What do I need to know before I take to the walls of my house with a bucket of paint and a roller?

I've never had a go at painting before but would like to do it myself.





Any advice, tips, what to do, what not to do would be greatly appreciated.





All I know is to use a drop sheet!What do I need to know before I take to the walls of my house with a bucket of paint and a roller?
there are several things you want to pay attention to when painting the walls of your home (or anywhere)





1. Is it inside or outside? That will change the type of paint you use. Make sure you use the appropriate type.





2.You will need some supplies. Get lots of old newspaper, masking tape, and some small 1 inch paint brushes as extra equipment. You will also need some coveralls, or some clothes you don't mind getting covered with paint. also have a small bucket with water and sponges. (they will come in handy for spills)





3. Once you have examined your room you need to cover over any wall outlets, light switches or baseboards with the masking tape. many professional painters will actually remove the face plates of these areas, and then tape over the section. That way you get a uniform look and you can just pull away the masking tape and reattach your face plates.





4. Before you take a roller to your walls, make sure you have laid out your dropcloth, and the newspapers. I would open up the newspaper, and then use the masking tape to attach it to your baseboards, and lay down several layers of old newspaper. Most drop cloths are way to small for a decent sized room.





5. before you start with the roller, make sure you ';cut in'; using the little brush (1 inch to 2 inch brush). This is where you take the brush and paint the corners of the rooms. make sure you paint on both edges of the walls. In fact this usually takes the most time. Do this around any spot on your wall that has edges. this includes door frames, wall moulding, light switches you have not removed, light fixtures, windows.





6. Once you have done all of that, you are ready to take your rollers to work. start rolling. You may want an extension, or a good stick to use with the roller to get higher on the walls.





7. You may have to repaint several times if the paint under your new paint is a bright color, or a vastly different color.





8. if you are painting over wood flooring, or against your windows, use the sponges to remove any excess paint or spills.





That is a good question. I have lived outside the states in (china and japan) for the last 5 years.





If I remember correctly I used gliden paint in the states. go to your local hardware store and ask them what brand they recommend, and more importantly WHY. Then look over all the different brands of paint, and if they have only recommedned the most expensive, then tell them to piss off...





OR


Call a local house painter and ask him what brand of paint he uses. tell him you are doing research for hiring your own painters, and want to know what brand of paint they use. repeat this process, and then get the brand most of the professionals tell you they use.





OH I also left out the basics, move any furniture out of the room, and if you are going to paint the roof, you need to pay more attention to the drop cloth/newspapers on the floor. and you need to pay attention to the stuff on your roof (lots of places use spray on stuff to give it texture... it is a nightmare to paint.)What do I need to know before I take to the walls of my house with a bucket of paint and a roller?
Good luck dude.....





We are moving to Geraldton (5 hrs north of Perth) in 5 weeks.





We have an empty house and are getting a retired painter to do ours. Spending a bit of money, but like you I have never painted.......and I`m avoiding the stress!
you have to do all the boring bits first. If the walls are in good condition- no flaking paint or anything just wash them down, sugar soap is recomended but it is expensive, I just use a tiny bit of detergent in some water so I don't get loads of suds. If you are not going to paint the woodwork afterwards mask it off with tape as you will get roller splatter. If you are going to do the woodwork then sand it down now before you even clean the walls as it is really anoying to accidentally sand a long stripe of newly painted wall just above the skirting board! ( %26amp; not sanding woodwork before painting means the new paint will peel of at the slightest knock or scrape ). If the walls have flaking paint, or plaster, you need to take all the loose stuff off first, sand %26amp; fill in any holes with a filler suitable for that size hole ( %26amp; let it dry before you paint ). If you are going to use a roller you will still need a small brush for painting around doors etc %26amp; to get into the corners %26amp; up to the ceiling as a roller can't get into corners. You will also need to cover the floor %26amp; remember that you will end up covered in a fine mist of tiny paint drops- roller splatter is not to be underestimated! If you want to re-use a paint tray for different colours it is far easier to line the tray with a plastic bag or clingfilm that can be thrown away than to scrub off the old drying-round-the-edge paint before you put in the new colour. Hope this hasn't put you off too much, as a lazy decorator I have learned the hard way.
you know, if you set a stick of dynamite on the paint can, light it, walk away, the room will be painted right after you hear aloud noise
Don't really know too much only if your walls are dirty they use sugar soap to wash them first %26amp; you just pour so much in a bucket with water %26amp; just wash with a cloth %26amp; you get that at wollies etc
Prep the walls, prime them first
I'll go with the first guy.


He sound the best and he said most of what I was going to say and more.





Practice.


Of course that depends on if your detailing. If you are then pracitice.





If you're just painting.


Go with the first answer.


He even has experiance.
ok here goes missy





1 roller needs a roll tray- bunnings about 4 dollars


pour paint into the well in the roll tray, roll it out on the corigations on the roll tray to spread the paint evenly on the roller that way you can spread the paint evenly over the wall...





roll onto the wall with even rolss not forcing too much onto the wall this will ensure you dont have a thick line of paint coming fromt he edges of the roller





dont try and get too much paint on the roller





choose a water based paint as trying to clean a oil based paint will mean you will have a problem cleaning the roller.





if it is water based take the poller outside and turn the hose onto high (watch them water nazis) point at the edge of the roller facing away from you and work slowly up and down the side the roller will roll and hey presto you clean the whole thing easily (this can be messy if you dont get it right wear old clothes.....





also watch when painting overhead for the drips etc.





good luck and happy painting crusades...lol





let me know how you go





stick to dulux if you can their paint is good quality





also dont be afraid to ask the sales man. also buy at least 5 litres more than you think you will need becuase although you can colour match generally there are small discrepancies in the colour that you get.





oh and low sheen , high gloss looks crap on walls.
Take time prepping the surface before you start. Pull out any nails, etc. Use some spackling to fill in the holes, go over cracks, etc. Remove hardware that shouldn't be painted over. Take off electric and switch plates. Good prep will give you a much better finish. If you need to edge areas that you don't want to get paint on, buy the edging tape (it's like masking tape) and get things taped off. Take your time and don't rush into it. You'll save time in the long run.