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What are PDCA Standards?

Painting and Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA) is continuously developing industry standards, industry-specific publications and programs essential to success in the commercial painting industry.

From business management publications, to training and reference videos, to employee safety training programs and manuals, PDCA is continually providing the resources painting contractors need to manage a successful commercial painting company. PDCA Standards benefit the painting and decorating industry and the entire construction and design community, as well as provide consumers with an important resource for their contracts.

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PDCA standards help guide contractors and owners through a number of issues that arise on commercial painting projects ranging from standards for substrate preparation to contract documents and close out procedures.

This introduction to the PDCA Standards provides a quick reference list to assist in understanding and proper selection.

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 commercial painting contractor and the layman about how such differences can best be avoided.

1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. P6-04 establishes criteria for determining the acceptance of completed wallcovering installations and defines the responsibilities of the parties to an agreement.
7. 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. 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. 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. P10-04 prescribes a methodology for measuring surfaces for estimating & bidding painting & decorating work.
11. 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. 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. P13-06 the inspection and acceptance of architectural paints on the interior surfaces of structures when dry film thickness is specified.
14. P14-06 levels of surface preparation for repainting and maintenance projects receiving architectural coatings.
15. P15-07 establishes procedures for the evaluation of shop primer applied by an entity other than the painting and decorating contractor.
16. 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. P17-08 assigns responsibilities to the various entities involved with smooth face tilt-up is field painted.
18. P18-08 defines criteria for the documentation of extra work to a contract for painting and decorating.
19. P19-09 defines the field of Decorative Finishing.
20. 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.

Additional information available at http://www.pdca.org/standards

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