Condo and high-rise exteriors · Collier County
High-rise and condo exterior repaints in Collier County
Many of Collier County's tallest buildings stand a short walk from the Gulf or the bays, from the beach strip north of Naples to Marco Island. Salt carried on the wind lands on every face, and a tower repaint here is judged by how well the coating and the joints resist it.
Weather sets the pace as much as the plan. In September 2017 Hurricane Irma's center crossed Marco Island, and the National Weather Service recorded a 142 mph gust near Naples Airport. Swing stage work stops well below that, so the schedule leaves room for wind days, and the board hears about them as they happen.
Collier has seasonal residents as well as year-round ones, so some owners are away when a drop reaches their floor. Notices have to reach people who are not in town, and balcony access has to be arranged through the manager. We build a notice routine for each drop, and we track the units that could not be reached so they are not forgotten at the end.
A repaint is also the moment to look at balcony edges, railings, sliding-door sealant and expansion joints, because those are where water gets in. Send the tower's address and any engineer's report, and we scope the exterior together with the board.
Order of work
- Review the engineer's reports, the roof plan and the anchor records.
- Agree access, color and the owner notice routine with the board.
- Set up roof equipment and protect pool decks, entries and garages below.
- Wash, repair and seal each drop from the top down.
- Coat walls, balcony edges and railings, drop by drop.
- Inspect each completed drop with the manager and record what needs a second pass.
Where it goes wrong
The usual problems, and how each is held in check
Anchors without a paper trail
Rope access and many stage rigs depend on roof anchors. Under OSHA's rope descent rule the owner must certify the anchorages in writing before anyone uses them, so we request that paperwork at kickoff.
Owners who are out of the state
A balcony that cannot be reached holds up a whole drop. Access days go out early, and the manager keeps a running list of what remains.
Sealant painted over
Coating over failed caulk traps water behind it. Sealant at doors, windows and slab edges is tested, and any that has let go is cut out and redone.
Salt on the surface
Chloride left on a wall weakens the coating. Walls are washed with clean water before prime, and rust on metal is cleaned back to bright metal.
The limits
Concrete restoration needs an engineer's design and is separate scope. Roof anchor installation or recertification belongs to qualified firms. Assessments, votes and owner notices belong to the association.
Questions
About condo and high-rise exteriors
Does a repaint tie into the milestone inspection?
It can. A condominium building of three habitable stories or more needs a milestone inspection, and the structural integrity reserve study covers exterior painting and waterproofing. Work flagged by those reports frequently goes ahead of the repaint or alongside it.
Can residents stay in their units during the work?
Yes. They get notice before each drop reaches their floor, rules for balconies and windows, and a contact through the manager.
What affects the cost of commercial painting?
No rate card exists, because two buildings are never alike. A quote is built after someone looks at the building, or at photos and plans good enough to show it. What moves it: the surface types and their wear, washing and repair needs, the coating system, how crews get to each wall, whether people are inside, and which approvals come first.
What size of painting job do you quote?
No size is too small or too large to quote. That covers a single tenant suite or storefront as readily as a Gulf-front tower, a farm packing building or an airport hangar. Tell us about the building and its surfaces, and the scope follows from that.
Is Romco Builders licensed?
Yes. Romco Builders holds a Florida general contractor license. The company was founded in 2015 and has its office in Fort Lauderdale. Ask for the license details and they arrive with your quote.
How a job runs
Six steps, in this order
Send the address and surfaces
Phone us or fill in the quote form. Say what is being painted, who remains inside and whether a date matters.
We walk the building
We inspect the surfaces and how they have weathered, work out how crews reach each wall, and list what must be shielded.
Written scope and quote
In the quote you will find the prep, the coating system, how crews get up, the phases, and each step held back by an approval.
Approvals and permits
A board or landlord color decision, city design review, permits that the work might trigger, and airport or site badging all come before the first coat.
Prep and coating
Wash, repair, prime, then finish coat, in the agreed order. Anything beneath an overhead crew stays shielded.
Punch list and handover
Together we inspect the result, clear whatever is on the punch list, and give you a record of the coating for the building file.
Condo and high-rise exteriors across Collier, including Naples, Old Naples, Marco Island, Everglades City, Chokoloskee, Goodland, Isles of Capri, Immokalee, Golden Gate Estates, Bayshore Gateway Triangle, and every other Collier city.
Other painting work
Commercial painting for any building, including
- Interior commercial paintingOffices, medical suites, lobbies and corridors, scheduled around the season.Interior commercial painting in Collier →
- Exterior commercial paintingStucco and block exteriors, prepared for Gulf sun, summer rain and hurricane-season wind.Exterior commercial painting in Collier →
- Warehouse and industrial paintingTilt-wall, metal buildings and floors, painted while the operation keeps working.Warehouse and industrial painting in Collier →
- Parking garage painting and coatingsWalls, columns, striping and deck coatings, phased level by level.Parking garage painting and coatings in Collier →
- Airport and transportation paintingTerminals, hangars and support buildings, quoted around badging and flight operations.Airport and transportation painting in Collier →
- Office, retail and tenant build-out paintingTenant build-outs, shop fronts and restaurants, finished to the landlord's list.Office, retail and tenant build-out painting in Collier →
- HOA and multifamily repaintsAssociations, apartment communities and condo clusters, phased building by building.HOA and multifamily repaints in Collier →
- Hotel and hospitality paintingGuest rooms, corridors, lobbies and exteriors, phased around the guests who stay.Hotel and hospitality painting in Collier →
- Healthcare and school building paintingClinics, medical offices and school buildings, painted in phases and returned clean.Healthcare and school building painting in Collier →
- Elastomeric and waterproofing coatingsCrack-bridging wall coatings and waterproofing, where wind-driven rain finds a way in.Elastomeric and waterproofing coatings in Collier →
- Pressure washing and prep workWashing, scraping and rust treatment, with wash water kept out of storm drains.Pressure washing and prep work in Collier →
- Something else?Any commercial building type, at any size, can be quoted. If yours is missing from the list, tell us about it.Call (239) 510-4206 →
Any building, any size, anywhere in Collier County
Send the building and the surfaces, and we will write the scope and the quote.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. Whether it is a tenant suite or a beachfront tower, the scope is put in writing and the quote follows it.