Chrave Davis Painting is a reputable commercial painting contractor in the Ramsey MN area. As the holiday season draws near, it might seem that finding time to paint or repaint your place of business is nearly impossible. The challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about make this sort of project seem all the more challenging. However, we can guide you through the process and get painting work done in a retail environment while causing minimal disruption to the life of your store. We employ expert commercial painters who have a number of important qualities including knowledge of different types of paint, including specialty coatings, and techniques that include applying numerous finishes to different substrates.

Painting a commercial space involves several challenges that are not present in other settings. However, these challenges are not insurmountable. There are some key steps you can take to help the work go more smoothly, maintain a clean and safe store environment, and improve your business’s reputation. New paint is one of the simplest ways for your business to stand out. In addition to appearing clean and well-maintained, new paint can help to establish a clear, memorable brand for your store. Below are several actions you can take that will make your customers feel served and informed during the painting process as well as making it easier for us to work effectively and efficiently.

Whenever you hire commercial painters to work in your place of business, communication is key. If customers know ahead of time that you will be doing painting work, they can adjust their plans, stock up on items ahead of time, or simply arrive at your store knowing that they will need to navigate workers. By setting clear expectations, you can make it clear to customers that you care about their needs. Posting clear written notices throughout the store, particularly near the entrances, in the days and weeks before work is an easy way to not surprise your customers. These notices should provide information about where the painting will take place, when the work will be done, and for how long the project will last. Once work commences, having signs around the store that clearly indicate areas where work is happening and where to find products that might be moved to accommodate the work is vital to ensure that your shoppers experience minimal stress or confusion.

If at all possible, you should have commercial interior painters work at times when there are no customers, or very few customers, in the store. This is very straightforward advice, but it can go a long way toward making the process of painting your business a successful one. Smaller jobs could possibly be completed entirely before and after business hours or over the weekend. However, if you need to repaint a large area or the entirety of your interior space, you will likely need to permit work to take place during business hours. However, getting as much done at times when you are closed is still vital. When painting during hours when you are open, you can improve the efficiency of the work by pausing the project during peak hours. Rather than contending with times when there are lots of people, you can focus on having the work done at times when there is less hustle and bustle in the store.

Another key precaution is to physically separate the areas where work is happening from the rest of the store as much as possible. This can include using tables or chairs to create a barrier, making a large sign that states a certain area is accessible to painters and store personnel only, or having the work done behind sheets or drop cloths. Setting up a separate space for painting makes it easier for workers to complete their tasks without being interrupted. Additionally, a space that is not properly sectioned off can lead to customers disturbing or affecting the work, and it is possible for there to be an accident that harms a customer, leaving you open to liability concerns. However, simple barriers can help workers to progress through the job more efficiently and keep your customers from being distracted by proximity to the work.

A related concern is making sure that tools and painting equipment are out of reach for customers. Unattended tools, or tools that are simply in the way of customers, can be dangerous for commercial painters, employees or customers alike. Even seemingly harmless objects like open cans of paint or ladders can prove dangerous. Even if an accident doesn’t cause injury, easy-to-avoid accidents can lead to spills or other messes that delay the project unnecessarily. When workers are not painting, particularly if they will not be at the work site for an extended period of time, they should place all materials, tools, and paint in a location that is out of site and off of the sales floor. Beyond safety or efficiency concerns, this sort of precaution can help your store to appear neat and further increase your customer’s comfort.

Taking the above steps to ensure safe and tidy painting can have the effect of making it harder for customers to access certain products. In some cases, you might be able to rearrange your store so that all items are displayed outside of the section being painted. However, in many cases, products might need to remain in the area where work is taking place. To help your customers feel welcomed, and to avoid losing potential sales at a time when you are investing in your business, it is essential that employees be prepared to get items for customers. Make sure that the workers and employees are clear about these situations so that your employees can enter the workspace in a safe way that does not obstruct the work. In addition to being a key aspect of customer service, this planning makes it even less likely that a customer will accidentally wander into the workspace as they look for an item. A simple way to achieve this might be to station an employee near the section being painted. They can answer questions and retrieve products for the customer.

At Chrave Davis Painting, we want your store to look its best, and we want the process to go as smoothly as possible. When you contact us, we can talk through your wishes as far as paint types, the schedule for the work, and other aspects of the process. Contact us today for a quote and to start toward improving your business’s appearance.