Hester Painting & Decorating stands as the premier union painting contractor in Chicago, IL. With a team of over 75 highly-trained professionals, we’re more than just ladders and brushes. We’re a collective of dedicated craftsmen committed to delivering impeccable results for your commercial setting.
As a leading union painting contractor, we understand the unique needs and standards of union painting jobs. Our team is well-versed in the latest techniques and regulations, ensuring that every project we undertake meets the highest standards of quality and safety.
Our services extend beyond painting. We offer a comprehensive range of commercial services, including wallcovering installation and tackling challenging exteriors. Whether you’re looking to refresh your interiors with new paint or need expert installation of wallcoverings, we have the skills and experience to deliver exceptional results.
We’re proud to be the go-to source for commercial painting in the Windy City. Our commitment to quality, coupled with our status as a union painting contractor, makes us the ideal choice for businesses looking for top-tier painting services.
So, when you’re in need of a union painting contractor in Chicago, look no further than Hester Painting & Decorating. We’re ready to bring our expertise and dedication to your next commercial painting project.
Why Choose Hester Painting & Decorating For Your Chicago Commercial Painting Project?
As a leading union painting contractor in Chicago, Hester Painting & Decorating boasts a Consumer Approval Rating of over 99 percent satisfaction from the Franklin Report. Our methods have garnered multiple awards from Better Magazine and Best of Houzz, including “Best of the North Shore.” We attribute our success to our industry-leading standards, which include ongoing employee training, professional certifications, environmental safeguards, and strict adherence to top OSHA safety standards.
With this established reputation, Hester Painting & Decorating has forged long-standing relationships with many commercial businesses, schools, condo associations, property managers, and warehouse facilities managers. General Contractors and business owners throughout Chicagoland have come to trust our team to deliver efficient, reliable service for each and every commercial painting and union painting job.
Commercial Painting & Decorating Services
Commercial Exterior Painting
Your exterior creates an impression of your company before customers even enter your business or office. As experienced union painting contractors, we understand the importance of a well-executed exterior painting job.
Commercial Interior Painting
When your customer walks through your door, you want to wow them with a beautiful, clean interior. Our commercial and union painting services ensure a professional and appealing look.
Additional Commercial
Decorating Services
Logos & Faux Finishing
Hester Painting & Decorating can hand paint your corporate logo on any surface where traditional signage will not work.
Elastomeric Weatherproof Coating
Elastomeric coatings are water and weatherproofing systems that provide longer life and higher performance than traditional paint.
Wallcovering Installation
New wallcoverings can dramatically transform, protect and increase the value of your property. Hotels and lobbies become more welcoming, corporate board rooms and offices become more innovative workplaces and hospitals become more conducive to healing.
Antimicrobial Paint & Coatings
A new coat of paint makes surfaces look fresh and clean, but did you know there is a special antimicrobial paint that can provide a layer of added protection from hazardous bacteria and help keep you healthy?
Parking Lot and Warehouse Striping
First impressions matter! So when your customers and employees pull up to your working space, leave an impression of an organized space straight off the bat.
Drywall Taping
Drywalls are a popular solution for your interior needs, but only with the right finishing and drywall taping services will your commercial spaces look seamless.
Project Types
Apartments & Condominiums
Depending on the circumstances, painting at a multi-unit residential complex means serving and satisfying several different groups. Respecting our client’s space, time, and privacy has always been a major component of our success.
Banks
Whether the change is taking place inside your bank’s building or the color schemes are staying the same, keeping your branch clean and freshly painted is one of the most cost-effective ways of reassuring customer loyalty.
Common Area Renovations
Whether you’re looking to complete a full common area renovation or a simple maintenance painting project, Hester Painting & Decorating can service your needs without interrupting the normal routine of the property.
Office Building Painting
Whether you own and operate buildings to house your business or lease to others, a well-maintained facade will create a lasting impression.
Healthcare Painting
Keeping a safe and sanitary facility is an ongoing challenge for healthcare facilities, and Hester Painting & Decorating can partner with you to meet these challenges.
Pharmaceutical Plants
Pharmaceutical manufacturing takes place in a highly controlled environment. Scheduled maintenance shutdowns have a huge impact on your bottom line. Knowing coating performance is just as important as knowing the job will be completed on schedule.
Hotels & Banquet Facilities
No matter the type of facility, season, or occupancy fluctuations, Hester Painting & Decorating can engineer a repainting project with minimal impact on your operations and guests.
Tenant Improvements
Every 5 to 10 years certain improvements to your rental facilities are needed to keep the space fresh and clean. Call us for all of your Tenant Improvement needs.
Places of Worship
Not just another building, Churches, Synagogues, and Mosques are special places to their communities. Several considerations make painting the inside and outside of these facilities different from all others.
