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TogglePeeling walls in the lobby, an outdated-looking space, or a competitor’s fresh remodel making their business seem dull by comparison—these are signs that it’s time to consider commercial painting services.
When that moment comes, the numbers speak for themselves: 95% of potential clients judge a business based on the appearance of its facilities, meaning a neglected, worn-out space could be driving customers away almost instantly.
Finding a reliable commercial painting contractor can feel like an uphill battle. Many businesses have learned the hard way—hiring painters who show up late, cut corners, or leave a mess behind. Worse yet, some contractors promise premium results but disappear when the job isn’t up to standard.
Why It’s So Important to Choose Expert Commercial Painting Services
How a business looks to customers shapes their perceptions and influences its operational success. To put this into practice, a well-executed paint job can help businesses convey professionalism and attention to detail. However, when considering a painting project, businesses often grapple with the decision between undertaking the task themselves or hiring commercial painting services.
Understanding how different these options are will be key in this process, especially because DIY commercial painting can lead to several challenges, some of them including:
- Safety concerns: Commercial painting often involves working at significant heights and handling potentially hazardous materials. Without proper training and equipment, individuals are at risk of accidents and injuries. Professional painters, on the other hand, are trained to manage these risks, ensuring safety protocols are strictly followed.
- Poor results: Achieving a uniform and durable finish requires meticulous surface preparation and application techniques. DIY efforts may bring uneven coats, visible brush strokes, or premature paint failure, which can detract from the business’s image.
- Hidden costs: While DIY projects may seem cost-effective initially, they often incur unforeseen expenses. Purchasing necessary equipment, correcting mistakes, and the potential need for rework can accumulate costs that surpass those of hiring professionals.
However, investing in professional commercial painters can offer different advantages, such as:
- Expertise and quality: Professionals ensure thorough surface preparation, proper paint selection, and flawless application, resulting in a durable and aesthetically pleasing finish.
- Safety compliance: Trained painters adhere to safety protocols and industry regulations, minimizing risks associated with hazardous materials and high-altitude work.
- Time efficiency: With experience and proper equipment, professionals complete projects within agreed-upon timelines, reducing your business’s downtime.
- Cost-effectiveness: While the upfront cost may be higher, professional painting reduces the likelihood of errors and future repairs, offering long-term savings.
- Warranty: Reputable painting contractors often provide warranties, ensuring that any issues post-completion are addressed without additional costs.
While DIY painting might appear economical, the potential risks and hidden costs make professional commercial painting services a prudent investment. These services ensure quality, safety, and long-term value for a business.
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Comprehensive Commercial Painting Services
Understanding what commercial painting services entail shouldn’t be complicated for business owners. Whether we’re talking about refreshing a storefront, maintaining a professional office space, or ensuring an industrial facility stays protected, everyone should be on the same page about what these services cover.
At Koehn’s K5 Painting division, we offer a comprehensive suite of commercial painting services designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses across various industries. And with over 30 years of experience, we have established ourselves as leaders in delivering high-quality, durable, and aesthetically pleasing painting solutions.
A. Exterior Commercial Painting
The exterior of a commercial building serves as the first impression for clients, partners, and employees. A durable, weather-resistant finish is essential to protect the structure from environmental elements and to maintain its visual appeal.
A well-maintained, high-quality paint job signals professionalism, trustworthiness, and attention to detail. But beyond aesthetics, exterior painting also plays a critical role in protecting the structure from environmental damage, such as UV exposure, moisture, and extreme temperature changes.
K5 Painting emphasizes the importance of selecting appropriate exterior paints tailored to specific industries and building materials. For instance, industrial facilities may require high-performance coatings that resist chemicals and abrasion, while retail establishments might opt for vibrant colors to attract customers.
With expert surface preparation and premium materials, K5 ensures that commercial buildings remain polished and protected for years.
B. Interior Commercial Painting
A freshly painted interior can directly impact a business’s success. It can help improve customer experience in a retail store, create a motivating work environment in an office, or ensure hygienic, easy-to-clean surfaces in a healthcare facility.
But, painting an active business space comes with challenges, like avoiding disruptions to daily operations. Although, that’s not a problem. K5 Painting prioritizes efficiency and minimal downtime by:
- Offering flexible scheduling, including overnight or weekend painting to avoid interfering with business hours.
- Using low-VOC, quick-drying paints that reduce odor and allow spaces to be used immediately after painting.
- Strategically sectioning off areas to keep parts of the business operational while painting is in progress.
