Teenage Towel Parade

Our team of professional painters and carpenters work in many different environments – commercial spaces; occupied and unoccupied – residential homes; interior and exterior – multifamily townhomes, apartments and condos. All projects have a certain level of challenge to them, but our team of highly skilled craftsmen figure out a solution for just about everything we come across. A solution for everything that is until the team encountered (what we have termed) the “teenage towel parade”.

The most challenging job site is the one with a “teenage towel parade”. But what is that? Well, it is when the crew is working at a residential project and the client has a teenage son or daughter who finds it amusing to “parade” around the house, in our area of work, with only a towel on in order to make the construction workers uncomfortable. The first time the team encountered this situation; they immediately excused themselves from the residence and called the office. The call to the office was to request “back-up” – basically to have the office call the client and request that all occupants of the house be fully clothed before the team would return to continue the work.

I appreciate the integrity of our crew and handling a difficult situation with the utmost professionalism. On this first occurrence of the “teenage towel parade” the client was beyond embarrassed when the situation was brought to their attention and quickly put an end to the towel parading teenager so the crew could get back to work. Moving past this first incident, we assumed this was a one-time thing, but as time has gone on, our crews have come across this situation a few times. After some thought, we have come to the conclusion that this “parading” has something to do with teenagers posting “funny” content on social media of our crew flustered and frantically leaving the house, heading to the safety of their vehicles to make a call to the office. Now when the crew gets to a residential project and at the first sight of teenagers, the team creates a containment system (extensive masking), fashioned from tension poles and very thick plastic. It’s a containment system worthy of a hazardous material spill or a crime scene. Basically, we create a barrier between our area of work and the rest of the house. Most clients believe the crew is just being very meticulous to keep the dust down and from spreading around the house, when in reality it is to keep our crews “safe” within the containment from becoming the next viral video.

It’s challenging at times to provide the best solution for a construction defect, a poorly designed build or restoration after a water or fire loss – but we have found the biggest challenge is to stay one step ahead of teenagers and all that they come up with. All of us here at Wheeler Painting and Restoration Services are dedicated to providing the best service, the highest quality of craftsmanship and the most professional interaction with our clients. Bring on your most challenging situation we’ll gladly take it on, but we just might create a containment keep our crew away from the “towel parade”.

Until the next crazy story in the Adventures at Wheeler Painting and Restoration Services, be well and do good.