The outcome of painting your home properly can be truly rewarding. If done properly, a good painting project can be really transformative – from lifeless and dull to polished and elegant. A painting project that is well-planned as well as perfectly executed, boosts a home’s market value, is visually pleasing, and will safeguard an abode from future deterioration.
So, how do you prepare your home’s interior for painting like pro? Well, you first begin by taking a photo of the room before the start of the work in order to make a record. In doing so, you know how to put things back in their respective places after the painting job is done. Next, you cover, protect as well as take appropriate precautions in order to ensure that your abode is properly cared for throughout the painting process.
Painting the interior of your home can be really messy. Though paints, even the water-soluble ones, are pretty simple to clean, the instance they dry up, they allow no room for errors. Everything should be safeguarded from probable spillage, so that spatters and spills can be easily thrown together with all the waste after the job.
First of, you need to protect your interior décor and furniture. Smaller items like pictures, memorabilia, artwork and books have to be removed from the area where painting is to be done. Medium-sized items, together with heavy and immovable ones, should be covered with clean canvas drop cloths and fresh plastic. Audio-video and electronic equipment are to be covered carefully with clean and clear plastic, then sealed using tape.
Protecting your floor is next. Carpeted and hardwood floor should be covered with drop cloths and/or clean plastic. Borders on radiators and baseboards are to be sealed shut with tape in order to protect every surface as well as exposure. Ducts should be masked and covered as well, so odors and dust are contained.
Electrical plates as well as hardware must be removed, if possible, or covered tightly with tape. Everything which is removed must be properly labeled, so you know where you should return them after the painting project is completed. Attach nuts, bolts and screws and other hardware back into their respective holes or alternatively tape them into place, so you avoid losing anything. It would also be best to remove window treatments, if possible, and have them kept covered as well as protected.
It is important that you ensure that every inch of your home is well protected. It is just after which that you can start your interior painting project.
Capital Painting & Refinishing is a full-service painting company that has been providing quality painting services to the residents of the Capital Region for many years and offers a wide range of services, from interior and exterior painting to deck staining and power washing as well as use only the highest-quality paints and materials. Their experienced team of painters will work with you to create a custom painting plan that meets your specific needs and budget.