best routine for painting a room?

Question

ceiling, walls and woodwork/skirting......which order will I do?

Walls and ceiling will need 2 coats.

Answer 1

With all due respect to any others who answer; and I haven't read them; After applying multiple thousands of gallons of paint over my lifetime; "PREP" is the most important part of the process. You can choose any paint you wish; even decide that my suggestions or any others don't suit you; but if you spend the extra time to properly prep any area; you'll walk away far more satisfied.

Ceilings first. Two coats??? Might be a very dingy ceiling; albeit ceiling paint usually has less pigment in it. I DO NOT TAPE at the corner; and perhaps because I've done it so often. I do however...When I finally get to the walls; want some of the ceiling paint Covering the walls and sealing the corners.

No matter the color; unless ceilings and walls are the same; I leave approx. 1/16th inch of ceiling color on the walls when painting. For that you can use a painting pad to CUT the line. Most painting pads have wee little wheels to keep the pad at a distance from the JOINT.

The idea is totally MIND over Perception. To anyone looking; the 1/16th inch of ceiling "WHITE" as long as the CUT LINE is straight; will never be noticed; AS OPPOSED TO...wavy wall lines; wall color OOPS on the ceiling.

Molding: Cove base/ window trim/ door trim is your choice. I happen to do both at once. Depending on your skill, eye/hand coordination/ and types of paint used; you might be able to CUT your lines; at walls or trim with no OOPS. Certainly once either are painted and well set you can use painters masking tape. That can cause OOOPS too.

If you mask, remove it almost immediately after painting, and not like it's a ZIPPER.

As abstract as this may sound it may be a factor: Depending on our "dominant side/hand"///and your eye hand coordination; you may find it easier to CUT the right side of the TRIM (windows and doors) than you do the left side; and/or vice versa.

I leave cove base till the end; sometimes. Again that depends on the paint. IF I choose to paint the cove base first I mask it when it has set, then paint the wall onto the tape; immediately removing tape when that wall is finished.

No brag; but when I walk out of a room; and clean up my tools; I might LOOK back; but I don't get CALLED back; Unless it's because of satisfaction and an offer of more work.

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

start with the ceiling then the walls and leave the skirtings to last as any spilages will be covered uip by the new colour as you work you way down, when doing the ceiling just use a roller, it doesnt matter about how rough it looks at the edges on the walls as when it has had 2 coats and dried you may start on the walls doing all the edging first with a brush if you do this with thick brush strokes then roll the reamaing wall you may not have to do the edges of the walls again so you can just do the second coat with the roller and then after that has had the 2 coats and is dry do the skirtings with a brush

Answer 3

ceiling first then you can go on to the woodwork undercoat while it dries. If the ceiling needs a second coat do that next. then top coat the woodwork and when dry do the walls.

Answer 4

Undercoat all woodwork first, Emulsion ceiling 2 coats, Emulsion walls 2 coats gloss woodwork. Ensure that all procedures are dry prior to continuing.

Answer 5

Ceiling first, then the walls and finish with the woodwork.

Answer 6

Firstly sand the walls and remove radiators etc. Let the dust disperse, then paint the ceiling, walls and finally finish with the gloss work. For a nice finish between the walls and ceiling angles, try using decorators caulk.

Answer 7

Yes, PREP is the key!Get everything scuffed and then super clean. I always start at the top and work my way down - with the cutting first, then the rollers, then back to the brush on the baseboard. I f you get a really good coat of PRIMER on there you might only need a single coat of paint. On a side note, if you really want to get a pro look use caulk to fill any spaces between wood and walls.

Answer 8

everyone seems to say do the woodwork before the walls. wrong. complete the woodwork and let it dry and you'll find that emulsion easily wipes off of gloss thus making your cutting in easy peezy. Ceilings 1st

Answer 9

prepare the woodwork and walls first, (i.e sand down fill etc) Undercoat woodwork. Then paint ceiling first then walls and finally gloss.

Answer 10

ceiling first, to allow for spilt paint, then the walls , the the skirting, a bit like making love really, start at the top and work your way down ha ha