How Pre-Painted Moulding is Solving Builders' Biggest Pain Points

Builders want to be able to increase the price of the homes they build, which means including high-quality elements like moulding and trim. However, they often run into a few common setbacks when they install these elements. 

Let’s take a look at the biggest pain points encountered during moulding and trim installations, then how Metrie Complete can solve them. 

#1: Increased Labor to Paint

If your home design calls for trim, there are a few steps in the installation process that require additional resources and subcontractors. Not only will you have to find and pay a carpenter to install the moulding and trim, but you’ll also need a painter to complete the job. 

With the industry’s current labor shortages, finding the right subcontractors has gotten tricky and subsequently more expensive. “Contractors have been forced to pay subcontractors higher wages, often waiting for talent to become available—ultimately slowing down jobs across the country,” writes Juliette Cilia for Forbes.

#2: Increased Timeline 

Finishings like moulding and trim enhance a home’s design, but can also seriously slow down a project and push back deadlines. 

When builders have to contract out multiple jobs for installation and painting, it adds considerable time to a project. Finding and scheduling a qualified carpenter to install the moulding and trim requires some leg work if you don’t already have someone available. 

Then builders have to ensure there’s still time for the painter to finish the job.

#3: Increased Callbacks 

Experiencing delays is frustrating on any project, and can sometimes force builders to rush their subcontractors through a job. 

Because of the quality issues that come with a rushed installation, or if your painter speeds through the process, builders often experience increased callbacks after a project is wrapped up. Doing a job quickly doesn’t always mean it’s finished, and often, irritated customers will want that rushed paint job fixed. 

#4: Delays to Other Trades

Installing moulding and trim in your design can sometimes cause delays on other parts of your project. First, you have to shut down sections of the home to install the bare moulding and trim. Then, once the moulding and trim are installed, you have to shut whole sections down again in order to paint them. And then you have to wait for the paint to dry so it doesn’t get smudged. This can lead to delays for other trades and components of your project.  

All of these delays combined can take a large toll on your timeline, leading to increased frustration and irritated clients.

#5: Difficulty Finding Skilled Workers

With labor shortages in today’s construction industry, finding skilled crew members who do quality work on every home has become increasingly difficult. This can delay the entirety of the project if skilled workers aren’t available or can’t work within your project’s timeline. 

#6: Increased Materials and Mess

Painting your moulding and trim helps to add a pop of color to home design. 

But painting also increases the number of materials needed. From paint to drop cloths to paintbrushes, there are a few extra expenses that come with moulding and trim jobs. 

Plus, builders also have to contend with the extra mess and cleanup that comes with painting. Paint is easily knocked over on a busy job site, and needs to be cleaned up immediately (so it doesn’t get on the new flooring that was just installed). Paint is also prone to dripping and splattering, especially when it comes to finishing the moulding in a design. 

Metrie Complete Solves Moulding & Trim’s Biggest Pain Points

Builders run into challenges when their design calls for moulding and trim, which is why Metrie developed an efficient, attractive solution: Metrie Complete. Metrie Complete solves all of the above pain points that builders have with moulding and trim.

To start, builders don’t have to worry about having painters come in or about mixing paint and ensuring all the trim is the exact same color: Metrie Complete products come pre-painted in Polar White which works with every design. And special additives allow the paint to flex — minimizing paint cracking when moulding is handled.

Plus, all of our touch-up accessories come in Polar White as well for a consistent and complementary appearance. We offer everything you need to finish the job including a wax fill stick, putty, caulk and spray enamel touch-up paint.

Because Metrie Complete is pre-painted and easy to install, builders don’t have to worry about scheduling a painter and then waiting for the paint to dry. Once it’s installed, you can move on to the next step in your project!

Design With Metrie Complete, Design With Complete Confidence

Builders can avoid delays, increased costs and increased callbacks when they work with Metrie Complete. Our factory finished, smooth surface and color matching system ensures professional results every time.

To learn more about Metrie Complete’s solutions and products available to builders, visit Metrie.com.