So, you’re ready to have your room painted, but have skipped hiring house painters in Auckland. You have all the necessary tools like buckets, rollers, drop cloths, putty knives, brushes, trays, paint, sponge, step ladder, etc. Now, what you need is a plan to get started and that’s what this article will help you with.
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Protecting floors and furniture
While drop cloths may seem like the first and the only step to protect floors from paint splatters, taping down a masking or rosin paper will help more. This helps prevent any spillage through the corners. Once this is done, go ahead and spread the tarp on the floor and drop cloth on the furniture.
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Prepping walls and trim
Before the painting work begins, prep the trims and walls by first cleaning them with an industrial-strength cleaner. Then, take a closer look at the surface for any small but significant defects. Fill in any holes you find and prime it to ensure an even and smooth finish after you are done painting.
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Tape along the edges
The next step is taping the edges of the walls, trims, and ceilings with painter’s tape. When doing this, make sure you are sticking the edges and pressing down the tape with a putty knife. This protects all your surfaces from paint splatters and overlaps.
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Painting the ceiling and trim
Next, paint the ceiling first to avoid any paint splatters on the painted trims and walls. Start by cutting in, meaning painting the edges of the ceiling and the perimeter of the room. Follow this up with rolling the paint from one end of the ceiling to the next using a roller. Do it one roller width at a time and overlap the previous lap. Next, paint the trims and finally the walls.
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Cut in painting the walls
When painting walls, cut in one wall at a time. Paint along the edges of the trim, baseboards, and the ceiling and immediately roll out the paint while the cut-in paint is still wet. This gives you a smooth blend between the two strokes.
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Rolling the paint
When rolling the paint, ensure the tray is half-filled with paint. Dunk the roller and roll it on the wall, going from the baseboard to the ceiling and come back down without reloading the roller. Reload the roller and start the new row, overlapping the last one.
Conclusion
Painting your room by yourself can be tricky when you have zero experience in it. The tips are given above help you plan your paintwork and get the results you want. That said, hiring a professional painter is always the better choice to avoid any mishaps during or after the job.
