The service goes by many names such as Warehouse Floor Striping, Warehouse Floor Painting, Floor Painting, Warehouse Line Striping, plus many more. Its similar to painting parking lots in that you are basically measuring out lines and painting them down.  However, the similarities end there.  Warehouse Striping is a far more complex project to undertake then parking lot striping with factors to consider such as, product choices, product pot life, timing, drying times, product compatibility, and many many more.

There are a lot of contractors that will take these projects on with little to no experience or worse, they are unlicensed or un-insured. A good indicator of an unlicensed contractor is not seeing it posted on there web site or stationary. Many times, contractors will actually use another companies’ license. The easiest way to know who it belongs to is to do a search on your local state license board. In California, ours is at http://www2.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicense/LicenseRequest.asp . You can check a license by company name, personal name ( i.e. owners name) or by contractor license number that they provide. Insurance is even easier. Simply ask for proof of insurance and then call their provider to make sure their policy is current and reflects coverage for their company.

Here are a few other State License Board Search web addresses.

• Nevada           https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/datamart/nvscbSearchType.do
• Florida            https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp?mode=0&SID=
• New York       http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm
• Washington   http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/checkstatus.html

Basically, if you need to do a search for a license, just paste the following line into your search engine and you should find your local agency.

Search Query:

(” state name” + “state license board”)

So. California would look like this:

(California State License Board)

Also, there are some states that do not have a state license board because they do not require a license to preform work.  At last, look the number was around thirteen. However, its changing a lot, so keep checking.

If you need a licensed contractor for your Warehouse Striping project, please give us a call. Not only are we licensed and insured, but we have 18 years of experience and  great customer service.

Part 1 of 3 Warehouse Striping

If you are a decision maker on a large warehouse line striping project then you are going to want to look at this three part check list. Over the next week we will take a look at the most important factors to consider when hiring a striping contractor. Hopefully, this list can save you headaches and hassles from making the wrong choices.

Line Striping in a Warehouse California.

1. Contractor License:

Most states have an online tool to verify the status of a contractor’s license. Our license’s status, for instance, can be confirmed on the CSLB at http://www.cslb.ca.gov/. On this site, there is a license status check as well as the ability to check current bond, insurance, and workers compensation information. A national list of links to state licensing boards can also be viewed at http://www.clsi.com/state_contractor_license_board.htm

2. Insurance and Workers Compensation:

This is probably the second most common trap customers encounter. They hire a licensed company that has allowed their insurance to lapse or simply never had any in their company’s history. This leaves companies with huge exposure to medical claims and lawsuits. I have personally been an expert witness on cases where large companies hired small and uninsured contractors in order to save a few hundred dollars only to end up paying millions from the litigious situations they create. To avoid these pitfalls, only do business with licensed and insured contractors.

3. Legal Paint Selected:

When it comes to warehouse line striping, there are many companies claiming they are qualified to execute warehouse striping work when they actually are not. A great question to ask your contractor to help you assess their qualifications include, “What are the laws regarding air quality and my paint choices?” Good contractors are familiar with the current state laws addressing which paints are legal and which paints fall short of environmental and air quality requirements. First time fines for the use of an illegal paint can fall in the tens of thousands of dollars. There are many great products sold by national paint manufacturers that will last a long time. So take some extra time to make sure you are covered with paint products that meet state codes and requirements.

There are many important decisions to make when planning and managing large warehouse striping projects. Look for part two next week when we continue our report addressing the main questions to ask a striping contractor for warehouse striping and painting projects. Check back next week when we look at the next three issues. Timing, Experience, Guarantees.