Hello, pals. I'm wanting to paint the inside of the house, which is about 1200 square feet. I'm looking for tips. Brand of paint, whether or not to do the ceiling before or after the walls, if I should use anti-mold paint, what type of rollers, etc. The walls and ceiling are both textured (swirl pattern) and the house is somewhat poorly insulated. Thanks for any advice.
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Have them add a touch of black
Came for the touch, am not disappoint. Thank you kind stranger.
This cannot be overstated
An added bonus is the extra cred you will receive at the paint store
They know who the real painters are
Any common paint brand is fine, doesn't need to be anti-mold if you keep your A/C on a cool temp. Bust a lot of paints have anti moisture properties. To begin, push all the furniture into the center of the room, this allows access to the walls. Cover the furniture. Get a drop coth, move it with you from section to section, keep your paint and tray on it, so you can roll right on it. Don't overfill your tray. Also, metal tray, avoid plastic tray. Try not to kick the tray, or pull the cloth and move the tray too fast, or step in it. Paint the ceiling first, then edge the top and bottom by hand with a brush, tape the baseboard if you aren't too confident with a brush. This makes it easy to roll the paint on after, so you don't need to touch the ceiling or baseboard. Roll the nap into the paint, it shouldn't be dripping off as you apply it, so just get enough on to paint, then repeat the process. Check for inconsistencies and re-roll the bad spots. Wash the tray or leave water in it with the brushes when you're done. That's it.
Also, keep a moist rag handy, to clean stuff up along the way.
Test the current paint with Denatured alcohol to see if it’s latex or oil based. If it’s oil based do not paint over it with latex. Oil based can go over oil based and latex. Latex can only go over latex. (The denatured alcohol does nothing to oil based but will break down latex. That’s how you know what type paint it is.)
*put the denatured alcohol on a rag and scrub the paint. If the paint comes off it’s latex. If it does nothing it’s oil based.
Painter here.
Do your filler and any block sanding first. Cover the whole room with drop cloths or plastic. If there is a fan then put plastic on tops of blades. I like to do my main coat first with a roller, then all cut ins 2nd. If you need a second coat then do a 2nd pass with each of the above, 2 main rolls THEN 2 cut ins.
Ceiling first then walls. I almost never tape. Just do the neatest lines you can then use both paints at the end and 2 brushes to neaten up any rough lines.
What are your thoughts on spraying in new construction?
Don't go light on paint application, you'll save yourself time putting more down on your first coat. If you think it's enough it probably isn't, once it dries you'll be able to tell what I'm talking about
If your house is 1200 sq ft, your wall area is a lot more
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hang bubble wrap, as it was intended to be used
out of curiosity, what colors are you doing?
Haven't decided yet. Definitely something light. Beige/tan? I'm not sure. Gotta get my wife's input too.
Depending on where you are you can get Different paints. Try Sherwin Williams, If you find a main color you like their website will suggest complementary colors to develop a color scheme.
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said. Sherwin wiliams and benjamin moore are the best paint on the market
Thanks for the responses. I appreciate it.
I work at the paint counter at an Ace Hardware, the far-and-away bestseller for paint at my store is Benjamin Moore's Regal Select line. I sell tens of gallons of it a day and I've never once heard a complaint about it. It's rather pricey (~$75/gallon) but it's 20 year+ paint. Any paint store should be able to put any other company's colors into their paint, so don't feel obligated to buy whatever paint goes with the color.
For your roller nap I'd use a 1/2" at least, maybe up to a 5/8" depending on the variation in the texture on your walls.
If you use tape, make sure to pull it off at a perpendicular angle