Frequently Asked Questions

One major concern for many retail, restaurant, and office managers is the paint smell.  Our team uses very low and zero VOC materials that contain little to no odor.  If paint smell is a concern for you and your team, we can use very low odor paints like PPG Pure Performance along with high volume air scrubbers to completely remove the paint smell from the air.  Our project consultants will cover this concern in the quoting phase to make sure we understand your needs so we can serve you better.

Our normal payment term for B2B work is net 30.  We understand that it takes time to get an invoice paid by most business operations.  If you have special needs or require different terms, just let the project consultant know and they will be happy to discuss and adjust to your needs if they can.

Yes, all of our manufacturers have durable products that will reduce the scuffing to your walls, doors, and trim.  The best one currently on the market is Benjamin Moore’s Scuff X.  This may not lengthen your paint cycle, but it will reduce the amount of scuffing your facility takes on in the same amount of time.  Commercial high traffic areas should be painted more frequently.

The sooner you get a professional painter to deal with this problem the better.  No matter what the substrate is, it will continue to deteriorate until you get this paint probelm solved.  Paint provides an important protective role in your building’s “envelope”.  Paint is designed to shed the water in order to protect the underlying building materials.  Wood, EIFS, and CMU will deteriorate quickly if left exposed to the elements for too long — especially in our Indiana winters!

Elastomeric paint is great for areas like Florida where there is a lot of wet weather and no freeze thaw cycle.  Here in Indiana, we see it fail too often and create bigger problems.  Elastomeric paint is a vapor barrier, so any moisture that does make it through will not migrate through the paint film and be trapped in your walls.  Our winters are too cold for the coating to perform well as they tend to become more brittle in the low temperatures.  We recommend high build masonry coating that breathes instead of elastomeric paint for most commercial applications.

Yes, we can prepare your floor or walls to recieve any special safety markings you require.  Our team is proficient in all types of high perfomance coatings and can provide you with long-lasting solutions for your plant.

Our field crews undergo a full background check and drug testing that must be renewed every year.  Like you, we are concerned for our team and who we expose them to.  Our main goal is the safety of the team and to protect our company as a great place to work!

Absolutely.  Be sure to talk this over with our project consultant and to leave plenty of time to ensure scheduling can be coordinated.  Plant shutdowns are our favorite time to get things done too!

Yes and no.  There are only a few ways you can reduce the price of a project on the painting front.  One is by reducing its footprint — smaller projects are generally cheaper to paint.  Another is by choosing more cost effective products — most new builds already spec the low end or builder grade products.  The only other way we can think of is by giving back any hope of making a profit — this is just a slow death for most subcontractors.  But we’d be happy to take a look at it to see if we can help!  Perhaps two suggestions we can offer is to omit wallcovering or other high dollor decor and accent walls.  Other trades could likely offer more effective savings.

We are frequently asked to help out a failing sub on a commercial project and we are always happy to help.  Our rates are $70 per hour for straight time and $90 for nights, weekends, and overtime.  Just give us a call and we’ll do our best to put your project on our schedule.

Yes, we have insurance coverage that meets or exceeds even the most demanding commercial clients.

We need to know your project’s schedule by Wednesday of the week prior to the week you need our team on your project.  The earlier you let us know, the more likely we can meet your needs.

The reality in the painting industry is that most painters are now prefering the gig economy. We do have our own full time crews, but will sometimes need to augment them with subcontract labor.  We have a reliable system for hiring and managing subcontract teams so you won’t even know the difference!

There are many valid concerns to having the interior of your business painted with customers and employees around. First, you need to consider the potential trouble of people accidentally getting paint on themselves or on their property. This is the biggest concern we always have and one you should seriously consider when thinking about scheduling your project. Second is the fumes. Some people are very sensitive about smells. We have a few tools in our arsenal to combat this one. First, we always use low or zero VOC products unless you have need of a high performance paint like epoxy. Second, we can use scrubbers to clean the air as we work. These machines filter the air to remove both particulate (dust) and odor using HEPA and charcoal filters. Finally, you are probably worried about having tradesman around your business – will they behave themselves? Our crews are trained and disciplined to be polite, friendly and will behave accordingly. We can work with your schedule too. If you feel more comfortable with us working at night or on the weekends, we have the ability to make those arrangements too.

We use a wide variety of products from specialty metallic paints to your everyday commercial grade products. Our skillset is quite varied. For residential interior work, we recommend the Emerald line by Sherwin Williams, the Ultralast line by PPG, or Regal Select by Benjamin Moore. These products will hold up to most of the abuse that commonly occurs. For residential exterior work, we recommend Duration by Sherwin Williams, Permanizer by PPG, or the Regal line from Benjamin Moore. Commercial work will need a custom spec written based on your use, but typically, we use PPG SpeedHide or Sherwin Williams ProMar 200 for most low maintenance interior applications. We also have access to a full line of industrial products should your project require them. For doors and trim, we recommend Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel – there is nothing quite like it!

We do! We service a full range of interior and exterior residential work. You can give us a call at (317) 528-9500 or visit https://tipco.youcanbook.me to schedule your FREE estimate!

We don’t ask for a deposit.  You’ve placed your trust in us with your business or home, so we think it is only right to return to you the same trust.

On select non-profit work, we do offer a 20% “Mooresvillian” discount that allows non-profits to get painting done more affordably. If you are a non-profit and want more information about this deal, please call our office and ask for Bob and I will be happy to discuss this unique offer with you.

We are fully insured by Federated Insurance. We carry enough insurance to satisfy the most demanding clients. If you would like to review our insurance certificate, we would be happy to send a copy of our certificate to you – just send your request to office@wepaintindy.com or give us a call to request a copy. We are not bonded, this usually ensures that our firm will complete the job as contracted. Bonding is usually acquired for larger municipal work.

Yes. We perform background checks on all of our employees and we screen them for drugs upon employment and once a year after that. You can rest assured that we care about the safety of our crews and the security of your business or home and will do everything we can to ensure a safe and productive workplace.

We always recommend painting exteriors in the Spring or Fall. Painting in the winter in Indiana can be tricky with the wide ranges in our weather. Summer is often very hot and could cause the paint to dry too quickly and make the color or sheen less consistent and even weaken the acrylic bond that should form under more ideal circumstances. We will work with you to best determine when your projects exterior should be painted.

The following are costs for an average home of around 2,000 sqft. Yours will vary, but we want to give you an idea of the cost to paint the different areas of your home.
Living Room walls – $600, trim – $250, ceiling – $250, doors $135 each for door and casing both sides. Exteriors for an average 2,000 single story wood or vinyl sided house would run about $5,900 to paint the body, trim, and doors. A full bath would cost about $400 for walls only. Give us a call today for a free estimate (317) 528-9500 or visit Https://tipco.youcanbook.me to book today!

We do accept credit cards.  Let the project consultant know you’d like to pay with a credit card and they will send you an invoice at the end of the project through Square.