Archive for the ‘Curb Painting’ Category

The Business of Curb Painting

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

There have been a number of books for sale recently talking about how easy it is to begin a curb painting business. These websites and ebooks tell those who want to make a quick and easy fortune that it is “extremely simple and extremely profitable to begin a curb painting business”. If it is so easy, why don’t more people begin painting curbs?

The truth is that it isn’t as easy as it seems. To begin with, you need to know all of the laws that pertain to the area the home or business is in, to ensure that the job gets done properly the first time. Next you need to learn about what colors and fonts are easily visible and which ones will cause your customer more problems. Then you have to get the machines necessary to paint the curbs neatly. Curb painting isn’t as simple as it looks, which is why many people choose to hire a company who has been painting curbs professionally for years for their curb painting needs. Just remember: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Curb Painting and Home Businesses

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Most people will tell you that working at home is one of the greatest things that they have ever done. It affords them freedom to do what they want and the comfort to work in their pajamas, if they feel like it. One problem with at-home-businesses, however, is that people often have a difficult time finding them. When you work in an office, it is usually in a busy part of the city. When you’re working out of your home, however, you may find that people have a hard time locating your house among all of the houses that are near you.

Curb painting is one way to help people find your at-home-business. Curb painting involves painting the curb that is near your home with your number and possibly even the name of your street. This means that the people driving to your home will have a much easier time locating your home. It is a great way to be able to tell your house apart from others, even if they have their curb painted too. When you choose to paint your curb, speak with a professional about all of your options. You may even be able to paint the curb with reflective paint, which will illuminate up a bit in the dark, helping someone to find your home no matter what time of day it is.

Doing It Yourself: Curb Painting

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Some people believe that curb painting is very easy, and that they can do it themselves. Unfortunately curb painting is not quite as easy as just stenciling on a few numbers. There are specific requirements in each city and state that you have to uphold when you are dealing with curb painting. If you violate the city’s terms, you may find yourself in a lot of trouble with the city legislatures.

If you try to do curb painting yourself, make sure that you are absolutely clear about what the expectations are for the curb painting. You may want to speak with your city officials about what the rules are for painting the curb. Make sure that you get the right paint and that you are painting in a spot where it is allowed. It is often easier, and less of a hassle, to hire someone to paint the curbs for you. By hiring a company to do the curb painting for you, you do not have to worry about the rules or getting the right paint, as the company will already have everything they need to paint the curb for you.

Curb Painting: Delivery Please!

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

When you are dealing with a delivery company, things can get frustrating. No matter whether you run a business out of your home, or you have your things delivered to your home, it is important that the item get to your home on time. When the delivery company can’t find your home, however, things get trick. They may leave your order at a neighbors house, at a store that is nearby, or they may even take it back to the warehouse and wait for you to contact them. This is why many items often get lost.

If you have hired professionals to do curb painting in front of your home, however, this will not be a problem. Many delivery drivers will tell you that they have a difficult time seeing the numbers on houses, especially if the houses are situated fairly far away from the street. When you have curb painting done, the number, and even the name, of your street can be put right near the road on the curb, so that the drivers will have a much easier time finding your home. Curb painting can save you, and the delivery company, time, patience, and money.

All About Curb Painting

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

What is curb painting? A lot of people honestly do not know what curb painting is or why people would pay to have the painting done. The process of painting a curb is to help people to know exactly where they are, and what your building’s number is. Some people feel that painting a curb is superfluous, but really it is a great way to help people to find your home, or your business.

No matter where your house is located, be it the city or the country, having your curbs painted is a good idea. If you are trying to make it easy for a friend to locate your home, painted curbs will help them to identify the exact house that you live in without causing any problems. If you have a business out of your home, painting the curb can save tons of trouble when dealing with customers or with delivery services. Curb painting is a very important thing to have done, especially if you live in an area where a lot of the houses look alike. You can choose to do your curb painting on your own, but for a professional look, you may want to contact a professional.

Things involved in curb painting

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Curb painting refers to the service of painting addresses on curbs for homeowners. Individuals and groups who want to paint address numbers on curbs, either for a fee or on a donation basis, need to obtain a curb painting permit (PDF) from Code Services.

