If you are getting tired of the same old color of your house or the paint on it makes it look cheaper, I think it is already time you give a it new life, a new color.
Painting job could become a major task depends on the size and the area you want to cover. A small room may take you a couple of days, the interior painting might take a week, and the entire house might take you, let's just say again, it depends on the size.
But you can make this entire process simpler and faster if you know what to do and that is what this is all about. We will provide you everything you need to know about painting a house.
First of all you have to prepare the house paint for a major facelift. Planning the theme and the final look of the house will give you an idea on how this whole thing will go.
After you have identified the areas you need to paint you can already start the clearing operation. Start by setting the furniture aside or transfer them to the other part of the house. But in case it is impossible to do so you can just cover them with any cloth that you can dispose afterwards or get a pile of papers and patch them all over. This process will keep your properties from getting unnecessary paint job. Lay drop cloth as well on the floor. It is more work cleaning stains on the floor and other items than sacrificing old shirts as protective layer.
Once you've got everything safe from paints and other painting essentials you can proceed to the next step which is cleaning. Wash areas to be painted on with warm water and detergent mixture. Remove old paint by scraping them using a putty knife or brush. An electric sander or drill with wire brush can also be help. They can help you finish the scraping faster than by doing it manually. And at the same time, it can also save you hours for sanding surfaces.
After all the scraping is done and you have completely removed all the old and defective paints off, give it another wash and let it dry.
Once the all the surface is already dry, apply primer on them. Primer gives additional protection the areas to be painted on. It can also smoothen the surface of some superficial faults marked by scraping and provide a firm foundation for the finishing coating.
Primer comes in various types depending on the type of paint you need to use. Latex paints use latex primer; solvent-based paints or also known as enamel requires a solvent-thinner primer, and metal paint needs metal primer.
But what is the difference between latex and enamel paint?
Latex paints are water based meaning it uses water to thin out its texture. They are commonly used for concretes. On the other hand, enamel paints are commonly used for woods. Enamel takes longer time dry compare to latex because they are solvent based.
So now that you know how to paint a house you can already have this as your next project.
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