Great question 👍 — because carpentry always causes scratches, marks, and dents on freshly painted walls/ceilings, and if painting touch-ups aren’t clarified in advance, it becomes a dispute at handover.
✅ How It’s Usually Handled in Delhi NCR
🔹 1. Good Designers / Firms (Professional)
- Include one round of touch-up painting after carpentry and installation.
- Covers nail holes, scratches, small chips, false ceiling joint lines.
- Usually part of the final finishing/cleanup stage.
🔹 2. Budget Contractors / Small Teams
- Often exclude touch-ups in estimate.
- They’ll say “carpentry will damage paint, client must repaint separately”. 🚩
- Result → you pay extra for final repainting or patchwork.
🔹 3. Large Turnkey Companies (Livspace, HomeLane, etc.)
- Generally include touch-ups in their package.
- But note: Only matching shade patchwork, not full repainting of walls.
✅ What You Should Clarify with Your Designer
- Are painting touch-ups after carpentry included in the package?
- Does it cover all rooms or just the areas where carpentry was done?
- Will you use the same brand & shade (Asian/Berger/Nerolac) for patching?
- If colour mismatch happens, will you repaint full wall or just touch-up?
- Is final site cleanup (dust, stains, paint spots) also included?
⚠️ Red Flags
- Designer says: “We’ll see later” 🚩 → usually means you’ll have to repaint at your own cost.
- No mention of painting touch-ups in BOQ/contract.
- Contractor does touch-ups but with wrong shade (patches look different).
✅ Pro Tip
- Always insist on 1 round of painting touch-up included in BOQ.
- Ask for leftover paint cans from first painting → so touch-ups match perfectly.
- For luxury projects, keep budget for 1 full repainting coat at handover (looks crisp & brand new).
👉 Do you want me to prepare a Handover Finishing Checklist (painting touch-ups, cleaning, polishing, hardware alignment, lighting fixes) so you can ensure everything is covered before you release final payment?
