Interior commercial painting · Miami-Dade County
Interior commercial painting in Miami-Dade
Most interior repaints in Miami-Dade happen in buildings that never close: a downtown Miami office floor, a Hialeah medical suite, a condo lobby with residents walking through. The hard part is the people, not the wall.
Unincorporated Miami-Dade and the City of Miami both list interior painting as work that needs no building permit. That does not lift the code. The county's own exemption list says exempt work must still meet the Florida Building Code, so fire-rated walls and doors keep their rating after the coat.
Romco plans the job floor by floor or suite by suite, with the order agreed with the property manager. Corridors and lobbies that cannot close are painted in sections after hours, and furniture, floors and glazing are covered before any sanding starts.
Coatings sold in the United States must meet the federal limits on volatile organic compounds for architectural coatings. Romco still schedules the strongest-smelling work for evenings or weekends in occupied space, and keeps air handlers and returns protected while prep dust is in the air.
Order of work
- Walk the space with the manager and mark rated doors, labels and sensitive equipment
- Agree work hours, sections and the path occupants will use
- Cover floors, furniture, glazing and air returns
- Patch, sand and prime the walls and trim
- Apply finish coats section by section
- Walk the punch list with the manager and hand over the color schedule
What usually goes wrong
Where this kind of job slips in Miami-Dade, and the control
Occupants in the way
A lobby or corridor that has to stay open cannot be painted in one pass. Romco splits it into sections, keeps a clear path past each one, and agrees the hours with the manager in writing.
Older coats underneath
Buildings from before 1978 may carry lead in old layers. OSHA's lead standard treats painting as construction work, so Romco checks before any sanding.
Fire-rated assemblies
Rated doors, frames and wall labels must stay legible and unpainted where the label requires it. Romco marks them during the site walk so they are masked, not coated over.
Outside scope
Lead abatement, mold remediation, drywall replacement beyond patching, and electrical or fire-alarm work are separately licensed. Romco coordinates them with firms that hold the license or certification.
Questions
About interior commercial painting
Can interior painting happen at night in a Miami-Dade office?
Yes, where the building allows it. Romco agrees after-hours windows with the property manager, and the building's own access and security rules decide how late work can run.
Does painting an interior need a city permit?
Unincorporated Miami-Dade, the City of Miami and Palmetto Bay all list painting as work that needs no building permit. Other cities differ, so Romco checks the rule for the address.
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.
Interior 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.