Commercial
Commercial painting in Huntley, IL
Commercial work is quoted per project and scheduled around your hours, including nights and weekends. We start from the same square foot method as our residential work, then price the schedule and the access, because those are what actually make one building cost more than another.
Priced per project, scheduled around your hours
Square footage sets the base. Then it is when we are allowed to work, how occupied the space is, the coating spec and how the job has to be phased. You get a written scope and a fixed price.
Price it in the estimatorCommercial quote
Send us the address, approximate square footage, and the hours we are allowed to work. You get a written scope and a fixed price, not a range that moves after we start.
Start a commercial quoteWhat drives the number
Why one house costs more than the next
Nothing here is a mystery. These are the six things that move your price, up or down.
When we are allowed to work
Painting a suite at 2am costs more than painting it at 10am. If you can give us the space during normal hours, you keep that money.
Occupied or empty
An empty unit gets sprayed. An occupied office means masking every desk and monitor, working in zones, and putting the room back each night.
Ceiling height and access
Warehouse walls, open ceilings and stairwells need lifts or staging. That is equipment and safety time, priced honestly on its own line.
Coatings and durability
A daycare hallway and a law office lobby take different products. We spec for scrubbability and recoat cycle, not just color.
Phasing and unit count
Twelve identical units in one mobilization is cheaper per unit than one unit a month for a year. Tell us the whole plan and we will price the whole plan.
Compliance requirements
Certificates of insurance, background-checked crews, badge-in requirements and low-VOC specs are all normal for us, and they do affect scheduling.
What does not change it
Whether you seem like you can afford it. Our rate card is the same for every building in Huntley. A national tenant and a family shop get the same square foot rate.
Video neededVIDEO NEEDED: Chad walking a commercial job showing after-hours phasing, containment and the daily reset for tenants, approx 5 min
Watch before you book
See exactly how the job runs before we knock on your door
You should know what a day with our crew looks like, what gets covered, what gets moved, when we show up and when we leave. Watch it first, then decide.
How it goes
Four steps, start to finish
- 01
Scope call
Fifteen minutes on square footage, surfaces, hours and access. We tell you on that call whether we are the right fit.
- 02
Written scope and fixed price
You get surfaces, products, coats, phasing, hours and a fixed price in writing, plus our certificate of insurance.
- 03
Work the schedule
Crews arrive when we said, containment goes up, and the space is usable again by the time you agreed with us, every single day.
- 04
Punch walk and close
We walk it with your facility contact, clear the punch list on the spot, and leave you documentation of the products used for future touch-ups.
Straight talk
When we would tell you not to hire us
We would rather lose the job than take money for work that will not hold up or that you do not need yet. Here are three times we tell people to wait or spend their money somewhere else.
You need 40,000 square feet done in four days
We are a local crew with a vetted bench, not a national outfit with fifty painters on standby. If the schedule needs an army, hire the army.
You are the low-bid-wins type of buyer
If your process is three bids and the cheapest number takes it, we will lose and we will not spend your time or ours pretending otherwise.
The building is being sold this quarter
If paint is purely cosmetic for a listing photo, a cheap one-coat vendor gets you there for less. We build finishes to last, and you should not pay for that if you are leaving.
Comparison
D'Franco versus a typical low bid
Both columns are honest. Read the last row carefully.
| What you are comparing | D'Franco | Typical low bid |
|---|---|---|
| Who is in your building | Our own crew plus a vetted bench we have worked with for years. Every painter background checked. | Rotating day labor with no vetting you can verify. |
| Insurance and documentation | Certificate of insurance, written scope, product records handed over at close. | A one page quote and a handshake. |
| Working around your hours | Phased and scheduled in writing, space usable when we said it would be. | Whenever the crew is free, tenants work around them. |
| Coating spec | Chosen for traffic and cleanability, documented for future touch-ups. | Cheapest flat white in the store, unmarked. |
| Punch list | Walked with your contact and cleared before we invoice. | You find the misses after final payment. |
| Price on the day you sign | Higher. Documentation, vetting and scheduling all cost money. | Usually cheaper on the bid sheet. |
Last row included on purpose. If price on the day is the only thing that matters, we are not going to win, and that is fine.
Questions
Answers, including the awkward ones
How is commercial painting priced?
Per project, built up from our published square foot rates and then adjusted for access, occupancy and the hours we are allowed to work. You get a fixed written price, not an hourly guess.
Can you work nights and weekends?
Yes. Off-hours work carries a premium and it appears as its own line on your quote so you can decide whether it is worth it.
What kinds of commercial spaces do you paint?
Offices, retail, restaurants, churches, daycares, medical suites, common areas and multi-unit residential. If it is in our 16 town service area, we will look at it.
Are you insured and can you provide a COI?
Licensed and insured, and we send the certificate of insurance with the quote without being asked. Every painter on site is background checked.
Do you handle recurring maintenance painting?
Yes. Many property managers put us on an annual cycle for common areas and turns. We keep your product records on file so touch-ups actually match.
Learning Center
Keep reading before you buy
Commercial painting cost factors
How occupancy, hours and access change a commercial number.
In-house crew versus subcontractors
How our crew and vetted bench actually works, plainly explained.
Best coatings for high traffic
What holds up in hallways, daycares and restaurant walls.
Tell us the space and the hours. We will send a fixed price.
No walkthrough required to start the conversation, and no pressure if the fit is wrong.