Services and performances of a painter’s business

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There is a whole range of traditional occupations in the craft sector. This includes the painting trade. Painting is needed in all areas of construction. The painter works in residential construction, commercial construction projects and in the public sector. Here the painter has to deal with various tasks which have become even broader in recent years due to the latest techniques. Basis for this occupation is a sound education that takes place in craft businesses in most cases. The theory is taught in the national training centers of the craft. There the future professional workers will receive all information about what materials to use, techniques and calculation.

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Estimate and warranty

Even legal things are taught. This is also necessary because the specialist also needs to make estimates and guarantee warranty. For larger contracts offers need to be made and tenders calculated, in order to get a contract. In general, however, the painter is only regionally active and mostly derives his contracts from references and word of mouth. Good customer service usually brings more jobs if the work performed is of high quality and quantity. Fast handling of complaints can often lead to more contracts as well. It is well-known in the craft sector that the businesses that is most successful master special techniques, and guarantee good quality, customer service and the handling of complaints in case of warranty obliging. This is appreciated by customers.

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The craft for walls, floors and facades

When it comes to preserving the value of the property or even increasing it, then the painting company is an important partner from the craft. Painting services include the renovation of old buildings, facade repair, mold removal, non-allergenic coating systems, wallpaper and wall coverings, fire and water damage restoration and floor coatings. Furthermore, a number of different wiping techniques are possible. This can be done classically or with gradient and pattern-wise. Also crack imitations and certain metallic effects can be realized. Also conventional techniques are the stenciling and plasterwork. The marble technique provides interesting design options for walls, floors and facades.
Here various optical nuances can be realized. Each expert also knows for sure about glaze techniques that are often used to mimic wood structures. In addition there are also old painting techniques. Lately, metal coating is also often used. Also new is the building of walls with flexible sandstones. Painting can be very creative. A consultation by a specialist from this craft sometimes opens yet unknown possibilities. Design and color theory are taught during their training. Training of manufacturers of various products complements the expertise and guarantee first class painting works.

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Works indoors and outdoors

Basically this craft is about all indoor and outdoor work after the bricklayer has done his work. Wallpapers, plasters, paints and gilding are just as important as creative coatings in scraper techniques and the use of special pigments. Even glass déco fabrics are processed. These are used especially in areas with increased fire safety requirements. The painter company is also responsible for special acoustic plasters to influence targeted sound properties in the room. In addition to the color interior design is the use of wall and ceiling profiles that partially allow three-dimensional shaping. Proper insulation and coating systems, which are suitable for allergies of the residents, are realized. Also interesting are the old techniques that have been handed down. Especially when renovating and restoring protected historic buildings, these techniques are used. Among others it was applied in hallways of apartment buildings with a lot of stencils and rollers. In addition stucco was also applied.

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The expert in the craft sector

The materials used by the expert in the craft sector include many different colors. These are blended with various solvents to make it spreadable. For the interior coating with wood-chip structure wallpaper is used which subsequently gets an individual paint coat. The wood-chip structure can also be applied with a spray gun to smoothed walls and can then as well be coated with color. Appropriate training for mastering this technique is offered by manufacturers of liquid woodchip wallpaper.

Contracts and tenders

When it comes to larger contracts a tender is usually made. This can be done as a restricted tender, public tender or even Europe-wide tender. The offers received are therefore comparable, as the tender document gives clear instructions about what services are to be provided. After evaluating the submitted offers the contract will be granted. Generally the most economical offer is accepted. This is mainly the case with contracts that are publicly funded. The economic offer must not necessarily be the cheapest. Also estimate and warranty play a role in this, because not every provider has the same offers. The offered product must be as advertised or equivalent. Thus, the quality parameters of the craft are already defined in the tender document.