When planning to paint your house, you should not be a Picasso. However, you should follow some rules to reach better results.
Your home is like a famous painting, so you should take care of it.
In this article, we will give you advice on a few things you should prevent when it comes to painting your house.
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Not Using The Painters‘ Tape
Usually, many people avoid using the painters’ tape, because it might be a boring thing to do.
Using this tape on several places, such as the frames and windows sills will help you paint without the fear of leaving any dirt behind you. Everything will be clean.
In this way, you will spend your quality time painting the walls professionally to reach a great result.
Please note that you should remove the tape after the paint is dried. Otherwise, you might fail to get a good outcome.
Not Using Primer
Indeed you should start with a base to reach a fresh surface that you can paint easily.
And this is what primer does, as it helps you create a neat surface to put the paint on, leading to amazing results.
Premier has many amazing benefits that you will experience when using it. So, please do not forget to start with primer!
Using Cheap Tools
A painter is an artist. Therefore, they should use the best tools on the market. You can expect to see amazing results when using cheap tools or the wrong ones.
There are a bunch of them out there, and the right ones make the difference you want to see. So, buy the best tools when painting your walls.
A cheap brush would result in bad quality painting, when compared to a quality brush that gives good results.
Not Starting with the Ceiling
First, you should paint the ceiling. Please prevent doing it last, as it could be the hardest surface to work on. You should always start with hard tasks and move to easy ones.
Also, you do not want to ruin your four clean walls with the drips falling from the ceiling.
Not Using the Right Paint
Sometimes you might buy paint which might look the same as the one you are looking for. But the moment you put it on the wall, you discover it is something different. And this happens because you chose the wrong paint.
We advise you to see samples of the paint before buying it. It is okay to try it too in a small space before you decide on which one you will buy.
Do not buy just because you want to see your house colored. Buy smart!
Not Painting in Good Lighting
When taking a photo or painting your house, you should always look for good lighting.
If you paint in poor lighting, you will probably make several mistakes. And sometimes you will notice that you have some mistakes. And guess what? It will be too late to fix the problem!
To prevent this issue, always paint in good lighting.
Keeping Fixtures with no Cover
Many people cover their furniture and cabinets but forget to cover the fIxtures.
The tiny items such as doorknobs, window handles, and many others deserve to stay clean and neat.
Covering fIxtures might look tough or boring, but it helps save your time later on. You will never spend time cleaning them after you finish painting.
So why not cover them when you can avoid stress from the beginning.
Now you know some of the things you should prevent when painting your house, are you willing to consider them?