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By choosing our project management and consulting services, you gain the assurance that every detail of your home’s exterior painting project will be professionally coordinated and overseen from start to finish. From the initial planning phase through color selection, contractor vetting, and comprehensive on-site supervision, we take a proactive approach to quality control, communication, and accountability. Our involvement means you receive not only a beautifully painted home but also peace of mind, knowing that the industry’s best practices, safety standards, and manufacturer warranty requirements are rigorously enforced at every stage. This holistic oversight helps prevent costly mistakes, safeguards your investment, and ensures a seamless, satisfying transformation for your home.

With over 45 years of painting experience, we’ve learned a thing or two about how to

prevent problems before they occur. We’d like to share with you the most commend

causes of exterior paint failure.

Cracking – Due to poor surface preparation or painting in cold weather.

Peeling from wood – Due to moisture or water between the surface and the coating, inadequate surface preparation, or using a low-quality paint, causing the paint to lose adhesion.

Chalking can occur due to long-term exposure to moisture and sunlight, using a low- quality paint, overthinning the paint, spreading the paint too thin, or not priming and sealing porous surfaces.

Mildew – Due to failure to prime the surface before applying paint, painting over a surface previously infected with mildew, excess humidity, or other moisture problems.

Paint Incompatibility – Due to use of water base paint over multiple coats of old oil base paint.

WHY CHOOSE THE SERVICES OF A PROJECT MANAGER

Painting your home is a significant investment, and the last thing you want is to spend thousands of dollars to paint it, only to notice a few years later that your home’s exterior paint coating suddenly has premature paint failure. Resulting in color fading, cracking, and blistering, along with possible water damage, forcing you to go through the whole process of contracting to have your home painted again sooner than you thought. The most common cause of early paint failure is contractors using low-grade materials, over-thinning the paint with water, doing insufficient prep work, and improperly trained labor, resulting in overspray on windows, broken roof tiles, damage to plants and shrubs. We’re here to make sure that doesn’t happen to your home’s exterior by ensuring that your home will be painted by a pre-qualified, bonded, licensed painting contractor using the most up-to-date preparation and painting methods in the industry today. Project management is an essential aspect to consider when choosing a professional painter for your home’s exterior. Effective project management is necessary to ensure that the painting project is completed on time, within budget, and to industry standards. In addition, a good project manager is also an effective communicator between the homeowner and the painting crew, an often-overlooked skill when selecting a painter.

Choose a painting experience that delivers peace of mind, unmatched professionalism, and stunning results. Contact us today to schedule your free, complimentary consultation.

PROVIDED SERVICES

VIRTUAL COLOR CONSUTING

Enjoy a 30-minute Virtual Color Consultation that will be set up for the client with a Professional Color Consultant provided through PPG Paints or Sherwin-Williams Paint. A photo of your home will be taken, that you think will help us understand your ideas and your vision. Then a color rendition will be duplicated, showing what your home would look like with your chosen color combination before any finish paint coatings are purchased from the approved paint manufacturer. (Limited color rendition photos per client). The contractor will be required to provide the client with a properly labeled quart-size container for each color used on the project upon completion for future touch-ups. We'll also ensure that all project activities comply with health and safety regulations, such as preventing soil contamination and ensuring storm drain protection during the pressure washing phase, if required. Plus that all construction debris and all hazardous waste generated from the painting of the project are disposed of responsibly and in accordance with state requirements. A portable restroom will be located on the job site and placed by the client for the convenience of the on-site painting crew at the contractor's expense.

