Painting your house by yourself can save you lots of money. It will take some time, but if you do it properly from the start, you won’t be disappointed with the results or the amount of money you saved. Here are a few tips on painting.
Always make sure the surface you about are clean and dry. Thoroughly wash the walls with diluted sugar soap. If there are stains on the walls or ceiling, cover it with a sealer paint to ensure that it won’t discolor the new layers of paint. Neatly fill all cracks with filler. Scrape off all loose pieces of wallpaper or peeling paint. Remove all light fittings. Move all movable furniture out of the room and cover the fixed ones.
Do not start painting in natural light and finish in artificial light; you may end up covering the same area twice. Once you started painting, complete ceilings or individual walls in one session. If you don’t, a dried paint line will be visible. While painting, try to close as much windows as possible to avoid the paint from drying too fast. Once you’re done, open all the windows to enable the paint to dry as fast as possible.
Painting skirting can be a messy and time consuming job. Here are a few tips to make that job a little easier. Put a piece or hardboard on the floor to avoid smudges on the floor. Slide it with you as you progress. Take a 50mm piece of card and tuck it down between the wall and the skirting to avoid smudges on the wall.
Painting does not have to be a horrible expensive job. Ask the sales person at the paint shop which undercoats you have to use and which type of paint you need to use. Apply it correctly and you will have a beautifully painted house.