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The Milestone Exterior Painting System

Milestone Painting is committed to providing a consistent quality service to all of its customers. We have therefore created the Milestone Exterior Painting System, which all of our employees are trained to follow.

Uniform

  • White company t-shirt
  • White painter pants or shorts
  • CSA "Green Trianle" rated footwear

Workshop Setup

  • A workshop shall be set up on-site upon commencement of the project
  • This area will be somewhere out of the way such as the side of the house or under the deck.
  • All paint shall be pour in this area with the exception of trays which will be filled in the immediate work area
  • Work Shop must be clean at the end of every day
  • All empty cans must be left with lids off

Painting Procedure

  • Power Washing (If necessary)
  • Scrape all loose and peeling paint to a solid base
  • Prime all bare and scraped areas
  • Repair missing putty and caulking
  • Trim is to be painted
  • Siding is to be painted
  • All deck, fence and miscellanious items are to be painted
  • Clean up

Clean Up

  • All unused paint is to be labeled and left with the client (except whites, blacks and all primer)
    *If client insists that we remove left over paint there is a $5/gallon and $10/five gallon charge. This charge is based on numbers of cans even if they are only partially full.
  • All empty cans (which should be dry) must be placed in a garbage bag and left with the clients garbage
  • All empty pails should be kept for further use

 

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