In our competitive world, having a productive work facility is critical. A bright and clean work area is necessary both to work and to show it to your clients to show that your company is capable of completing its work. Premises inspections by current or prospective clients have become commonplace, and sometimes you are given short notice to show how you actually operate, leaving little to no time for house cleaning. .

The best way to light an industrial building is to make sure the ceiling and walls are clean and bright. Ceiling painting contractors have increased facility lighting up to five times more than before the ceiling painting job was done. Easily measured with a light meter, the improvement is also visibly obvious to someone without measuring tools. When you paint the ceilings a bright white, the ceiling suddenly becomes a great reflector of light. In contrast, a dark and dirty unpainted ceiling offers no reflection.

Dirty, dark, unpainted ceilings in factories, plants, and warehouses can also be dangerous. They are known to be great hiding places for contamination that can cause spontaneous combustion due to oil residue, paper dust, ink paper dust, and process solvents that follow in a current or previous manufacturing process.

The air quality at the roof level of an industrial manufacturing plant is often highly polluted. Solvents, chemicals and other debris from the process taking place below make their way to the ceiling where they settle. The temperature is also often much higher at the roof level, which exacerbates the problem. Additionally, a dirty ceiling can contaminate products during the manufacturing process by allowing dirt or contamination to fall onto the production line.

A clean, shiny roof is also safer for workers, homeowners, and service personnel. Pipe color coding gives service workers and firefighters a safe, easy and clear way to differentiate the maze of pipes found on most roofs. This clarity not only saves your business staff time, it can also save lives if time is of the essence during an emergency. It also looks more aesthetically pleasing to all who see it.

Coating systems for painting ceilings range from drop dry paints that are made with a solvent system that allows the sprayed paint to dry before it hits the ground, to epoxy and other more surface tolerant coatings that allow us to paint economically surfaces that are more difficult to paint. prepared due to dirt, limited access and/or corrosion. Care must be taken when planning to paint a metal roof; the type of metal used for the ribbed deck varies, with some using a sequined galvanized finish. This requires a non-alkyd paint finish as the alkyd resin will react with the zinc in the galvanizing and create a chalky or soapy rust that will cause the paint to flake off. The presence of surface contamination should also be checked; Oil and other materials may be present and must be removed before painting, or a more expensive surface tolerant coating must be used.

Ceiling color uniformity can also help make a facility look more presentable.

The process of hiring an industrial painting contractor initially involves them visiting the project to assess site conditions. This can also be done by emailing pictures to your office along with dimensions if only a budget price estimate is required. Industrial painting contractors will then summarize a quote for the client’s review. A purchase order would be issued to the contractor and details of the job would be discussed, such as start and finish dates and what preparation is required from the client prior to our arrival. Projects vary greatly; some facilities are occupied and section off the area to work and hang curtain walls to enclose the area, while others are empty and empty for us to work. The least congestion with the equipment, etc. in one area, the faster they can access the areas being painted, which means the project is less expensive to complete. Occupied facilities generally have more time allotted for white-up and clean-up activities than actual painting time. Industrial contractors will always strive to provide their clients with the best solutions available.

Some, but not all, industrial contractors are used to working under strict time constraints, such as plant closures. They know the hours required to complete the project and combine this with the customer’s allotted time to complete the project to determine their labor and equipment requirements.

Don’t leave your painting project for the last minute! Preparation is a must to successfully complete painting projects. Professional painting contractors should take preparation seriously. They must have a perfect track record for project completion on time. Ordering materials, coordinating labor, and accessing equipment assignments take time. If it appears that the surfaces require a test to ensure adhesion, we also use the pre-planning stage to do this. Remember the old saying “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail”.

In busy facilities, odor can be a customer concern and for this reason, we have low-odor coatings that can be used to ensure staff in adjoining areas are not exposed to hazardous solvents or nuisance odors. Coating integrity is our first priority, so in areas where surface preparation is difficult to perform and surfaces are not perfect, we are forced to use coatings that have a stronger odor. Mitigating these issues is a priority for Induspray, particularly during our project pre-planning stage. We coordinate activities with potential odor concerns in mind by using low-odor coatings whenever possible, verifying facility ventilation, use of odor maskers, applying coating outside of work, coordinating the closure of adjoining work areas being painted, etc.