Did You Know?
When you choose Genesis, your primary interaction throughout the entire painting process will be with one of our Supervisors, who will be onsite virtually all the time our Madison Painters are working at your home or business. How is this important to you?
Having a Supervisor onsite means that he or she can be intimate with any concerns you might have—or any concerns our Madison Painters might have—and do whatever is necessary to address them. This ensures our workmanship, as well as your comfort and confidence with the entire process.
This is in stark contrast to many Madison painting contractors, who send crews to your home or business with no supervision and seemingly nobody in charge, leaving you to negotiate between labor and management, which is something you definitely did not sign up to do.
Our Supervisors are chosen, in part, for their excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They average more than 10 years of experience as professional painters in Madison, and they are expert in PDCA1 painting techniques and standards.
We want to make the entire painting process easy for you. And the combination of our experienced Supervisors working in unison with our expert painters virtually guarantees the best results and experience you can purchase at any price.
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We pay our Madison painters by the hour—not by the “job.” How is this important to you?
We pay our Madison Painters hourly rather than “by the job” so that there is no incentive to rush or cut corners on your project. Virtually all other Madison painting companies pay their workers by the project. So there is the ever-present temptation to rush, cut corners, and get done as quickly as possible.
To attract and retain quality personnel who regard painting as a career and not just a temporary “gig,” we offer premium salary and benefits, measured to be within the top 10 percent for the region. When we hire a trainee, we provide the necessary instruction and supervision to make sure that he or she becomes a long-term asset to our company—and to your experience with us.
As well, we provide ongoing training and education to make sure our Madison Painters stay conversant with the latest painting techniques and standards, as well as the ever-evolving local, state, and federal painting codes for homes and businesses.
There is no licensure or formal apprenticeship to become a painter. An inexperienced person with little more investment than a ladder and some paintbrushes can lay claim to being one. This means that the quality of personnel that might be sent to your home or business by a Madison painting contractor can vary widely and—let’s be honest—not for the better.
After all, you’ll be giving total strangers access to your home or business, which means they will also have incidental contact with your family or customers, and eyeball your possessions or inventory. Some caution is called for.
At Genesis Painting, we hire friendly, neat, courteous, experienced people who regard painting as their career and who take pride in learning and applying the painting standards and techniques prescribed by the PDCA1.
And when we hire a trainee, we provide the necessary instruction and supervision to make sure that person becomes a long-term asset to our company—and to your experience with us.
To the best of our ability, we do not hire people who think about painting only as an “odd job” or temporary “gig” until they find something that better suits their tastes. Of course, we also perform background checks, collect references, and provide onsite supervision.
As well, we provide ongoing training and education to make sure our Madison Painters stay conversant with the latest painting techniques and standards, as well as the ever-evolving local, state, and federal painting codes for homes and businesses.
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As of April 22, 2010, companies working in homes built before 1978 will need to be certified “lead-free certified.” How is that important to you?
Genesis Painting was one of the first LEAD safe companies in Dane county. We have fifteen lead safe certified trained job supervisors and all other employees have received the proper training under the EPA and State of WI laws. You won’t be taking any risks with your property or family when hiring Genesis.
Don’t take a chance and hire a non certified company. In the first year that the Rule is in effect, EPA estimates that approximately 8.4 million renovation, repair and painting projects will trigger the regulation’s requirements. There are enforcement provisions within the Rule that enable EPA to issue civil penalties of $32,500 for failure to comply and criminal penalties of $32,500, plus potential jail time, for willful and wanton misconduct. The EPA can impose fines, shut down projects if contractors are not certified or disobeying rules.
Work Practices
Before work starts the company has to distribute to the home or building owner the EPA booklet “Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools.” A confirmation of receipt of the lead pamphlet (pg. 14) must be signed by the owner, operator or occupant.
Once work starts on a pre-1978 renovation, the Lead Safe Renovator has a number of responsibilities. Before the work starts this person will post warning signs outside the work area and supervise setting up containment to prevent spreading dust. The rule lists specific containment procedures for both interior and exterior projects.
Lead hurts kids and we want to prevent exposure before it happens.
Since 1996 more than 46,000 children in Wisconsin have been identified with lead poisoning. In 2008, the number was more than 1,600 children–an average of 4 children identified with lead poisoning per day. That is unacceptable!