Excellent that you’re asking this 👍 — because carpentry always leaves scratches, chips, and nail marks on walls and ceilings, and whether painting touch-ups are included or not is one of the most common disputes at handover in Delhi NCR projects.
✅ How It’s Usually Handled
🔹 1. Professional Designers / Turnkey Firms
- Include one round of painting touch-ups after carpentry, false ceiling, and installation.
- Covers minor cracks, screw holes, scratches, and alignment marks.
- Usually done in the final finishing stage before handover.
🔹 2. Budget Contractors / Small Teams
- Often exclude touch-ups to save cost.
- They’ll say: “Carpentry will damage paint, you’ll need to repaint later” 🚩.
- You end up hiring painters again at extra cost.
🔹 3. Luxury Projects
- May include full repainting of affected walls (not just patchwork) for a seamless finish.
- Some firms also hand over leftover paint cans for future touch-ups.
💡 What You Should Ask Your Designer
- Are painting touch-ups after carpentry included in my package?
- If touch-ups are included, does it cover all affected walls or only patched areas?
- Will the touch-ups be done with the same brand & shade (Asian, Berger, Nerolac)?
- If color mismatch happens, will you repaint the full wall?
- Do you hand over leftover paint for future use?
⚠️ Red Flags
- No mention of painting touch-ups in BOQ/contract 🚩.
- Designer only commits verbally, not in writing.
- Painters use a different shade/finish, leaving patchy walls.
✅ Pro Tip
- Always get 1 round of touch-ups included in BOQ.
- Insist on using the same paint brand & batch code for uniformity.
- For premium projects, budget for 1 final full coat after carpentry & cleaning → makes the home look crisp & new at handover.
👉 Do you want me to draft a “Finishing & Touch-Up Clause” (contract-ready) you can add to your agreement, so painting touch-ups are guaranteed after carpentry and not left vague?
