Retail, restaurant and office painting · Monroe County
Retail, restaurant and office painting in the Florida Keys
Keys retail runs on foot traffic and a short window to work. A shop on a busy street wants fresh trim before the busy weeks and wants the lift gone before the first customer. The schedule is built from the tenant's calendar, not ours.
Many storefronts here are two-story wood and block buildings with porches, rails, signs and awnings, and the paint on them takes a beating from sun and salt. Trim, doors, handrails and shutters are scraped and primed before they are coated, and the scope lists each one.
Restaurants and kitchens add rules. Grease must be cleaned before paint will hold, walls near cooking need washable finishes, and health inspection timing matters. We plan around service hours and the inspector, and we tell the manager what has to be clear and when.
Landlord and association rules come with a tenant space. A color change may need the landlord's sign-off, and signage is a separate matter: Islamorada's village lists painting a commercial building as not needing a permit only if no signage is part of the project. Send the space, the lease limits and your dates, and we will scope the job.
Order of work
- Walk the space with the tenant or landlord and confirm access hours.
- Agree colors and written approvals from the landlord or association.
- Protect stock, equipment, counters and floors.
- Wash, scrape, patch and prime each surface.
- Apply finishes in the agreed order, finishing public areas first.
- Walk the space with the manager, clear all protection and close the punch list.
Where it goes wrong
What tends to go wrong, and how it is held in check
A short window between tenants
A vacant suite is empty for days, not weeks. The scope names the order of work and what finishes first so the space can be shown or reopened on time.
Trim that takes constant weather
Porch rails, shutters and doors face sun and salt on one side and customers on the other. They get scraped, primed and fully coated, not touched up.
Grease and smoke on kitchen walls
Paint over grease peels. Walls are degreased and rinsed, and finishes are chosen for washing.
The limits
Signage, awning replacement, carpentry and kitchen equipment moves are separate. Where a landlord or city must approve a color, that approval comes first.
Questions
About retail, restaurant and office painting
Can you paint a restaurant between services?
Yes. We plan around service hours and inspections, and the quote shows what must be clear and when.
Does the landlord need to approve colors?
Often. Many leases and plazas require written approval of colors and finishes. We ask for it before work is scheduled.
What does a Keys commercial painting job cost?
There is no rate card. We build a quote either after walking the building or, when they show enough, from photos and drawings. It reflects the surfaces and how much repair they need, the coating system, how the crew reaches each wall, whether the place stays open, and what a delivery over US 1 involves. Two buildings that look alike seldom quote alike.
What size of painting job will you quote in the Keys?
Any size. A single storefront, one stairwell or a tenant suite is as welcome as a motel, a marina or a condominium. Tell us the building and the surfaces, and we scope the work as described.
Is Romco Builders licensed in Florida?
Yes. Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. Ask for the license details when you request a quote.
How a job runs
Six steps, in this order
Send the address and the surfaces
Phone us or use the quote form, with photos or drawings if you have them. Say what is to be painted, who is inside and which dates matter.
We walk the building
We study the walls and their condition, how each side is reached, and what has to stay covered or out of the way.
Written scope and quote
The quote spells out prep, coating system, how each wall is reached, the phasing, and each step that waits on an approval.
Approvals and paperwork
Historic or color review, association or landlord sign-off, any permit the work triggers and airport or site clearances come first.
Prep and coating
Washing, repair, primer and finish follow the agreed order, with people, boats and vehicles below kept clear.
Punch list and handover
Together we go over the finished work, clear the punch list, and you keep the coating record for the building file.
Retail, restaurant and office painting across Monroe, including Key West, Stock Island, Marathon, Islamorada, Key Largo, Ocean Reef, Tavernier, Duck Key and Conch Key, Key Colony Beach, Big Pine Key, and every other Monroe city.
Other painting work
More commercial painting we quote, including
- Interior commercial paintingShops, offices, lobbies and corridors, painted while the doors stay open.Interior commercial painting in Monroe →
- Exterior commercial paintingBlock, stucco and metal exteriors, prepared for salt spray, sun and wind.Exterior commercial painting in Monroe →
- Marina and waterfront building paintingMarina offices, boat sheds, dockside rails and waterfront metal, with runoff controlled.Marina and waterfront building painting in Monroe →
- Warehouse and industrial paintingMetal buildings, block shops, roll-up doors and floor markings, kept in operation.Warehouse and industrial painting in Monroe →
- Historic building paintingOlder wood and masonry buildings, painted after review and with lead-safe prep.Historic building painting in Monroe →
- Airport and transportation paintingTerminals, hangars and service buildings, quoted with badging and phasing planned.Airport and transportation painting in Monroe →
- Condominium and association repaintsCondos, townhomes and apartments, scoped for the board and the owners.Condominium and association repaints in Monroe →
- Hotel, motel and resort paintingHotels, motels, guesthouses and resorts, painted around the stay calendar.Hotel, motel and resort painting in Monroe →
- Clinic, school and public building paintingClinics, schools and public buildings, phased around patients, students and the public.Clinic, school and public building painting in Monroe →
- Elastomeric and waterproofing coatingsBlock walls and low roofs sealed against wind-driven rain.Elastomeric and waterproofing coatings in Monroe →
- Pressure washing and prepSalt, mildew and chalk removed before any coat, with wash water kept out of drains.Pressure washing and prep in Monroe →
- Something else?Any commercial building and any size gets a quote from us. If yours is not listed, tell us about it.Call (239) 510-4206 →
Every key from Key Largo to Key West
Tell us what needs paint and where it stands. A written scope and a quote follow.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. One storefront or a whole resort: every job gets a written scope and a quote.