By implementing advanced painting techniques and careful planning, K5 ensures that businesses get the refresh they need—without the headache of major disruptions.
C. Specialty Coatings & Protective Applications
Some businesses require more than just a standard paint job—they need coatings that reinforce durability, improve safety, or enhance functionality. That’s where K5’s specialty coatings come in. Apart from painting, K5 also offers:
- Power washing & sandblasting: Prepares surfaces by removing dirt, rust, and old paint for better adhesion.
- High-performance coatings: Designed for harsh environments like industrial plants and warehouses.
- Concrete floor sealer: Protects floors from heavy traffic, moisture, and chemical spills.
- Digital & vinyl wallcoverings: Custom branding and decorative wall solutions for offices, hotels, and retail spaces.
- Epoxy coatings: Ideal for showrooms, garages, and commercial kitchens for a smooth, durable finish.
- Dryfall painting: A specialty technique for large industrial ceilings that reduces cleanup.
- Wood staining: Enhances natural wood surfaces for a polished, long-lasting look.
These specialized applications provide long-term protection and enhanced performance, ensuring commercial spaces look great and function optimally for years.
In the end, commercial painting is both color and strategy. The right coatings can protect a building, reduce maintenance costs, and even improve business operations. Whether it’s a simple interior refresh, a durable exterior finish, or a high-performance protective coating, K5 Painting delivers solutions tailored to each business’s specific needs.
K5: The Commercial Painting Contractors Every Business Needs
K5 is one of Wichita’s leading commercial painting contractors, with experience ranging from small office buildings to large-scale industrial projects. For decades, we have built a trusted name in commercial and industrial painting.
Founded on a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering exceptional results, at K5 Painting, we’ve built a business approach that refuses to settle for anything less than the best.
A Local Family Story
It all started with one small office building. In 1985, our CEO, Leroy Koehn, and his wife, Susan Koehn, founded Koehn Painting in Newton, Kansas. At the time, he managed rental properties in the area and handled their maintenance himself, including painting.
One summer, while painting his own home, a passing business owner asked if he’d be interested in painting an office building. Leroy took on the job, and word quickly spread. A steady stream of referrals followed, and before long, KPC was born.
By 1995, the company secured its first major commercial project: the Newton Outlet Mall. With over 40 tenant spaces and an entire exterior to paint, this project propelled Koehn Painting into the commercial and industrial world. Over the next two decades, the company expanded, taking on larger, more complex projects that required specialized skills, coatings, and equipment.
By 2018, the commercial and industrial side of the business had grown so much that K5 Painting was created as a separate division, ensuring businesses received dedicated expertise in large-scale commercial painting.
K5’s systematic approach (which we also like to call our DRIVEN process) looks something like this:
- D – Discover – We assess the project’s needs and provide a fair, accurate estimate.
- R – Receive – Once approved, we move into the pre-construction phase, ensuring a smooth workflow.
- I – Implement – Our team of skilled painters executes the project with precision and efficiency.
- V – Validate – We review every detail to ensure the work meets our quality standards.
- E – Evaluate – A final review ensures continuous improvement and 5-star service.
This system is trusted by some of the biggest names across multiple industries. Whether it’s a school that needs low-VOC, odor-free paint, a hotel that requires overnight painting, or an industrial plant that needs high-durability coatings, K5 has the experience, process, and team to get the job done right.
Industry Certifications and Safety Compliance
In residential and commercial painting, safety, quality, and compliance are not an option, they are just non-negotiable. K5 Painting is fully certified and trained to handle even the most complex commercial projects, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and best practices. These include:
- Licensed Kansas lead-safe renovator: We are certified to handle lead-based paints and hazardous materials safely.
- Lift & fall protection certification: All of our employees undergo rigorous safety training for elevated workspaces.
- OSHA 10 Certification: This ensures compliance with workplace safety standards to protect employees and clients.
- Advances coating application expertise: We specialize in epoxy, fireproofing, and high-performance coatings.
As we know, businesses can’t afford safety risks or project delays, which is why we prioritize training, certifications, and strict safety protocols—so owners will never have to worry about compliance issues.
Locals Will Always Perform Better
One thing that sets K5 apart? We’re local.
Wichita’s climate can be unpredictable—hot, humid summers, freezing winters, and everything in between. These extreme conditions can wreak havoc on commercial exteriors if the right products and techniques aren’t used.
