Exterior commercial painting · Miami-Dade County
Exterior commercial painting in Miami-Dade
An exterior repaint in Miami-Dade is often decided at a city counter before it is decided on a ladder. Several cities review the color, and the rainy season runs from May 15 to October 15.
Color rules vary city by city. Coral Gables sends every exterior paint job to its Board of Architects, with exact colors and swatches. North Miami Beach requires a paint permit in commercial districts and a base color with a light reflectance value of 35 or more. Miami Springs limits commercial buildings to its palette, up to three colors.
In the City of Miami, painting needs no building permit unless the work affects the stucco, and then it does. Stucco cracks and spalls found during prep are a common reason a simple repaint turns into a permitted repair, so Romco looks for them on the site walk.
The National Weather Service puts the South Florida rainy season at May 15 to October 15. In those months Romco schedules exterior coats around the weather and leaves room for days when walls do not dry in time.
See how color review works in one city: Coral Gables
Order of work
- Walk all elevations and check the stucco
- File the city color review or paint permit if the address needs one
- Pressure wash with wash water kept out of storm drains
- Repair stucco and seal cracks under any required permit
- Prime and apply finish coats elevation by elevation
- Walk the punch list and hand over the approved color schedule
What usually goes wrong
Where this kind of job slips in Miami-Dade, and the control
Color rejected late
A color picked before the city reviews it can be sent back. Romco files the color application first and orders paint only after approval.
Stucco damage under the paint
Pressure washing often exposes cracked or hollow stucco. In the City of Miami that work needs a permit, so it is scoped and permitted before coating.
Afternoon storms
Rain on a fresh coat means redoing it. Elevations are sequenced so each wall has time to dry before rain, with weather days held in the rainy-season schedule.
Outside scope
Structural stucco and concrete repair, window and glazing replacement, and roofing are coordinated with licensed firms. Romco will not start finish coats before a required color approval is in hand.
Questions
About exterior commercial painting
Which Miami-Dade cities review exterior paint colors?
Coral Gables, Miami Beach, North Miami Beach, Miami Springs and Bal Harbour all have a published color rule or review. The city pages on this site set out each one.
Can exterior painting be done in the rainy season?
Yes, with a different schedule. Romco plans exterior coats around the weather between May 15 and October 15 and builds weather days into the sequence instead of promising a date.
What does a commercial repaint cost?
It depends on surface area, height, access, the condition of the substrate and the rules at the address. A coastal tower on swing stages and a one-story strip center inland are different jobs. Romco walks the building, writes the scope down and quotes that scope. No figures appear on this site because a number given before the walk would not hold.
What size of building will Romco quote?
Any size. A single storefront bay, a full office floor, a Doral distribution warehouse or a coastal condo tower all get the same process: a site walk, a jurisdiction check and a written scope.
Is Romco licensed?
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. It manages painting as part of that work.
How Romco runs it
The same six stages, every job
Site walk and jurisdiction check
Romco walks the building, measures the surfaces and confirms whether the county or a city building official governs the folio.
Approvals and colors
Any color board, historic review, zoning permit or roof-coating permit the address needs is filed before materials are ordered.
Phasing and protection
Work is split around open tenants, residents and traffic. Floors, glazing, landscaping and storm drains are protected before prep starts.
Surface prep
Cleaning, scraping, patching and priming, with wash water kept out of storm drains as county and city rules require.
Coating application
Coats go on in the order the system calls for, with exterior work timed around rainy-season weather.
Punch list and turnover
Romco walks the finished work with the owner or manager, fixes the punch items and hands over the color and product schedule.
Exterior commercial painting throughout Miami-Dade, including Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Coral Gables, Doral, Homestead, Miami Gardens, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Aventura, and every other Miami-Dade city.
Other painting work
More commercial painting Romco quotes
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- High-rise and condo exterior repaintsCoastal condo towers on swing stages or rope descent, sequenced behind façade repairs.High-rise and condo exterior repaints in Miami-Dade →
- Warehouse and industrial paintingTall walls, steel and docks in the MIA and Doral logistics belt, worked around trucks.Warehouse and industrial painting in Miami-Dade →
- Parking garage coatings and stripingDeck coatings, wall and column paint, and striping, phased level by level.Parking garage coatings and striping in Miami-Dade →
- Airport and transportation facility paintingQuotes for airport, seaport and transit buildings, with badging and escorts planned in.Airport and transportation facility painting in Miami-Dade →
- Office, retail and tenant improvement paintingSuites, storefronts and tenant fit-outs painted to the lease date, not the painter's.Office, retail and tenant improvement painting in Miami-Dade →
- HOA and multifamily repaintsAssociation and apartment repaints planned with the board, reserve study and residents.HOA and multifamily repaints in Miami-Dade →
- Hotel and hospitality paintingGuest floors, façades and public areas, with historic color rules and guests in mind.Hotel and hospitality painting in Miami-Dade →
- Hospital, clinic and school building paintingWards, clinics and classrooms repainted one zone at a time while the building stays open.Hospital, clinic and school building painting in Miami-Dade →
- Elastomeric and waterproofing coatingsElastomeric wall systems and waterproofing coats, with roof-coating permits handled first.Elastomeric and waterproofing coatings in Miami-Dade →
- Pressure washing and surface prepWashing, scraping and patching that set up the coating, with runoff kept out of drains.Pressure washing and surface prep in Miami-Dade →
- Something else?Planning a repaint around a recertification or a reserve study? Say so in the message and Romco will plan the painting around that work.Call (305) 760-9827 →
Commercial painting anywhere in Miami-Dade
Tell us about the building and Romco will set up a site walk
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. Include the address and how the building is used. Romco replies Monday to Friday, 10 to 6.