INDUSTRY STANDARDS PUBLICATIONS

As a leader in the painting industry, R.L. Harkins, Inc. meets or exceeds industry standards.  The Painting and Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA) is the established authority of industry standards for painting contractors.  As a convenient resource for our clients, we are pleased to make the following publications available in PDF format.  Adobe Reader is required to view these documents.

PDCA P1-04 TOUCH-UP PAINTING AND DAMAGE REPAIR:  FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
PDCA P2-04 THIRD PARTY INSPECTIONS:  QUALIFICATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES
PDCA P3-04 DESIGNATION OF PAINT COLORS
PDCA P4-04 RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF SURFACES PRIOR TO PAINTING AND DECORATING
PDCA P5-04 BENCHMARK SAMPLE PROCEDURES FOR PAINT AND OTHER DECORATIVE COATING SYSTEMS
PDCA P6-04 ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED WALLCOVERING INSTALLATIONS
PDCA P7-04 JOB SEQUENCING
PDCA P8-04 CONTRACTING ENTITY'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF PAINTS AND COATINGS
PDCA P9-04 DEFINITION OF TRADE TERMS
PDCA P10-04 MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE AREA FOR ESTIMATING PAINTING AND DECORATING WORK
PDCA P11-05 PAINTER'S CAULK, IMPLIED REQUIREMENTS
PDCA P12-05 LEVELS OF BLOCK FILLER
PDCA P13-06 THE INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF ARCHITECTURAL PAINTS ON THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF STRUCTURES WHEN DRY FILM THICKNESS IS SPECIFIED
PDCA P14-06 LEVELS OF SURFACE PREPARATION FOR REPAINTING AND MAINTENANCE PREJECTS RECEIVING ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS
PDCA TECH-100 RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS REGARDING EFFLORESCENCE IN MASONRY, STUCCO, AND CEMENTITIOUS SUBSTRATES
GA-214-M-97 RECOMMENDED LEVELS OF GYPSUM BOARD FINISH