When it comes to both interior and exterior painting of the family home, the choice of using professional painters versus the Do-It-Yourself option is a topic looked upon with some division of opinion.
It looks like fun on the TV shows!
While popular opinion often leans towards the professional painter side, DIY projects are also advertised as being fun, satisfying and even more cost-effective. The DIY option is even seen by some as generally the better idea. DIY does have its benefits, but can you risk getting half way through painting and decorating your home yourself, and running out of steam, or time, or both?
It is an ongoing debate in many a household and many the weekend Aussie backyard barbeque!
Painting Services – Commercial Painting
The same debate does not necessarily apply to residential and commercial painting jobs. Clearly if you’re a business occupying a huge industrial building, getting the commercial painting team in to do the job is less of a debate – in fact, it’s really the only wise option!
Not every business are our clients!
Of course, it’s common for the business owner of a cafe, hairdressing salon, boutique, computer shop – and the like – to do their own interior decorating. In those situations, it’s not too dissimilar to interior residential painting. If you have the budget, it’s assured that getting a professional team of Ipswich painters in will result in a quality service, a tidy job and a cost effective result. For start up businesses without a budget to stretch any further, an amateur paintjob may just fit the bill.
Certified experts highly recommended
However, clients with large commercial buildings needing painted know it’s effectively industry standard to have the job quoted and completed by certified painting experts. They know you can’t go past the extensive experience professional painters have and the prompt service they’ll receive if they engage the right painting company.
The Family House – Colour and Paint Matters
It’s the opportunity to paint our family home for ‘free’ that lures the homeowner to go the DIY route. Many a quote we’re invited to provide in and around Ipswich Qld are to fix, remedy or improve the less than adequate paintjob attempted by a non skilled painter.
Professional painters highly recommended for quality and workmanship
They start out fun, but DIY projects often have a lot of hidden pitfalls that can end up costing you more time, effort and money than you may have initially anticipated. So, we’re here to raise your awareness of the pros and cons involved – the benefits and dangers – of a DIY painting project.
And, we’re pretty sure you’ll come to understand why a hiring professional business is a much safer option! Safer meaning – good value for money, a more predictable outcome and greater value added to your property.
Residential Painting is more than slapping around a paintbrush
Anyone who’s tried DIY painting can agree that DIY requires a large investment in time, effort, and money invested in tools, equipment and consumables as well as the paint. Unfortunately for many DIY painters, it doesn’t always come out exactly the way you want it. More often than not, DIY painters have had little to no experience in painting at all.
Colour in pots vs on walls – spot the difference!
The colour you spent time choosing might not fit the space exactly the way you envisioned it to. Paint nearly always dries differently from what’s expected and how it looks on the wall can depend on lighting, time of day, surface texture and other colours and materials in the house.
Years of experience developing a process
It’s far too easy to make a mess of your workspace, and you might need to have multiple attempts in order to get the right result. As well as that, chances are you’ll leave a messy finish, and other surfaces may not be covered correctly, leaving behind a mess to be cleaned.
Professional painters have developed their craft – and process around it – moving efficiently through a residential space, keeping the working area free from tools and clutter in order to work effectively.
You can be sure an expert team will be quick in and quick out and leave minimum of mess in their wake as they work! This is another point of difference between the DIYer and the professional workmanship of the Ipswich Painters.
Painters anywhere near Brisbane Qld can’t control our extremes of weather!
Environmental conditions, such as very rainy, excessively hot, extremely cold, high humidity and so on could also hinder your progress. Knowing how and when to apply and reapply the undercoats and topcoats – and how it will respond in different weather conditions – is all part of what professional painters in ipswich learn in their time in the industry.
Safety first
And that’s not even mentioning your chances of sustaining an injury on the job site.
DIY painting at your peril
To sum it all up, you need to have a lot of time, energy and money available to invest throughout the whole project for a satisfactory result. Do you really want to take the time, wear yourself out and take the risk of a substandard result by going the DIY route?
Extensive Experience Delivers Reliable Results
On the other hand, expert painters have more than enough time and experience to be well worth the price you’ll pay for their service. While the initial price on the quote might appear intimidating, the value lies in the full package, and the reassurance of industy backing.
Painters servicing Ipswich Qld and their business credentials
As a potential customer, you have every right to request to view various credentials held by certified painters who run their own business. Professionals make sure they have the correct insurances, which will cover them, you and your property for any workplace incidents that might occur. Ask to see their Licence and ensure they have a current ABN before accepting any quotes and getting anyone started on your job.
Check reviews and search on Facebook
We would highly recommend ‘doing a Google’ and conducting a brief online background check on any painting services you’re looking to engage. Study their website, check Facebook for mentions of them and phone them up to ask questions. It is not unheard of that a householder has paid people for what they thought was a bonafide painting business and been left with a shocking result. In fact, a result so poor that the investment to remedy it was not viable for a quality painting service to even quote on. This is a true story, unfortunately.
By doing your homework and “checking out” the background of who you’re talking to, you can be more assured that you will not be left with a shoddy job.
The right Ipswich Painters deliver Quality
Professionals are able to judge the overall aesthetic of a room, and quickly determine the colours and shades to go best with it. They can accurately estimate a reasonable price for a project, and the impressive quality of the job will more than make up for the investment you’ll be making.
Not only do professionals have the right tools and skills to deliver a quick and high-quality job, but they are also highly effective at preventing messes that are time consuming to mop up, and they are well accustomed to cleaning up after themselves. By engaging reliable and certified professional painters who have many years of experience behind them, you will be minimising any margin for error, and maximising a high-quality result and overall experience than an average DIY project could.
Return on Investment
Equally importantly, a good paintjob will often increase a property’s overall value. So, in the event that you sell and move on to a new home, you’ll likely reap the rewards in an enhanced sale price. Not least of all, you’ll leave behind beautifully painted rooms for the next owner.
We Highly Recommend Giving Us a Call!
In a nutshell, hiring professional painters is, in the long run, a most cost-effective, energy-efficient, and time-saving method of painting your house. If you want the assurance of a top quality finish that enhances your living spaces and maximises the value of your property – without the burden of doing the job yourself and risking ending up with a subpar result – call the Ipswich Painters today. We’re only too happy to prepare a quote for you.
Areas of Ipswich Qld and Brisbane we Service
If it fits our schedule, we are happy to hop on the job almost anywhere in South East Queensland! Some of the local suburbs we regularly work in include:
- Barellan Point
- North Tivoli
- North Ipswich
- Coalfalls
- Brassall
- East Ipswich
- Ipswich
- Raceview
- Yamanto
- Flinders View
- Sadliers Crossing
- Brisbane
