Painters Bethesda

Choosing a Painting Contractor in Bethesda, MD

A cursory check of the Yellow Pages will show that residents in Bethesda, MD have many choices from which to select a painting contractor. Many of these phone book listings are of small operators, a one or two-man show operating out of a paint splattered van or pick-up truck with ladders strapped to a rack on the roof. The doors of the truck feature crudely letter signs, or magnetic signs offering contact information. Many of these painters are competent, having learned their trade while working for a big, full-service painting contractor. But what do you do when you have a problem? Being a contractor of any type carries certain responsibilities . . . and accompanying liabilities.

These liabilities should be protected under an umbrella of insurance policies that assure the contractor’s customers that they are dealing with a professional, responsible tradesman. Their insurance should cover product liability, property damaged by workmen and workman’s compensation for job related injuries. The premiums on these types of insurance aren’t cheap and many small contractors cannot afford the coverage and still buy material, pay their help, maintain their equipment and the other costs of running a contracting business. A number of the Bethesda Yellow Pages listings are for larger painting companies, many of them with good reputations and experienced crews, if you read their advertisements in that “yellow book.” How can you separate the wheat kernels from the chaff of self-promoting statements? Go to their websites.

The internet is the modern miracle through which a web-surfer may obtain information on nearly everything imaginable. Companies of any size or competence will have a website on which pertinent data is displayed. Contractors will display their basic contact information and some will even have a response card or link where more information can be obtained. Really professional companies will have a list of job credits, pictures, a company history, contact information for each facet of their operation and informational articles on the various aspects of their trade. A really great website will also feature testimonials from credible sources, attesting to the competence and professionalism of the company.

 

Painters Bethesda Analysis

Premiere Painting – Very complete website with a plethora of data available. Both commercial and residential painting projects with many pictures and customer testimonials. Informative articles on many aspects of the commercial and residential paint and coatings industry. Long history and broad service area. Easily verifiable claims of successful completion of all types of projects, including elastomeric coating and electrostatically applied paints.

University Painting – A good name, indicating their proximity to the U of MD. No other information is available except a toll-free number, potentially to a call center handling inbound calls for a variety of customers.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Painting – History dating to the 1950s. Father and son operators, claiming to be one of the larger painting contractors in Bethesda. Entire focus seems to be on residential painting and repainting.

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