No matter how well you maintain your business, its exterior and interior will need to be touched up sooner or later. Although commercial painting is a cost-effective way to improve your curb appeal, you don’t want the project to disrupt your business operations. Following a few key guidelines will minimize disturbances to your customers so that you can continue to make sales while the professionals paint.

How to Prevent Commercial Painting From Disturbing Customers

1. Schedule Work Outside Business Hours

Although you’ll need to keep customers away from drying paint, you can minimize disruptions by scheduling contractors to work before or after your business hours. This will also make work easier and quicker for the painting contractors as they won’t have to worry about customers getting in the way.

2. Paint One Area at a Time

If you’re planning interior painting for your entire store, the project will likely take several days to complete. Have the painting team focus on completing one area at a time rather than trying to take on the whole store at once. This way, you’ll only have to limit access to certain sections of the space, and the rest of the store can continue operating as usual.

3. Leave Plenty of Space for Customers

You don’t want passersby to get in the way of painters or their equipment as this could cause an accident, harming the professionals and customers as well as your merchandise and retail space. Use temporary barriers, such as cones, stanchions, or ropes, to keep customers out of the work zone. You may need to rearrange product displays and shelving to create temporary walkways to keep foot traffic moving normally.

If your store needs commercial painting, contact the skilled team at JD Painting & Decorating in Wailuku and Lihue, HI. For over 30 years, these professionals have provided Maui and Kauai business owners with affordable and efficient painting services. They expertly apply color to interiors and exteriors, and all work is backed with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. View a gallery of their past projects online, or call (808) 841-7100 to request a commercial painting estimate.