SELECTING A CONTRACTOR

We will request up to three estimates from a select group of local painting contractors, which we will meet with on-site to provide a painting quote for the exterior painting of the client's home. We’ll then provide each contractor with a copy of the approved paint manufacturers' warranty specification document, which they’ll be required to include as an attachment to their estimate and awarded contract. A review meeting will be scheduled between the client and the project managing consultant to review and provide consultation on all three proposals and related bid documents, prior to the award of a contract for the project. Once the client selects a bidding contractor for the project, a printout is provided to the client verifying that the contractor's license status is active and in good standing with the California State Contractors Board. Additionally, a printout will also be provided, showing details about the contractor's bonding company's information and confirming that their bond is in good standing, before the client signs the contractor's approved contract, as reviewed by the project managing consultant. Also, ensuring that all-surface preparation phases are completed in accordance with the warranty spec and that both the primer and finish coating procedures, are performed in accordance with the paint manufactures application specifications and to industry standards from conception to completion. Inspecting each completed phase of the project and providing informational reports with project photos, before any drop covers or tape and masking are removed.

EXTENDED WARRANTIES

After a paint manufacturer has been selected and approved for the project, we’ll set up an appointment to meet with the paint manufacturer's representative, who will visit your home's job site to assess the existing condition of your home’s exterior paint coatings. Then, a printed extended warranty painting specification will be prepared and drafted specifically for your home’s requirements by the approved manufacturer. This document will be required for the awarded painting contractor to execute and comply with throughout the project's completion, as stated and included in their contract. In order for the client to acquire an extended written guarantee against any paint failure from the paint manufacturer. We'll also ensure with daily on-site inspections, that the painting contractor and the on-site crew follow all guidelines of the painting specifications to the fullest extent of the contract.

Plus, a final inspection and job walk with the client/homeowner and project managing consultant, accompanied by the painting contractor lead painter, after completion of all work performed and including all materials supplied by the contractor to ensure quality

INSPECTION PHASES

Pre-inspection of all exterior surfaces and substrate for dry rot, termite infestation, and water damage. Issues are identified and referred to licensed contractors for an estimate for repair before painting operations begin to avoid delays. For multi-story homes, we use drone technology to document hard-to-reach areas. Additionally, documenting the existing conditions of the surrounding property with photos before painting operations is crucial to ensure that nothing is damaged and remains intact throughout the project's completion. We'll also oversee all aspects of properly masking all windows, decorative stone features, floors/walkways, roof tile, trees, bushes, shrubs, and the protection of non-painted surfaces. Including managing the performance of the contractor and consulting with the on-site field crew to ensure quality and compliance with the project's specifications, and monitoring progress against the project plan to keep the painting operation on track. Plus ensuring that all-surface preparation phases are completed in accordance with the warranty spec and that both the primer and finish coating procedures, are performed in accordance with the paint manufactures application specifications and to industry standards from conception to completion. Prior to the client's acceptance of completed work, a pre-final walk-through will be completed by the contractor and the on-site painting crew, to complete any touch-ups or redo's, remove any construction debris, any masking left on items, dispose of leftover paint, remove all painting equipment, ladders, scaffolding, and complete final clean-up of the site, as directed by the project managing consultant.

BACKGROUND & QUAILIFICATIONS

I started this consulting service to help neighbors navigate the challenges of hiring a painting contractor and ensure their crews deliver high-quality work. My name is Rodger Slack, and I’m a retired owner and project manager of a commercial painting company formerly based in the Central Valley. With over 45 years of experience as a painting subcontractor, I successfully completed hundreds of large-scale projects for prominent national contracting firms. My work spans from Lodi’s Sutter Home Winery Bottling & Distribution Facility to a massive 1,000,000 sq. ft. Amazon Warehouse & Distribution Center in Patterson. Interestingly, I began my career painting houses, and I can confidently say I know every detail of the trade and the painting industry’s legalities inside and out. As your project manager, I’ll prioritize your best interests guaranteed. Painting isn’t just about adding color; it’s about creating a protective barrier against the elements, one coat at a time. If you’re considering painting your home’s exterior, why not take an extra step to protect your investment by scheduling a free, no-obligation consultation with me? I’ll handle everything from start to finish, so you don’t have to.

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Working with Copper Valley was a delight. They understood my vision and brought it to life with their exceptional painting skills.

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I highly recommend Copper Valley for any painting project. Their team is professional, efficient, and the results exceeded my expectations.

An outstanding experience from start to finish. Copper Valley's attention to detail and quality craftsmanship are unmatched.

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