House Painting in 6 Easy Steps

by Cal Riverton on July 10, 2009

One of the ways to improve the beauty of your home as well as the value is the easy job of painting.  Even though it is easy, it is one of the best home improvements you can do.  In this economy, anything you can do to improve the value of your home is worth doing.

So follow these 6 easy steps to make sure you paint your house right.  These steps come from my experience in being a painters San Diego.   So it should be useful and helpful for doing the job right.

Owning a painting San Diego company has helped me prove these steps over and over again.  So follow the steps outlined here and watch your home improve in value and turn into a beauty.

First thing you want to do is prepare the surface.  Unless your house has been through a war, there shouldn’t be too much preparation.  All you are going to need to do is be sure it is smooth and sanded if you have to.

Second step in the process is priming.  This is an easy step and the object is to make sure the primer you use is tinted as close as possible to the finish color.  This will make it easier to apply the finish color.

Third step in this procedure is to do a surface preparation again.  This step is to make certain that you didn’t miss anything on the first go around.  Things such as nail holes, or any other dents or blemishes in the wall.  You fill those holes with a drywall compound.

Fourth step is to begin applying that first coat of paint.  In this step you are going to want to paint one wall surface at a time. 

Fifth thing to do is doing surface preparation one more time.  You are performing this step to double check the surface one more time so to ensure that the surface is smooth before you put on that last coat of paint.  Once again, any imperfections you find can be fixed with a drywall compound.

Final step will be the application of the second coat of paint.  This is the best step because you will see all your hard work come together.  So again, you are going to be painting one surface wall at time.  Be sure that the coat of paint has been evenly distributed. 

Follow these 6 steps completely and you will be pleasantly surprised on the outcome of your house painting.  A simple coat of paint can change a drab room into a beautiful addition. 

With the low cost it takes to do a simple paint job of a room, the return on investment is huge.  I have seen it firsthand add thousands to the value of the home in my San Diego painting company.   This simple home improvement of painting can add thousands of dollars in the value of your home.

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