When you want an updated look in your home or simply need to refresh the inside surfaces, you might be tempted to grab a paintbrush and handle the interior painting yourself. Painting walls frequently ends up taking longer and being more complicated than a homeowner thinks at the start. Hiring a professional residential painter in Virginia Beach VA makes more sense for a variety of reasons.

Consider these seven important reasons why hiring a professional painting company like Hughes Painting makes sense.

Knowledge of the Best Paints and Products

Your local hardware store may have many brands, types, and colors of interior paint available. Making sense of which to use can cause confusion. Professional painters have a working knowledge of matte vs. satin and which brand gives better coverage than another. These decisions can change how many coats you need on a wall, which affects costs and how long the job takes, too.

Both interior and exterior painters keep up with current paint technology and equipment options, so they make the right choices for each individual job. Use their expertise to get the best possible finished look in your home.

Professional Work Closely with You Every Step of the Way

Hiring a painting company does not mean handing all the decisions over to them. The best offer exceptional customer service and work closely with you, the homeowner, to make sure you are completely satisfied with the end results.

If you say you want your bedroom painted dark blue, for example, they can offer a range of shades to consider, recommend trim colors or options, explain the different types of paint available to you, and describe the entire process in detail. We believe a well-informed client is one much more likely to find satisfaction with the final look and the level of service we provide.

Painters Will Work Effectively with Designers

If you are redecorating extensively or have hired a designer to help with color options, a residential painter understands how to work with them to achieve the look you both want. The desired look must coincide with possible options to be achievable.

A lot of these choices requires multiple contacts. These meetings and conversations can interrupt your life throughout the project, so leaving them to the pros saves you time and energy. You will not have to field phone calls or texts at work or during family time with questions or suggestions.

No Extra Costs for Supplies

Paint, brushes, and rollers are obvious expenses when you paint a room. These are either used up or largely disposable due to their low costs. Trying to keep the prices down can lead you to choose lower quality brushes or rollers, which can affect the finished appearance.

If you decided to paint the room yourself, you would also need to purchase ladders, drop cloths, and other multi-use gear that you might not ever use again. Not many people paint their rooms every year, so these tools and equipment would end up taking space in a closet, garage, or basement for no real reason. A painting company provides these with their service, which saves you money and keeps your storage spaces free for more interesting things.

Proper Surface Preparation

Getting a smooth and attractive wall takes more than choosing the right paint. Every surface requires proper preparation before your chosen color gets brushed or rolled on. This might include removal of old surfaces, filling holes, sanding rough spots, and painting a primer coat first.

Did you expect to get a whole room painted by yourself in one afternoon? You probably did not take all the preparation work into account. Whiles these tasks do make the painting job take longer, they are vitally important for smooth application, neat edges, and long-lasting color.

The Pro Painters Know How to Handle Details

You want a polished and perfect new paint job that makes your room look magazine ready. With years of experience in residential projects, we know every single detail that goes into making that wish a reality. Properly trained painters can prep, paint, and polish using tried and true techniques that the average person may not be aware of. Why risk problems when you can hire a professional team?

Know Costs and Get Professional Estimates Up Front

Any do-it-yourself enthusiast knows that projects around the house frequently start with an estimated cost that usually balloons upward quickly when you are halfway through. This can happen when painting a room, too.

Professional painting companies have a better idea about all the necessary materials, tools, and labor times that go into resurfacing a certain square footage of wall space. This gives you the peace of mind in knowing the estimates or quotes you get for a project are accurate and complete.

Take Care of All Clean Up and Disposal

After you spend hours painting a wall, who has energy left to clean up everything and put the furniture back in place? We do! The best painting companies take care of absolutely everything for you so you do not have to worry about paint getting on your belongings or putting everything back to perfect at the end of the job.

Proper disposal of empty paint cans and similar items matters for the environment. We know the necessary rules and regulations and take care of everything, so you do not have to worry.

Choosing a new color to paint an accent wall or entire room can be a thrill, and even just refreshing an existing one helps you feel better about your home. With all the extra expense, grueling work, and time involved in doing the job yourself, it makes sense to hire a professional residential painter instead.

We at Hughes Painting in Virginia Beach VA have the extensive knowledge of paint types and gear, experience delivering the best results for all sorts of painting projects, and the attention to detail you can trust with your home. Save yourself time and headaches by giving us a call today.