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How
to paint the interior of your house
You
can get professional results when painting your own interior
walls. Read on for step by step instructions.
1. Remove
all the hardware in the room. Take down all decorations and then
scan the walls for any nails or pins, remove these. Take off
the electrical outlet covers, you should turn off the circuit
breakers before you do this. I soak the covers in a cleaning
solution while I am painting to get two jobs done at once.
2. Wash
the walls to remove any dirt and dust. Paint will not stick very
well to dust so it is important to have them cleaned. Also vacuum
the carpet.
3. Use
painter's tape to tape around anything that should not be painted.
The tape with sheets of plastic attached are the best because
they will completely cover the areas you don’t want to be
painted. Put a drop clothe down over the entire carpet especially
if you are painting the ceiling.
4. Fill
in any holes in the wall with spackle. Put some spackle on a
spackle knife and spread over the hole several times. It will
dry to a white chalky color. Sand it so that none of the spackle
is sticking out from the wall, but is only filling the hole.
You may want to dab on primer using feathery strokes all around
the hole.
5. Caulk
any areas that need to be caulked. Keep your finger on the release
button so that when you let go the flow will stop. Fill in any
area that needs to be caulked and then take a small damp sponge
and run it over the area to give it a clean look. You should
wait at least twelve hours before you paint over any caulking
to allow proper drying time.
6. It
is a good idea to pour your paint into another container. When
using a brush you will want to fill a paint pail only about an
inch deep, so that it won’t spill. When using the rollers
only fill the tray about a third full.
7. Use
a brush to paint next to the floor boards, edges, ceiling and
corners. Use a small chiseled brush. With a slow steady hand
you should be able to paint these areas without getting paint
on your floor boards or ceiling, though it may take some practice.
8. Now use the roller to get the wall. Don’t put too much
paint on it or you will end up with areas of heavy paint deposits.
Begin by making an "M" on the wall. Then run back over
the same area several times. One roller full of paint should
cover about four square feet of space. If you are changing the
color of the paint you should give the room two coats for the
most professional look. You will also want to do the same thing
with the ceiling.
9. Now
paint the floor boards and any trim. You may want to use an edger,
which looks something like a big long spackle knife, to protect
your newly painted wall.
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