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Posted by C & E on February 2, 2007, 9:26 pm
> Here's what I did after they finished the house, I did the interior
> painting with assistance from my son. I contracted the floor coverings
> after painting.
>
> Go through the entire area with a shop vac, then wet sponge/cloth
> remainder on wood trim. Take interior doors off hinges, place on
> sawhorses and paint. Let the doors dry outside. Left these doors off
> during prep, texture and painting of walls. Caulked all trim to wall
> areas and set nail holes, and joints in trim. Masked off trim, exterior
> doors/all hinges, windows, light fixtures, wall outlets, bathroom and
> kitchen non-wall areas etc. Used the blue tape almost exclusively All
> this took about 2 days. Textured all the walls and ceilings with rented
> spray texture and hopper. Opened 2 exterior doors and air dried for 2
> days.
>
> Regarding painting, there's not enough light in the rooms, you may have to
> open some windows or provide artificial lighting cuz the texture covered
> most of the light entry from the covered windows. I rented a commercial
> sprayer and compressor. The corners of the rooms where they meet the
> ceiling are toughest to get painted. Each room took about 30-45 minutes
> to paint. I started pulling the tape off after about 3 hours drying time.
> Primed all first, used oil based primer in bathrooms and kitchen. Used
> oil based paint in bathrooms and kitchen. Brush painted all the trim with
> primer and enamel. Reinstalled interior doors on the hinges last.
>
> Most time consuming was prep followed by trim painting. Be sure the
> window masking is well attached, overspray may lift and paint the glass.
> Avoid shortcuts on the masking/prep, will save you alot of time
> afterwards.
> --
> Jonny
>> We just bought a new spec house, and we're painting it ourselves as
>> soon as the drywall is textured. I've heard a lot of bad things about
>> Wagner Paint Crew power sprayers. What's the best way for a DIY person
>> to paint the interior of a new house?
>>
>> Wagner-type sprayer?
>> Rent a professional sprayer?
>> Roller?
>> Power roller?
>>
>> Also, do I need to prime the texture? I've heard you should, but a guy
>> told me that the sprayed-on texture has primer built-in.
>>
>> And should we caulk where our white window/door trim meets the drywall
>> before cutting in the color on the walls?
>>
>> --- Bob
>>
That's a pretty good plan, Bob. If for any reason the OP can't spray I'd
use a power roller. I have one that works like a caulking gun. You draw
the paint into the hollow handle using a special fitting. Advancing the
paint down (up when you're rolling) the tube to the roller, which has a
perforated interior tube to allow paint to the nap, is done by squeezing a
lever on the handle. I found it easy to use and waaay faster than the usual
roller method.
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