subject: Steps In Painting The Interior Of Your House [print this page] Steps In Painting The Interior Of Your House
A very large part of maintaining our houses is having it repainted every once in a while and that is very applicable when it comes to interior house painting. While the task itself is not actually that hard, you can still make it a lot easier if you follow some tips and tricks. Not only will these tips make the job easier, it will make it easier for you to cleanse whatever messes could be made after.
The problem is that, some people still think of this as a big issue, maybe because a lot of them are just scared to paint their houses. So to help you make interior house painting much easier, here are some useful tips. Much, much more can be found in the comprehensive "Interior Painting Guide"
Prepping the Room
Let me emphasize first that good surface preparation is essential to every professional painting job. The most expensive paint, the best painting technique and the finest brush can't compensate for poor surface prep. Doing a good job of painting preparation actually saves painting time. Once you've learned good preparation procedures, painting is a much easier task.
Begin by making a quick survey of the work required, step back and look at each room you are planning to paint as if you were seeing it for the first time. You may notice flaws you have learned to overlook but now have a chance to remedy.
Use a broom and a spackle blade as you make this survey. While looking over the walls and ceiling, sweep the broom along the baseboards and above the door jambs and window casings. Then check for spider webs along the ceiling and in corners. Sweep them off. Use the spackle blade to probe peeling paint, deteriorated plaster, cracked wallboard and rotted trim.
Rolling the Walls
The rolling technique for painting walls and ceilings is similar. You can work in 3-ft. squares, which is about the coverage of a single roller-load of paint.
The first stroke made with a freshly loaded roller should be away from you. Then you need to distribute the thickest part of the paint evenly over the square. On walls, it's best to make an "M" pattern.
To avoid roller marks, make the pattern without lifting the roller. To fill in, work the roller back and forth without lifting it off the surface.
Dip the roller again and do the same pattern and fill-in on the bottom 3-ft section, blending into the top section.
