The Painting Contractors Association is an organization designed to protect and promote painting contractors and their companies. The main objectives are to build, maintain and upgrade relationships between painting contractors and home owners/landlords, as well as between painting contractors and their various clients. They also provide free educational seminars for painters on basic home improvement techniques. They also provide free professional referrals and recommend local contractors to homeowners and builders.
The PPA is not an organization that promotes only one form of painting contractor or product. They recognize and support many different types of painting contractors including landscape contractors, painting contractors, and painting contractors specializing in water restoration. They strive to keep their members abreast of all industry developments. This information is used to help them continually evolve and improve the services they offer to both painting contractors and property owners/landlords, as well as to all other potential customers. Because of this, the PPA continually monitors new products and technologies that may impact the painting industry and help make better decisions for the future of painting contractors and the painting industry itself.
There are many painting contractors throughout the United States who are members of this association. Because of the large scale of painting projects that are required to keep our country’s Interior structurally sound, and our waterways, lakes, and oceans clean and healthy for us to live in; painting contractors need to have the knowledge, leadership, and resources available to continue providing the quality painting services that we need to get the job done. The PPA provides these resources and leadership to its painting contractors through membership in national and regional conferences, educational seminars, and trade show events. Through the years, the PPA has been a trusted resource for painting contractors nationwide.
Because painting contractors must meet certain state licensing requirements in order to provide professional painting services; the PPA works closely with these organizations in order to maintain standards in the painting contractor industry while promoting new state-of-the-art technology. It also works to educate the public on the importance of painting safety. With the PPA on your side; you can be sure that you will always get the best service possible from an acceptable contractor. All you need is access to the information that the PPA has to provide you with.
Painting contractors are required to obtain a federal painting contractor license in order to service the US marketplace. When a painting contractor obtains a federal painting contractor license they are fulfilling a long-standing contract with the US Department of Interior. This contract requires painting contractors to complete and service a specified number of projects per year. This requirement ensures that the government is aware of ongoing construction projects, and work is performed on those projects in an efficient manner. When a contractor receives their license they are also obligated to comply with the specific laws and regulations related to their license, as well as any additional state or local regulations that are relevant.
In addition to obtaining their painting contractor license, painting contractors are also required to participate in an annual Lead Paint Inspection Program. The purpose of this inspection is to detect and prevent the unnecessary use of lead paint. Lead paint is one of the most common causes of poor indoor air quality, leading to the deterioration of the lungs of household occupants. To protect the safety of your family, it is important to regularly examine your home for lead paint. If detected, the contractor license can be suspended until the lead paint problem is corrected. However, if your home has already been found to contain high levels of lead, then your license cannot be suspended until the extent of the contamination is addressed.