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When many people think of painting their home they tend to look at the do-it-yourself aspect over hiring a painting contractor. This is because they can save up to 75% of the cost of the job by simply getting the paint and painting implements and spending a weekend covering the walls themselves. However, just like learning any skill painting is easy to do, however it takes a great deal of experience to be able to get professional results.

The Evaluation Process

Before ruling out a painting contractor for the next big job there are a few facts to consider. This is especially true with exterior painting where heights and terrain are large factors:

1. Heights: Whether it is the interior or exterior many people are not comfortable with heights. In fact, some even get the jitters when climbing up two rungs on a stepladder. If someone does not feel comfortable with high places then climbing a ladder or scaffold is not only pushing the bounds of comfort it can be extremely dangerous.
   
   
2. Moving Heavy Objects: To paint a room requires moving furniture such as large couches and maybe some heavy antiques. An amateur should take this into consideration when trying the do-it-yourself route.
   
   
3. A Painting Contractor Can Save Time: One question to ask when thinking about performing a major painting job is "How much time do I have to perform the job and how much is my time worth when I could be doing other things?"
   
   
4. Tools: A professional painting contractor has the right tools and equipment to perform the job safely and quickly. This includes heavy-duty ladders, scaffolding, paint sprayers and large drop sheets. To rent these helpful implements for a single job may cost hundreds of dollars.
   
   
5. Inconvenience: Painting can take a long time so another question to ask is, "Is it worth it to tie up my living space for many days when a professional painting contractor could do the job in less than two or three days?" For many people the inconvenience is a lot to bear.
   
   
6. Experience: Painting is not only moving a roller or using a brush, it requires patching and preparing the surface so that the finished coats will look smooth and appealing. An experienced eye can also make razor-sharp, painted edges in critical areas like crown moldings and wainscotting. An amateur job will bother a homeowner indefinitely whereas a job by a professional painting contractor will be talked about for years. Not only that, many painters have home design experience and can help the homeowner choose the shades that best go together.

Most painting contractors will give free paint estimate so it is worth while to weigh the options of a few estimates over what a do-it-yourself job would take.