Commercial Interior Painting for Occupied Buildings
Corridors, lobbies, stairwells, suites, and restrooms coated in phases, on a shift schedule your tenants and staff can live with.
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Commercial interiors fail at the traffic points first
The walls in a commercial building do not age evenly. Corridors, elevator lobbies, stairwells, and restroom walls absorb carts, shoulders, and cleaning chemicals, while the conference room down the hall still looks new.
Painting all of it with the same product on the same schedule wastes money in the quiet areas and underspecifies the areas that actually take abuse. We spec by area instead.
Areas we spec separately
Every interior scope we write breaks the building into areas with their own product, sheen, and coat count, because they are not the same painting problem.
- Corridors and elevator lobbies in scrubbable, high-traffic systems
- Stairwells, including handrails and door frames
- Suites and open office areas in low-odor products
- Restrooms in moisture-tolerant, cleanable coatings
- Doors, frames, and metal trim in enamel finishes
- Ceilings where painted rather than tiled
Phasing an occupied building
We work floor by floor and wing by wing, and we do not open more area than we can close in a shift. Corridors stay passable, egress stays clear, and signage tells tenants exactly what is happening and when.
Where a suite is occupied, we schedule around the tenant directly and coordinate the access with property management so nobody is surprised at seven in the morning.
Prep is what makes it last
Cart gouges, anchor holes, and previous patches are filled, sanded, and spot-primed before finish coats. Skipping that step is why so many commercial repaints look flat and patchy under corridor lighting within months.
What the project actually looks like
Walk the building with facilities
We identify traffic areas, damage, egress requirements, and the shift windows available.
Area-by-area proposal
Each area gets its own product, sheen, coat count, and price so you can prioritize what gets done first.
Protect, patch, prime, coat
Floors and fixtures protected, damage repaired and spot-primed, then coated during the agreed window.
Walk and close out each phase
Phase is cleaned, reset, walked, and signed off before the next one opens.
What moves the price
We do not publish a price list, because a real number depends on your property. These are the things that actually change it, and every one of them shows up as a line item on your estimate.
- Occupancy and phasing
The more the building has to stay in service, the more phases and reset labor the schedule requires.
- Wall condition
Cart damage, anchor holes, and failed prior patching add prep hours before coating.
- Product specification
Scrubbable corridor systems and moisture-tolerant restroom coatings cost more than flat wall paint.
- Ceiling height and access
Atriums, open ceilings, and tall stairwells require lifts and slow the coating rate.
- Shift window
Night, weekend, and holiday work is priced differently than standard hours.
- Doors, frames, and trim count
Enamel work on doors and frames is slow, detailed labor and is quoted by count.
What is included, and what is not
You approve the scope in writing before we start. If it is not on the estimate, it is not in the price, and we would rather tell you that now than argue about it later.
Included
- Written scope with product, sheen, and coat count by area
- Floor, fixture, and furniture protection
- Patching, sanding, and spot priming of typical damage
- Phase and shift schedule agreed before start
- Daily cleanup with egress kept clear
- Certificates of insurance for the property
- Written workmanship warranty
Not included unless quoted
- Wallcovering removal or installation unless quoted
- Ceiling tile, flooring, and lighting replacement
- Abatement of any hazardous material
- Areas not listed on the estimate
Straight answers before you call
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Priced by area with the phase plan included, so facilities and finance see the same document.
Written warranty on every project.