NC as I disclosed town in a recent thread and my painters are a local business.
We have just installed a new kitchen and tiles, which we haven't used yet. The team doing the kitchen were super careful with everything and covered every surface with big mats and towels. They have finished and decorators came in to paint the walls and the ceiling. They are using small brushes because they said that the gaps are not big enough for rollers, although there is a big wall without cupboards or anything. They have been three days and every time I come in from worm and check I'm getting anxious about all the drips and small splashes everywhere. I raised up with them and they were quite laid back saying it's water paint based and it will come off easily. But it's still there. They are finishing on Monday and said not to worry, that they will clean then whole thing before handing it over. Yet I have just now been ten minutes on a tile trying to get the paint off just with warm water, soap and an sponge and it doesn't lift easily. I imagine they will have to use some strong product or a scraper, and it's making me feel annoyed and worried that the new floor will end up with scratches or without some protective layer if using chemicals, which might make them stain easily. Floor is cream coloured with patterns, paint is water-based washable kitchen paint. I'm actually losing sleep over this, literally, worried about having to spend hours checking and cleaning bits left behind or that by the time they hand over my new floor won't look like when the kitchen company finished. Maybe I have been spoilt with the other team as they were so incredibly tidy and careful. Maybe the painters are right in saying not to worry and let them clean it. DH says that if I'm that bothered we can tell them to stop and we finish it ourselves, as we cannot be much messier anyway.
YABU - chill and let them finish, it is indeed easy to clean and that's standard
YANBU - I would stop them, it's a pain to clean.