Brooks Painting Inc 530-753-5074. We work all over the Sacramento, Davis, Vacaville and surrounding areas. We look forward to helping you on your painting projects.

Our Promises to You

1. We’re committed to your project’s success

A lot of painters do the bare minimum, just to get by and move on. That’s not who we are or how we’ve built our reputation.

2. You can feel comfortable with our team

From the estimator to our office team, field employees to Crew Leader, we want you to know that you’re valued, cared for, and safe.

3. We’ll do the job correctly

You deserve total transparency, accountability, and exceptional work. No skipped steps or opting for the “easy way.”

4. We’ll stand by our job

Because we know we’re doing it all the right way, we can confidently stand by our work. We’re picky, and we want you to be 100% satisfied.

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4.9 rating from 400+ reviews

Brooks did a fantastic job on our exterior and interior paint jobs. Quality was high, price was reasonable, and the team was extremely professional and detail-oriented. Mark was our crew lead and the team performed a number of exterior wood repairs, a door re-stain, interior and exterior painting. Mark clearly takes a lot of pride in his work and went above and beyond to ensure the work was high-quality, including finding exact matching siding to fix dry rot, and performing minor repairs that weren't even included in the quote. He and the team were all consistently positive and personable, joking with each other throughout the day, while also genuinely complimenting each other on the quality of their work. It was great to see, and that positivity definitely showed through the work they did. We couldn't be happier with the end result.

Ryan Schauland

Eric and his crew were on time every day and did a very thorough job. I was thrilled that they were willing to paint my outdoor light fixtures which were getting rusty. I was particularly impressed how much time they spent going over their work at the end to catch spots that were missed. I’ll be using them again for interior painting.

C Lewis

This is a business you can trust to do an excellent job and keep all promises. Came on time, completed in time stated, beautiful result!

Sandra & David M.

Efficient, prompt, dependable, quality, respectful, friendly and caring.

Marilou R., Winters

I have always received excellent customer service and the crews are always very concerned about ensuring satisfaction!

Shawn W.

Competent, very thorough, listened to my wishes, very accommodating. Hard workers, friendly, happy, willing to please.

Kay M

Very professional, live up to their billing! [The] company was very cooperative, on top of everything. [They] followed through with their commitment.

Marylan T.

Consummate professionals! We hired Brooks to repaint the exterior of our house, and they did a fantastic job. The paint looks wonderful, everyone was also on time, friendly, and respectful of our property. Exceptional communication through the entire process. I was worried about damage to the landscaping near the house (bad previous experience with another outfit), but they were all very understanding and the crew was super careful. Did what they said they would do with no weirdness, no smoking, no radio, and they cleaned up after themselves nicely. This picky customer is very happy!

Lisa Goodin

The crew is as neat and reliable as the actual painting job and paint used. No boom boxes!! Cordial staff spoke English. The crew got along with each other and worked as a team. The actual finish is / was beautiful. We would like to use Brooks again!

Donna H.

It was fun working with Chris and his crew. I’ve never had a contracted job go so smoothly from start to finish. The office was responsive to my needs, Corey was patient and helpful while I made color choices, and Chris made sure I was happy with the crew’s work every step of the way. Gabriel does amazing work as well. Very much a perfectionist like Chris. I don’t have a bad thing to say. The job is absolutely stunning and I’ve had so many neighbors tell me it’s beautiful. I’m happy to put one of your signs in my front yard if you’d like so people know as they drive by who did the work. Thank you Brooks Painting. I will be recommending you to anybody who asks.

D. White

My experience with Brooks Painting has been outstanding, and, if it were an option on Google, I would assign 100 stars to their work. Mark and his crew were exceptional in painting both the inside and outside of my Central Davis home. They were considerate, careful, and respectful of my furnishings and yard. Kristen and her office staff were also responsive to my queries and were timely in scheduling the work. Thank you Brooks Painting for assisting in transforming my house into a beautiful home!

Hollis Skaife

My house is so beautiful now…great work. Courteous, prompt, awesome work.

Lisa H.

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A new face, the same commitment to excellence. Chase values honesty, reliability, and treating every customer like a neighbor. His enthusiasm for serving our community and helping clients feel confident throughout the painting process makes him a wonderful addition to our team.

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