Got a call from a new client today for a go-ahead for an exterior repaint I submitted a proposal on last week. It was a referral, sort of, I was doing his neighbors house a few weeks ago and he stopped by and liked the amount of prep work I was putting into the job.
Here’s something to think about… he had gotten two more proposals from other painters, said mine was the highest, but he felt it would be worth it, because he had the place painted 4 or 5 years ago and the guy didn’t do then what he had seen me do.
Because of new construction here in Florida there are a lot of jokers running around with an airless and cheap paint, and they do repaints the same way they do their cookie-cutter new construction jobs, cheap and quick. BUT, I’m thinking this blow’n’go/in’n’out painting has maybe reach its peak and is on the downturn of its roller coaster ride. It seems people are tired of paying the painter (so to speak) every couple of years and are looking for something other than cosmetic fixes.
Anyway, win one for the Gipper, ya know what I mean? Charge enough to do quality work, then do quality work. It will make everyone involved happy.
Here’s something to think about… he had gotten two more proposals from other painters, said mine was the highest, but he felt it would be worth it, because he had the place painted 4 or 5 years ago and the guy didn’t do then what he had seen me do.
Because of new construction here in Florida there are a lot of jokers running around with an airless and cheap paint, and they do repaints the same way they do their cookie-cutter new construction jobs, cheap and quick. BUT, I’m thinking this blow’n’go/in’n’out painting has maybe reach its peak and is on the downturn of its roller coaster ride. It seems people are tired of paying the painter (so to speak) every couple of years and are looking for something other than cosmetic fixes.
Anyway, win one for the Gipper, ya know what I mean? Charge enough to do quality work, then do quality work. It will make everyone involved happy.