Maintenance Painting Programs

Maintenance Painting Programs are customized plans that are tailored to meet the customer’s needs according the facility that needs to be maintained. The purpose of such programs is to preserve structures and equipment from premature deterioration and to maintain them for long periods of time. Such maintenance programs result in savings for the customers in the long run, by eliminating costly repairs and replacements.

The main purpose of painting and coating a surface is not only to beautify, but also to protect. They protect surfaces from physical damage, corrosion and deterioration, by making surfaces easier to clean and stain resistant, you could even use a power washing service Manvel to clean the surfaces and nothing would happen, it would still resists. Throughout the year, weather changes and influx of people affects the exterior surfaces of a facility or building – walls, floors or other areas, making them appear worn out. This may negatively affect business as an exterior of an office, store or apartment block is the first thing a potential customer sees.

Painting beautifies by adding colours and highlighting desirable architectural features, and enhances the safety by increasing visibility by the use of bright pre-specified colours. There are a wide variety of paint and coating varieties available like fire resistant, wood rot-resistant, graffiti resistant coatings, rust resistant paint – check out this site, there’s more. But, even though there are paints and coatings with loads of properties available that may make it seem like a simple coat of paint may protect a building from a variety of things, a lot more goes into a maintenance painting program.

Generally, almost all maintenance painting programs start with a visit by the estimator hired by the maintenance company or contractor, who visits the facility to get an overview of the work that needs to be done. During the initial visit, the estimator makes sure to discuss all relevant details with the client, which includes safety requirements, areas which might not be accessible due to privacy concerns and general concerns that the client might have. All financial concerns may also be addressed, making sure to take into consideration any restrictions or constraints that there might be.

Regular inspections are an integral part of the maintenance painting programs, be it of any type. The first inspection is done before the painting job is started to identify the surfaces that require painting and taking note of the required repair, cleaning and other surface preparation. Painting cannot be done on just any surface; a clean surface is an essential pre requisite. Painting on rotted wood, corroded surfaces, wet surfaces or surfaces that need prior repair work to be done on them can cause paint failures, which can also be caused by painting on sound but dirty surfaces. The first step of inspection is to identify whether the surface really needs to be painted or not. By doing unnecessary spending can be cut down by only doing revival paint jobs on surfaces that need them rather than on the entire facility. This is another part of the estimators visit, coming up with customized plans that suit each client differently rather than a one size fits all approach that is inflexible and costs more. Generally peeling paints, repaired surfaces or a redecoration programs are all indicators of the facilities needing re painting.

The second inspection is done during the process of painting. It’s done to ensure that all specifications are being taken care of, which includes surface preparation, removal of loose paint and corrosion, the quality and type of paint used, priming, quality of application and any other instructions that the client might have. The final inspection is done once the job has been completed, to check for any irregularities or areas that might require some more work to be done. Besides these inspections, the company providing the maintenance painting programs may annual, quarterly or customized timely inspections of the facility make sure that all the upkeep is maintained and highlight areas that may need work to be done. This is the basis of maintenance painting programs as these are not one time things, once such a program is implemented the company responsible for it makes sure that the facilities are maintained, by ensuring regular inspections and upkeep programs.

Painting of all surfaces regardless of the conditions of the plant is not only time consuming, and technically unsafe but it also leads to unnecessary expenses, to paint when there is no need for it. The time period for maintenance work varies from place to place within a facility, for example, hallways and common areas may need monthly touch ups and cleaning, while private offices may need only a yearly paint job done.

The basis of all effective maintenance painting programs is proper and regular inspections. They help ensure timely corrections of paint defects or surfaces that need fixing, which if had they not been checked in time, could have gotten worse and would have needed more extensive work done later on which would have taken time and cost a lot more than what fixing a simple paint defect would have cost.

Basically, when a contractor or firm is handed a contract for a maintenance painting project they’re taking over the responsibility for maintaining and overseeing the entire facility and it’s upkeep. Taking care to carry out regular inspections and perform restorative work wherever required. Generally, at the start of the contract the client and contractor providing the services are able to work out most of the basic details. Once that is done, it is now the contractors job to keep track of the all the planning, which includes inspections and upkeep work, scheduling, making sure that none of the work to be done interferes with the working of the office/store etc., and implementation of the maintenance program, when the paint work is needed, when basic upkeep of the surfaces needs to be done, cleaning etc. The client is only brought in for the approval of the program, to make sure that all dates are clear for the work to be done, to make sure that the client knows what areas need work and to relay any new specifications or directions as needed.