Painting Industry Standards are a very important element of every contract.

Painting and Decorating Contractors - make sure you reference and include the PDCA Industry Standards in submittals and in the contracts your company signs. This introduction to the PDCA Standards provides a quick reference list to assist in understanding and proper selection.  Always reference the inclusion of all PDCA Industry Standards in your submittals and assure they are properly referenced and included in your contracts.

Consumers - Your contracts with painting contractors should reference and include the PDCA Industry Standards.   Become familiar with the PDCA - Painting Industry Standards. They define what a properly painted surface is and other realities that will help assure a successful completion to your projects.    

Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
PDCA INDUSTRY STANDARDS

Each Standard is organized into seven sections: (1) scope; (2) significance and use; (3) reference documents and standards; (4) definitions; (5) standard specification; (6) comments; and (7) disclaimer of liability. The Standards discuss a range of issues that commonly become the subject of misunderstandings or, in extreme cases, contract disputes and provide guidance for both the contractor and the layman about how such differences can best be avoided.   All PDCA Industry Standards are available for download at no cost athttp://www.pdca.org/standards


Introduction to the PDCA Industry Standards - Listing and description of all current PDCA Industry Standards.

1. PDCA Standard P1-04 establishes criteria for determining a properly painted surface, defines touch up and repair, and determines which party to an agreement should bear the financial responsibility for such work.
2. PDCA Standard P2-04 establishes criteria for determining the qualifications and responsibilities of third parties charged with conducting inspections of coatings application work performed by painting and decorating contractors, as well as the procedures to be followed by inspectors in the performance of their duties. The establishment of “inspection hold points” by all parties to the agreement are an important part of this standard.
3. PDCA Standard P3-04 describes the impact on the costs associated with and time required to complete a project as the number and placement of paint colors and types of finishes grow. The standard is intended to provide guidance in those instances where the number and placement of paint colors and color ranges are either not specified in the bid documents or are unclear.
4. PDCA Standard P4-04 establishes criteria for determining which of the parties to an agreement has responsibility for inspecting and approving surfaces prior to their being painted or decorated.
5. PDCA Standard P5-04 establishes a procedure for the submission and approval of benchmark samples which will serve to determine achievable quality from specified preparation, paint and coating systems.
6. PDCA Standard P6-04 establishes criteria for determining the acceptance of completed wallcovering installations and defines the responsibilities of the parties to an agreement.
7. PDCA Standard P7-04 establishes criteria for the order of work performed by various parties on a construction project as it relates to the efficient and successful completion of painting and decorating work. The cost impact of variations from a prescribed schedule are discussed.
8. PDCA Standard P8-04 establishes the contracting entity’s responsibility maintenance of painted and coated surfaces and prescribes procedures and financial responsibilities for inspecting and repainting previously painted surfaces that have since become aesthetically less pleasing in appearance.
9. PDCA Standard P9-04 defines terms commonly used to describe work to be performed by painting and decorating contractors in the routine and ordinary course of their duties. This standard clarifies the work scope and responsibilities of the painting and decorating contractor.
10. PDCA Standard P10-04 prescribes a methodology for measuring surfaces for estimating & bidding painting & decorating work.
11. PDCA Standard P11-05 defines painter’s caulk to determine its suitability and establish its placement whether delineated, implied and/or not referenced in the specifications for painting.
12. PDCA Standard P12-05 establishes consistent procedures for the specification of block filling and the application of block filler prior to painting paint grade smooth face concrete masonry units.
13. PDCA Standard P13-06 the inspection and acceptance of architectural paints on the interior surfaces of structures when dry film thickness is specified.
14. PDCA Standard P14-06 levels of surface preparation for repainting and maintenance projects receiving architectural coatings.
15. PDCA Standard P15-07 establishes procedures for the evaluation of shop primer applied by an entity other than the painting and decorating contractor.
16. PDCA Standard P16-07 assigns responsibilities to the various entities involved when wallcovering is removed by an entity other than the Painting and Decorating contractor in preparation for painting.
17. PDCA Standard P17-08 assigns responsibilities to the various entities involved with smooth face tilt-up is field painted.
18. PDCA Standard P18-08 defines criteria for the documentation of extra work to a contract for painting and decorating.
19. PDCA Standard P19-09 defines the field of Decorative Finishing.
20. PDCA Standard P20-10 establish procedures for the close out of painting and decorating projects and assigns responsibilities to the various entities involved when the project specifications do not define specific job close out procedures.

All PDCA Industry Standards are available for download at no cost at http://www.pdca.org/standards

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