Ah, there’s nothing more exciting than a home makeover, isn’t there? From redesigning your home structure to giving it a coat of paint, redecorating your home will give it a fresh new feel that’ll liven it up for you and your family. But, should you hire a professional painter or is this something you can do yourself? Well, we guess the question is more about whether or not you want the job to be done well, isn’t it? Here are some reasons why you should hire a professional painter to redecorate your home. 

Experience

Redecorating your home is an investment, one that you’ll have to live with if you’re unhappy with the results and unwilling to pay for it to be done again. So, when it comes to paying a professional, you’re not just paying for the title but for their experience in doing similar jobs at a high standard.

Professional painters are trained to do the job well. That means that they know how to prepare the walls, mix and choose the right paint, and apply it to get the right finish. This is what you’re paying for, their knowledge and expertise. 

They’re efficient

Professional painters have been in the game long enough to get a job done fast and well. They have their skills honed to the point where they can identify issues and deal with them quickly, speeding up the whole process of the project. They also work smart without cutting corners, providing you with a well-finished product in good time. 

They know how to mix colours

Painting your home isn’t always as simple as walking into a paint store and choosing a paint off the shelf. While this can be done at times, in most cases you’ll need someone to mix your paint for you to blend the colours you want to get the right match for your home. Again, professionals have the expertise to do this, which makes them more valuable. They’ll also have some knowledge on what colours to choose to optimise your room's aesthetic.

They are insured

Let’s consider a scenario here quickly. You hire a handyman who isn’t running a professional business but is just doing extra work for some additional income to paint your home, and they absolutely ruin it. What do you do? They have no insurance, and you took the risk of hiring them, so you have to pay the cost to fix their error, or yours. 

Instead, you could hire a professional painter to redecorate your home and avoid all of this. Sure, they might cost a little more, but this extra cost comes with insurance. If they happen to make a mistake or damage your home in any way, the cost to repair or replace the damage will be on them and not you, and that’s if they make a mistake that isn’t common at their level. 

Remember, professional painters rely on good service to build a reputation, so, mistakes aren’t good for business. They’ll go out of their way to ensure you’re satisfied and happy with their work for the possibility of a referral. 

They’ll do all the prep work

When you hire a professional contractor, your role is to give them your expectations, choose the colour scheme and then let them do the rest. Often, they’ll come and prepare the area. That means covering the floors and furniture, preparing the walls for painting by filling cracks and washing them down, mixing the paints, and applying them correctly. 

They’ll set an accurate timeframe for the job

Assuming the professional you hire has been in the game for a while, they’ll probably know how long certain jobs take based on their needs. As a result, they’ll be able to give you a more accurate estimate of the project timeframe, and they’ll stick to it, too. 

They’re well-equipped

The benefit of hiring a professional painter is that they often have the tools needed to complete a painting job and to do it well. There’s a saying, “a craftsman is only as good as his tools”. For painting, this rings true. They’ll come with ladders, the necessary painting tools, and the protective gear to protect your home and the painters as they work.

They’ll complete the job

We’ve heard of countless stories regarding informal painters who started a job, asked for a down payment and then ran off without completing it. This isn’t the case with a professional painter. Once they’ve signed the contract and you’ve paid a deposit, they’ll be locked into the job until it’s done. Remember, they stake their reputation on the service they give, so if they’re flakey, they’ll build a bad reputation and never grow past doing one or two jobs here or there. 

Final Thoughts

The reason hiring a professional painter should be in your best interest is that they come with the guarantee that the job will be done properly and in a timely manner. Remember, you’re not just paying them for their labour, but for their expertise as well. That’s why we’d consider hiring a professional overdoing the job ourselves or hiring a freelance painter to do it.