I am painting my living room... Is it better to paint your walls before you gloss your skirting boards and door frames or is it better to do it the other way round?
2006-08-07 12:30:29 · 18 answers · asked by blondie 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
you should paint your walls after the taping and mud is done,before any flooring is done. any staining,painting or finishing of the finish trim can be done before its put up.when painting spend time on the prep work,taping and covering stuff,it will be easier in the long run. good luck
2006-08-07 12:34:14 · answer #1 · answered by jitterbugjims 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It should be ceiling, walls, and lastly woodwork. If you pick up any DIY manual it will reiterate that order. If you did the skirting boards then the walls any drips from your roller/paint pad/paint brush would need to be cleaned off the skirting boards afterwards. Gloss, satin or my preferred woodwork paint - eggshell - have a more solid consistency so you don't have the same problems with 'splashes'. Make sure you use dustsheets and mask off round windows, prep all surfaces properly and make sure the walls are clean to paint on - ideally you should lightly sand the surface to give a 'key' for the paint but I know the average home diy-er doesn't bother with that (I'm just pedantic) but do use sugar soap to wash the walls down. Lightly sand the woodwork between coats and then wash with sugar soap or a tack cloth to prevent 'paint peel'. And enjoy!
2006-08-07 12:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by janebfc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, do the walls first and then the trim. The general rule is to start at the top and work down. In the case of trim you have to pay a lot of attention to detail when painting the trim so there is much less chance of the trim paint getting onto the wall than there would be of wall paint getting onto the trim if you did it the other way around.
2006-08-07 12:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by David H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emma Cherry's right. Ceiling first because that makes the most mess, walls last because it's easy to get emulsion paint off gloss paint but not the other way around.
Plus, her pic looks so nice, I'd follow her on instinct.
A few minutes later:
Having seen Emma's questions, I wouldn't follow her far. She was right about the decorating though.
2006-08-07 12:58:47 · answer #4 · answered by Trust Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always do all the glossing first. Emulsion is far easier to wipe off. But before you do any painting, make sure you have sanded down all the woodwork and filled any holes. Time spent of preperation will make all the difference to the finished job.
2006-08-08 02:25:54 · answer #5 · answered by Titanic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd do the glossing first on the more detailed areas, skirts, doorframes etc. These are easy to cover with masking tape so you can let loose the roller on the walls
2006-08-10 00:31:46 · answer #6 · answered by Jimbo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I usually paint the wall first it doesn't really matter if you tape before you apply the other. The tape helps give a clean crisp line to the finished job.
2006-08-07 12:43:37 · answer #7 · answered by opie with an attitude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paint the walls first.
2006-08-07 12:34:19 · answer #8 · answered by TB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've applied thousands of gallons of paint and never did trim first. I do however exercise care in any painting cuts etc, to lessen the re painting. Certainly Blue painters masking tape should suffice in your prep.
Rev. Steven
2006-08-07 12:39:15 · answer #9 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would gloss first and use masking tape on the walls if you are really worried that you will get gloss on them.
If you use emulsion on the walls you can normally wash that off dry gloss if you do it straight away.
2006-08-07 12:35:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gloss first, if you make a mistake you can clean paint from gloss but visa versa!
2006-08-07 12:38:15 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