Hiring local commercial painting services ensures the understanding of the unique challenges of painting, for example, in Wichita. That’s why we select coatings that are:
- Weather-resistant: UV-resistant for hot summers, moisture-resistant for humid days, and freeze-proof for winter.
- Long-lasting: Durable finishes that won’t crack, fade, or peel under fluctuating temperatures.
- Industry-specific: Whether it’s a restaurant, warehouse, or retail store, we use coating that matches every business’s needs.
Being a local company also means we’re invested in Wichita’s businesses and community. We don’t just paint buildings—we help businesses thrive, contributing to our local economy, culture, and social matters.
We Understand Every Industry
Some commercial painting contractors “specialize” in one or some types of commercial painting projects. We don’t. We specialize in every type.
But this doesn’t mean we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. We know that every industry has its own unique demands—whether it’s a high-traffic retail store, a weather-exposed airplane hangar, or a school that needs safe, low-maintenance coatings. Each environment requires specialized coatings, materials, and application techniques, and that’s exactly what we bring to the table.
Here’s how K5 Painting brings top-tier expertise to every business sector we serve:
- Education (schools & universities): Schools need durable, easy-to-maintain coatings that can handle high-traffic areas, frequent cleaning, and years of student activity. Our work at KSU Hale Library First Floor, Maize Early Childhood Center, and Wonder School ensures long-lasting, safe, and vibrant learning environments.
- Aerospace: Wichita is the Air Capital of the World, and our expertise in airplane hangars and manufacturing plants ensures coatings that resist humidity, oil exposure, and extreme temperature shifts. Our work at Textron B85 Demo Hangar showcases high-durability finishes that meet aerospace industry standards.
- Industrial & manufacturing: Facilities like wastewater treatment plants, food processing plants, and pump stations need coatings that withstand chemicals, moisture, and heavy machinery use. Our project at Blackwell WWTP Improvements ensured long-term surface protection in a demanding environment.
- Sports & event venues: Stadiums and entertainment spaces require bold, high-energy colors and high-durability coatings to handle thousands of visitors. We’ve painted Hutchinson Sports Arena, Riverfront Baseball Stadium, and Andover Amphitheater, ensuring vibrant finishes that last season after season.
- Restaurants & retail: Color impacts 85% of consumer buying decisions, making painting a key branding tool. We’ve helped businesses like REI, Abuelo’s West, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, and Chick N Maxx create inviting, on-brand atmospheres that enhance customer experiences.
- Office & medical buildings: Clean, professional-looking offices and medical facilities improve employee morale, client trust, and patient comfort. Our work at Healthcare Clinic Expansion, Surgicare, and Wesley Medical Pediatrics Reno delivered sterile, modern finishes that meet industry standards.
- Hotels & apartment complexes: Hospitality spaces require aesthetic appeal, durability, and easy maintenance. We’ve painted the Holiday Inn, Schowalter Villa Senior Living, and Aloft Hotel, ensuring welcoming, long-lasting environments for guests and residents.
- Religious & worship spaces: Churches require detailed craftsmanship, historic restoration expertise, and durable finishes. Our work at Holy Savior Church & Academy balanced preserving history with modern refinishing techniques.
- Military & government: Government projects must adhere to strict safety and compliance standards. K5 Painting provides code-compliant coatings, high-performance finishes, and security-focused painting solutions for military and municipal buildings.
So, what does a church have in common with a restaurant or a hangar? They all need painting jobs, and what better way to ensure that every commercial sector looks professional and stays protected than to find a match of precision, expertise, and tailored solutions?
The Final Brushstroke: Why Commercial Painting Is a Smart Investment
Commercial painting is another business decision, and the goal is to achieve the best ROI. A well-maintained space communicates professionalism, attention to detail, and reliability, which are factors that influence whether customers walk in or walk away.
Neglecting a building’s appearance doesn’t just hurt brand image. It can cost money in ways that aren’t immediately obvious. Businesses that invest in high-quality commercial painting can increase their property value, reduce maintenance costs, and even boost employee productivity. Plus, the right coatings protect against wear and tear, prevent structural damage, and reduce the need for frequent repaints—saving thousands in long-term expenses.
At K5 Painting, we know that no two businesses are the same. Whether it’s a corporate office, a manufacturing plant, a stadium, or a hotel, our team understands the unique demands of every industry. We bring precision, compliance, and durability to every project, ensuring that your business is protectively painted.
In the end, peeling paint and faded walls don’t pay the bills. Polished, professional looks do.
Discover the Koehn Painting difference – contact us today for a free estimate and step into a vibrant, freshly painted home!