Yessir the homeowners will be present ……
Advice interior repaint .
How’s it going ? Alright so I’ve been painting for a while now and as crazy as this is going to sound I’ve never once had to do an entire house repaint . Been blessed enough to stay busy doing small remodels. I more or less know the process . But this job is big . Well for me (1 guy ) . High ceilings , 4,000 sqft home , repainting all the doors , crown , base, walls , ceilings , and a few accent walls . I will say the trim is in the best shape I’ve ever seen wood work in . It really don’t even need painting it’s so nice still . My question is how would ( you ) a solo painter . No helpers , attack the job .ALSO Customer wants walls and ceilings the same color white , so would you just use the same sheen on walls and ceilings or would you still do flat on the ceilings and eggshell / satin walls ….. all advice would be greatly Appreciated. Yes I have an airless as well and very good with it .
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Yea I wanted to spray the ceilings , but kept debating on spraying the ceiling then having to mask the border with paper to spray the crown . I felt it would be easier to spray the crown and trim first then run paper around the crown .If possible... Spray the lids, then spray the trim and doors, then cut and roll the walls.
Definitely in line with you on this process. I tend to overthink a lot instead of just doing it . One worry I have when spraying the trim first is the trim paint flashing where the overspray hit the wall . So you feel it will be an issue using a satin waterborne?I'd probably go same sheen walls and ceilings, something like an eggshell where you can split the difference between a flat and a satin.
If the home is unoccupied, I would remove all the doors and set up in the garage to spray. Spray all your trim, then mask off your trim and spray and back roll walls and ceilings.
If the home is occupied, you really just need to work in one or two rooms at a time, so the homeowners can move their stuff around ahead of you. And in an occupied home you usually want to stick with brushing and rolling except for certain circumstances (popcorn ceiling, etc).
Love the advice here . Never really thought about knocking out them rooms first but makes a lot of sense. Thank you def going to do that and love the process ……. Also yes I made it very clear to the homeowner that I work alone so if timing is an issue I would probably not be the best for the job since I work alone . She was easy going and said it’s not an issue at all she just wanted me to do it as I’ve done work for a few people in her circle …‘I did tell her I’d work it in sections so I don’t take over the whole house for that long of a period but didn’t really consider what rooms to do first. Thank you for that advice . That’s a huge help . Very simple and probably what every painter does who does repaints . But it’s never landed on my plate so Ibe never put much thought into ItYou need a partner or a good quality helper if you want to jobs of that size on a regular basis. It really is not a one man job. I hope you have patient clients. I've done a lot of huge places solo BUT the client was made to clearly under stand that a one man show is slower than a crew of experienced painter. Also many were repeaters and knew what to expect. I'd use ceiling paints on ceilings being the easiest to make ceilings look good! For walls I'd use a velvet or matte or the very least of my choices, eggshell. Bathroom paint for baths and at least eggshell for kitchens.
Get the kitchens and bathrooms out of the way first. Then go room by room, ideally ending with the room closest to the exit to your truck Always work from the top down leaving a trail of clean behind.
… thank you
Awesome def going to go with the eggshell for walls and ceilings just wanted to hear someone confirm my decision . Although I was up in the air a little as I’ve been feeling lately that eggshell has been coming out almost like a dang semi gloss and satin has looked more like the old eggshell with less shineI'd probably go same sheen walls and ceilings, something like an eggshell where you can split the difference between a flat and a satin.
If the home is unoccupied, I would remove all the doors and set up in the garage to spray. Spray all your trim, then mask off your trim and spray and back roll walls and ceilings.
If the home is occupied, you really just need to work in one or two rooms at a time, so the homeowners can move their stuff around ahead of you. And in an occupied home you usually want to stick with brushing and rolling except for certain circumstances (popcorn ceiling, etc).
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