The actual installation of an epoxy coating system is just one part of the customer experience. As a contractor specializing in epoxy, polyurethane and polyurea-polyaspartic coatings (www.garagefloorcoating.com), we can install beautiful flooring. However, the breakdown of an essential customer touch point may determine whether we get a 1-star or 5-star review. In this blog, I’ll provide some tips on another element of superior customer service…protecting customer property.
Setting Up the Work Site
Before we even consider starting up a diamond grinder or mixing liquid epoxy, polyurethane or polyurea-polyaspartic products, we initiate a setup routine. To ensure we protect customer property, we perform this setup at every work site, each and every day, .
Protect Against Spills & Splatter
We place 4-mil plastic over the floor of our box truck and top it with carpeting. Because we carry liquid coating products within our truck, the plastic and carpeting are there to contain potential spills and splatter that would stain customer (or public) property. We then mix all our liquid coatings in the rear of the truck. This prevents us from having to set up a separate mixing area on the customer’s property.
Protect Against Concrete Dust
If concrete preparation like diamond grinding is being performed at a job site, we create a path using plastic, mats and/or carpeting that extends from the space to be prepared all the way to our box truck. Why do we do this? Because diamond grinding creates a very fine dust that adheres to shoes. “Dust footprints” stain driveways, walkways and patios.
Protect Against Epoxy Stains
Before applying any liquid coatings, we first place a small mat or carpeting immediately outside the space to be coated. If it’s a garage, for example, the mat or carpeting is placed at the garage door entrance. We do this so our installers can thoroughly wipe their shoes (or spiked shoes) when exiting the coated work space. This prevents epoxy staining of the non-coated substrates like driveways.
Protecting Interior Spaces
For interior installations, where our installers must pass through a customer’s home or office space to access the work area, shoe covers are mandatory. No need to explain why here. When entering the customer’s home or work space, remember to bring a second pair of shoe covers for use when exiting the work space.
Protecting Customer Property: The Wrap
These tips may sound elementary, but they have a huge impact on the customer experience. Setting up protective plastic, carpeting or mats takes about 10 minutes of your time but might save hours in fixes.
We may have installed a stunning epoxy floor, but leaving a stained work site will not make for a satisfied customer.
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