Your office’s interior paint job sets the tone for your employees and keeps your walls, ceilings, and other surfaces well-protected. Over time, however, your current paint job might start to let you down. Even the best commercial interior painting jobs wear down over time, and your business’ priorities may shift throughout the years, too. Simply put, your office will need an interior paint update sooner or later. Here are a few common office interior paint problems and what to do about them.
Paint can begin to peel for a number of reasons. If paint wasn’t properly applied (or the surfaces weren’t well-prepared) during your previous interior painting project, it will lose its adhesive qualities more quickly and begin to pull away. The most common culprit of peeling paint, however, is moisture. Moisture always looks for openings, and the smallest breaches between your paint and underlying surfaces can allow small amounts of water to get in, gradually accumulating until the paint loses its grip. Moisture can also contribute to other paint problems, such as blistering and efflorescence. If your office paint job suffers from any of these problems, you’ll want to address the root of the issue (e.g., leaking pipes, faulty humidity control) so your new paint job doesn’t undergo the same fate down the line.
Even if your office’s interior paint job strongly clings to your walls over the years, it might lose some of its color. The speed with which a paint job fades depends on its initial coloration, quality, and environment. Lighter neutral tones (white, especially), won’t undergo much fading since they lack saturation. Stronger, brigther colors, on the other hand, are more susceptible to fading over time, especially if regularly exposed to sunlight. Opening up the blinds and letting some natural light into your office can be great for morale and energy savings, but too much direct sunlight can take a toll on your paint job. Keeping up with maintenance painting is an important step in preventing your paint from fading. Simply applying a fresh coat of the same kind of paint to your office walls every few years can go a long way toward maintaining your workplace’s appearance.
In some cases, the problem with your paint job has less to do with its integrity and more to do with its appearance. To be more specific, your office’s current interior design might not mesh with your business’ desired aesthetic moving forward. Perhaps your company just went through a significant shakeup that will alter its brand identity, or perhaps office management simply wants a change of scenery. Whatever the case, a fresh approach to interior painting may be required to revitalize your office space. You might look into new colors, multi-color designs, interior paint faux finishes, and so on. Make sure you work with a commercial painting company that can accommodate your vision.
Does your office have the paint problems described above? If so, the experts at PAINTech can help you restore or overhaul your office’s interior paint job with our wide range of commercial interior painting services, including textured coatings, faux finishes, multi-color finishes, and more. We also offer high-quality wallcoverings if you’re ready to move on from paint jobs. We proudly serve businesses in Pennsylvania, The Main Line area, Delaware, Maryland, and Northern Virginia areas. Contact us to learn more about all of the services that we offer!