Some of the things to be remembered while curb painting is done are:

1.Only the address should be painted on the curb, no street names or other words.
2.All numbers should be at least 4 inches in height.
3.Numbers must be either black paint on a white background or white paint on a black background.

Also, look out for the following things before moving on with curb painting work:
1.All persons involved in the curb painting activity must carry a copy of their permit and should show them for inspection when required.
2.The approval of the property owner must be obtained before painting the address numbers on the curb.
3.The permit holders’ address must be included in all advertisements, receipts or other materials provided to the customers.

One most important thing to remember is that a permit can be revoked for failure to comply with these rules and standards of curb painting.

Curb Painting – A nice business idea.

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

For those who want to earn some quick money without spending much and without any special skills, then curb painting is a nice option. Curb painting refers to coloring the edges of the roads and parking lots as per the specification of the customer.

You can either work for the local municipality, because curb painting is a routine affair carried out round the year or you can start a business of your own and secure contracts from the local municipal office to paint the curbs every year.

In case you want to start the curb painting business, you can do so with very less money and the profits are high in this business because the market for this is huge. Moreover there are no special skills required for this business. The one thing mandatory is that you need to hold a permit for curb painting. In addition, you are sometimes required to have property liability insurance to cover the damage that you might inflict upon other people’s properties.

It’s your business you are the boss and your work is also very flexible, but then the more you paint the more you make money.

What is Curb Painting?

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Curb painting refers to painting the curb on the road. There are a few reasons to paint curbs, and one of them is to indicate the presence of the road’s edge. Some people also like to paint addresses on the curbs.

There are different messages for different colors of painting on the curb. When a curb is painted red, it indicates no parking. It is used for emergencies by the local police or fire department. While a yellow color indicates that it is ok to load or unload goods or passengers. A white color indicates that you can park a vehicle for not more than 3 minutes, whereas a green color indicates that you can park the vehicle for no more than 15 minutes. Only a vehicle which displays the license or placards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles can park at a blue curb which normally indicates handicap parking. A Curb painting needs to be perfect or else drivers could be misdirected.

Though Curb painting sounds very simple, it is not so. Any individual who wants to paint on curbs needs to obtain a permit from Code Services for the same. Also, different states have different regulations with regards to curb painting.

The Benefits of Curb Painting

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Curb painting is quite useful since it serves different purposes. For one, curb numbers painted on streets, which are visible during the day as well as night, help emergency crews deliver people find the address of a building or residence. However, it has been revealed through various studies that more than eighty percent of American houses are improperly numbered or not numbered at all. Then again, a large number of houses that are numbered have been painted in such a manner that the numbering is not visible at night.

While most contractors follow the rule of painting black four inch numbers and letters on a white background based on government directives, they generally use paints and material which last only as long as the guarantee period. It is because of such badly painted curbs and signs that not just emergency vehicles, but even normal people tend to take a lot of time in locating places that could be easily found if marked properly.

Therefore, if the area near or around your house is not properly marked and painted, then it is advised that you contact the nearest curb painting service in your area to get this work done. Nowadays, a number of contractors also provide online curb painting services, which you can book through their websites.

What You Need to Know Before Hiring a Curb Painting Firm

Monday, December 31st, 2007

There are certain criteria that need to be followed by contractors who want to take up curb painting jobs. For one, every curb painting contractor needs to follow the rules and regulations laid down by the Departments of Traffic Engineering or those set by other regulatory authorities. Some curb painting basics that apply to all contractors who are already into this business or want to enter it are:

It is mandatory for all contractors to register their firm or business with the Department of Traffic Engineering and get their certificate for curb painting. This registration of curb painting agencies with respective government departments makes them eligible to work and provide their services within any particular city or area.

It is very important to know that curb painting is done on public property. Curb painting has to be done on number stencils, fire lanes as well as no parking areas in the house’s frontage. Any logos, banners or advertisements generally need to be painted only on the individual or firm’s private property.

In many cities, curb painting is done after a gap of certain years and government agencies land with contracts requesting speech marks from contractors who are registered. In many cases contractors are required to provide guarantee and assurance about the quality of their work.