Restaurants
The interior and exterior in active restaurants can take a beating. You and your employees don’t see the day-to-day damages on walls and other surfaces like your customers do.
Schools & Colleges
Schools are usually painted when students are not around, mostly weekends, summertime, and holidays. Beyond the academic schedule, these buildings have a variety of important paint and preparation considerations that require our kind of experience.
Facility Maintenance
Proper maintenance is not just a necessity that keeps your commercial space spotless, it is also a money saving tactic for the overall painting & decorating needs of your facilities.
Retail
Keep your retail space inviting and on brand with our professional painting services. Your customers will appreciate the delicate touch and attention to details.
Warehouse/Distribution
Since 1968, we have served thousands of warehouses and distribution centers throughout Chicago and its suburbs.
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Locally Owned and Operated Near Chicago, IL
Chicago is a bustling city with countless commercial painting contractors. However, a superb painting and decorating specialist that understands the intricacies of union painting jobs is indeed a rare commodity. Hester Painting & Decorating offers the experienced painting talent you need, along with the specialized customer service you desire. We’ve been enhancing commercial properties throughout the Chicago region for over 55 years as a trusted union painting contractor, and we look forward to continued relationships with the business owners here.
“Jim Guthrie and his team (specifically Dennis and Florin) feel like an extension of our own company. They feel a sense of pride in the work that they perform for us and that is visible every time.”
Erik GardstromLoDestro Construction Company
”5 Star Ratings for Quality, Courteousness, Responsiveness and Overall Satisfaction. Hester is a good value, with a good client rep and accurate, timely billing.
Tom RobertsonJones Lang LaSalle
To reach a custom commercial painting contractor for the enhancement of your Chicago, IL property, contact the professionals at Hester Painting & Decorating today: (847) 677-5130 or [email protected].
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are commercial painting services?
Commercial painting services involve interior and exterior professional painting and/or wallcovering installation for businesses, retail and office spaces, industrial facilities, public buildings, schools, healthcare facilities, warehouses, data centers, and many others.
How much do commercial painting services cost?
The cost of commercial painting services varies based on project size. Our team assesses the property in order to provide a detailed budget based on the project’s scope of work.
How long does a commercial painting project take?
Projects can last from one day to over a year. It depends on the job and the scope of work.
Can commercial painting be done after business hours or on weekends?
Yes. With commercial painting services where the business is in progress but no one currently works in the space being painted, work is done during the week. For businesses that are operating with people working in the space being painted, work can be scheduled when employees are not there at night or on weekends. This is considered overtime work, and there is an additional cost for work performed during overtime hours.
Can you complete projects without disrupting business operations?
Yes, we can work in public areas where there are no desks. If working in offices with desks, there could be a staging area for employees to work while the office is being painted. Scheduling areas with facility management is crucial. Hester understands that good communication with the client is the key to successfully performing work without disrupting the client’s business operations.
What safety standards and regulations do your commercial painters follow?
Hester has a safety manual that all painters are required to follow, plus many of our clients have additional safety policies that we must adhere to. All of these manuals follow OSHA rules and regulations. In addition, OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 classes are required for all of our painters to complete. Toolbox talks and reminders from team leader discussions about safety. Hester’s painters are also required to have annual respirator fit testing performed, Chicago city scaffold training, and ANSI-MEWP lift training.
What types of paint are best for commercial buildings?
The best paint for commercial building interiors is typically acrylic paint. Commercial building exterior paints typically include acrylic, elastomeric, and alkyd-type paints.
What is included in commercial painting services?
Repaint of existing interior and exterior of business, stores, high rises, hospitals, and any place where people work. Wallcovering and wood refinishing of the same areas.
How do I choose the right commercial painting contractor?
All of these can go into your decision-making process: the painting contractor’s reputation, word of mouth, Google reviews, contacting local professional trade associations, asking local paint stores, and asking larger General Contractors. In addition, it is important to note the responsiveness of the painting contractor at the beginning of the process and the continued attention to customer service throughout the process.
How often should a commercial property be repainted?
For asset protection, it is important to stay on top of minor maintenance and repairs with annual inspections by a professional painting contractor. Hester offers annual maintenance inspection programs for clients, which help them budget for what needs to be taken care of each year. Regular annual maintenance and inspection help prevent or at least delay the need for larger-scale repairs/maintenance.
Are eco-friendly or low-VOC paints available for commercial spaces?
Yes – every major paint manufacturer has these product offerings, so it is no problem for Hester’s clients to get these products for their spaces.
Do commercial painting companies offer warranties or guarantees?
Yes, limited warranties that are up to one year for faulty or defective materials or workmanship.
