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Turnover season. A tenant moves out, the space sits, and the paint allowance in the lease is the only number anybody loo...
11/03/2026

Turnover season. A tenant moves out, the space sits, and the paint allowance in the lease is the only number anybody looks at.

That number does not tell you what you are getting. Brand-standard finish or builder-grade. Two coats or one coat over a tired wall. Drywall repair included or billed later as a change order. Same allowance, three different buildings a year from now.

Our tenant improvement guide breaks down what property managers and landlords should actually write into a TI paint spec: turnover scope, brand-standard finishes, paint allowance vs deluxe spec, realistic repaint cycles and the scope language that keeps a budget honest.

Read it: https://www.paintwerks.co/tenant-improvement-painting-property-managers-landlords-columbus/

PaintWerks | Licensed Ohio GC (G10550) | 614-582-4227

Retail season is coming. Black Friday is four weeks out and holiday foot traffic will find every scuffed wall and dented...
10/30/2026

Retail season is coming. Black Friday is four weeks out and holiday foot traffic will find every scuffed wall and dented corner in your store.

We repaint retail between closing and opening. Overnight and weekend crews, brand color matching, zero disruption to selling hours. Storefronts, sales floors, fitting rooms, back of house.

November paint slots for retail go fast because everyone wants the same two weeks. Book now and your store is holiday-ready before the rush: https://www.paintwerks.co/commercial-services-columbus/commercial-painting-columbus/retail-storefront-painting-columbus/

PaintWerks | Licensed Ohio GC | 614-582-4227

Commercial painting in Columbus still runs $1.50 to $10.00 per floor square foot. The spread has not tightened in 2026 a...
10/27/2026

Commercial painting in Columbus still runs $1.50 to $10.00 per floor square foot. The spread has not tightened in 2026 and it will not, because floor SF is a poor proxy for paintable surface.

Budget season is here. If you are pricing 2027 capital projects for your building, our cost guide breaks down real numbers by space type: warehouse, office, medical, retail, multifamily, education, hospitality. Built from actual PaintWerks bids across Central Ohio.

One line item with one price means you cannot tell what was scoped. That is how change orders happen at week two.

Full breakdown: https://www.paintwerks.co/commercial-painting-cost-per-square-foot-columbus-2026/

PaintWerks | Licensed Ohio GC | 614-582-4227

Commercial office buildout, Columbus. ACT drop ceiling, carpet tile, painted walls, all coordinated by one contractor. T...
10/23/2026

Commercial office buildout, Columbus. ACT drop ceiling, carpet tile, painted walls, all coordinated by one contractor. This is what a finished tenant space looks like when the trades run in the right order.

Paint went on in two passes. First coat after drywall finish, final coat after the ceiling grid, flooring and trim. That sequencing is the difference between a clean handoff and a punch list full of touch-ups.

Planning a buildout or tenant refresh? Schedule a free walkthrough: https://paintwerks.dripjobs.com/appointmentrequests

PaintWerks | Licensed Ohio GC | 614-582-4227

Drywall and framing is half of what we do. PaintWerks is a licensed Ohio GC (G10550), not a paint crew that subs out the...
10/20/2026

Drywall and framing is half of what we do. PaintWerks is a licensed Ohio GC (G10550), not a paint crew that subs out the wall work.

Metal stud framing. Hang, tape and finish to Level 5. Patches that disappear. Tenant buildout walls from layout to final coat.

Why it matters: when one contractor owns framing, drywall and paint, there is no gap between trades to argue over. A bad tape joint does not get painted over and blamed on the painter later. We find it, we fix it, we own the finish.

Commercial buildouts, office reconfigurations, fire and water damage repairs, residential basements.

Scope and details: https://www.paintwerks.co/commercial-services-columbus/commercial-drywall-framing-columbus/

PaintWerks | Lewis Center OH | 614-582-4227

Latex paint dries to the touch in 1 hour. Recoat at 4 hours. Full cure takes 14 to 30 days. Those are three different nu...
10/16/2026

Latex paint dries to the touch in 1 hour. Recoat at 4 hours. Full cure takes 14 to 30 days. Those are three different numbers and mixing them up is how finishes fail.

Dry to touch does not mean ready to recoat. Recoat-ready does not mean cured. Washing or scrubbing a wall at day 3 can wipe the sheen right off paint that felt dry at hour 2.

Ohio fall makes it slower. Humidity over 70 percent and temps under 60 stretch every number on the label.

Our guide has real timelines by product type, surface and season, plus the variables that actually move them: https://www.paintwerks.co/how-long-does-paint-take-to-dry-columbus/

PaintWerks | Licensed Ohio GC | 614-582-4227

Commercial painting across Central Ohio since 2016. Offices, warehouses, medical, retail, senior living, multifamily, re...
10/13/2026

Commercial painting across Central Ohio since 2016. Offices, warehouses, medical, retail, senior living, multifamily, restaurants.

What PaintWerks brings to a commercial job:
- Licensed Ohio General Contractor (G10550)
- $2M aggregate GL, COI to your PM within 24 hours
- Written prep scope in every bid, not "standard prep included"
- After-hours, weekend and phased occupied scheduling
- Paint plus drywall, framing and trade coordination under one contract

Winter interior season is booking now. If your building has scuffed corridors, dated tenant spaces or a lobby that shows its age, this is the season to fix it while exterior work is off the table.

Full commercial painting breakdown: https://www.paintwerks.co/commercial-services-columbus/commercial-painting-columbus/

PaintWerks | Lewis Center OH | 614-582-4227

Chiropractic office repaint in Columbus. Waiting room, reception, treatment rooms, recovery room. Zero-VOC products thro...
10/09/2026

Chiropractic office repaint in Columbus. Waiting room, reception, treatment rooms, recovery room. Zero-VOC products throughout, scheduled around patient hours so the practice never closed.

Medical spaces are not standard commercial work. Patients show up at 8am either way. That means low-odor products, after-hours cut-in and a crew that cleans up like it was never there.

Running a clinic, dental office or practice that needs a refresh without closing? Schedule a free walkthrough: https://paintwerks.dripjobs.com/appointmentrequests

PaintWerks | Licensed Ohio GC | 614-582-4227

Pressure treated wood cannot be painted the day you build with it. It leaves the store too wet for paint to bond. Most P...
10/06/2026

Pressure treated wood cannot be painted the day you build with it. It leaves the store too wet for paint to bond. Most PT lumber needs 4 to 12 weeks to dry out first.

If you built a deck, fence or porch this summer, October is when it is finally ready. Run the water bead test: sprinkle water on the wood. Beads up, still too wet. Soaks in, ready for primer.

Our guide covers the bead test, primer choice, paint vs stain and the Ohio weather window that actually works. Columbus still has paintable days left before temps drop for good.

Full guide: https://www.paintwerks.co/can-you-paint-pressure-treated-wood-columbus/

PaintWerks | Licensed Ohio GC | 614-582-4227

Central Ohio exterior painting has a hard deadline and it is coming.Latex paint needs surface temps above 50 degrees to ...
10/02/2026

Central Ohio exterior painting has a hard deadline and it is coming.

Latex paint needs surface temps above 50 degrees to cure right, overnight included. In Columbus that window usually closes by late October. Paint applied past it can fail in one winter: poor adhesion, cracking, peeling by spring.

If your siding, trim or fascia needed attention this year, October is the last reliable month to get it done. After that the smart move is to book for spring, not to force it.

We still have fall exterior slots. 614-582-4227 or www.paintwerks.co.

PaintWerks | Licensed Ohio GC | Lewis Center OH

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