Inside and out, painting a house is a big job! You want an end product that will protect your home from the elements and increase its value and curb appeal. For the exterior of your home, you need to ensure that your new coat of paint can survive hot summers and cold winters without blistering, cracking, or peeling, and that it will adequately seal the interior of your home against moisture, mold, dry rot, termites and other damage. environmental factors.

For the interior of your home, paint, design and durability are important factors.
You want to make sure that the work works well with your interior decoration, that it is done neatly
and completely, and without damaging your ceilings, floors, woodwork and
furniture. Use quality paint, good brushes and rollers, and consistent application.

Before you start your house painting project, empty the room of as much furniture
as possible. Leave a clear work area at least 3 feet from each wall. To protect
all floors from drips, spills and splashes with drop cloths or tarps. remove all
Door and window hardware, including hinges, latches, knobs, and strike plates.

If the walls and ceilings are bare plaster, coat them with oil-based or all-purpose paint.
acrylic primer for painting. Use light putty and a putty knife to fill in any small holes.
or cracks. Spot prime or completely re-prime walls, depending on size and
number of patches.

Using a house paint brush, apply a narrow 2-inch band of paint along the edges
Ceiling Cut around window and door trim first, then to baseboard
and to the ceiling or crown molding. Paint the walls using a roller in an extension
solve. Section the wall into squares about 3 or 4 feet wide and work from the
From top to bottom. You never really appreciate how smooth a paint job can be and how
You can take much better care after everything is done!