A small retail unit in Prince Albert cannot close for a week to get painted. The work has to happen around the business hours, with coatings that do not drive customers out with the smell. Here is how we schedule and prep a retail repaint so the space keeps trading.
Work around the hours
We schedule nights and weekends so the unit stays open during business hours. We plan the job in sections, so each section is dry and clean before the doors open the next day. The goal is a customer who walks in and sees a fresh wall, not a wet one.
Low-odour coatings for occupied spaces
We use low-VOC, low-odour paint in a retail space so the smell does not linger into the next business day. Standard paint off-gasses for days and reads as a problem to a customer walking in. Low-odour paint costs a little more and it is worth it in an occupied space.
Protect the stock
Shelving, product, and fixtures get covered or moved. Floors get protected. A paint drip on retail stock is a loss we prevent by masking everything that should not get paint.
Satin for retail walls
Retail walls get scuffed. Satin wipes down and hides less of the scuffing it takes, which is why we use it in corridors and retail spaces. Semi-gloss on doors and trim where hands and traffic hit most.
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