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Don't Make These Mistakes While Preparing To Paint Your Interior in Omaha, NE

April 10th, 2020 | 3 min read

By Bill Carlson

Don't Make These Mistakes While Preparing To Paint Your Interior in Omaha, NE

When you are looking to paint the interior of your home, it's entirely possible that you might well err while in the process of doing so.

This can be something that happens with no fault of your own -- rather, it's something that can happen if you are not properly prepared for the task.

Simply knowing what you are heading into can make the difference between doing well and not doing so well in painting your interior.

With that in mind let us discuss mistakes you should not make while preparing to paint your interior in Omaha, NE.

1. Forgetting To Take Measurements Of The Space That Is Going To Be Painted

Forgetting to take any measurements of the space that is going to be painted is tantamount to being completely unprepared to painting your interior.

You need to have measurements of the space because you're going to need to know how much paint you will need for painting the interior walls.

Additionally, it is useful to take measurements because you will be able to calculate how long the painting project is going to take.

2. Not Cleaning The Spaces That Will Be Painted

It's a fundamental step in the painting process that you have a properly clean space that will be painted.

If you are painting the interior walls, for example, it is not just the walls that will have to be clean but rather also the floors of the same room as well.

This is important because though it might seem like the dust on the ground has no relation to your painting project, you will realize that as you are walking about the room and painting you might accidentally kick up dust that would possibly end up on the wall that you are painting.

Once dust is on the wet paint, it's one of the most difficult things to clean up.

3. You Didn't Check The Wall For Any Flaws That Must Be Corrected

Particularly with walls that have seen years of living, you are going to inevitably find some flaws in the form of little nicks that form in the wall from use or even small holes that can be in the wall from things like hanging paintings and the like.

After finding such nicks and holes in the wall it is a good idea to use a good compound to patch it up well enough that all you will need to sand and prime and paint it along with the rest of your interior walls.

4. You Didn't Do Anything About The Larger Holes In Your Wall

The larger holes in your wall, which can come from things as simple as a door that is swung open too hard or even just an object that accidentally gets hit against the wall that makes an unfortunate hole in the wall.

For larger holes in the wall there are patches that can be purchased and then painted over which serve the purpose of making a good cover for the area where you have lost places in the wall due to what could have been a simple accident.

5. You Didn't Do Anything To Get The Wall Smooth Before Painting

If there's anything that will ruin a paint job, it is attempting to paint over a surface that is not particularly smooth.

The less smooth your painting surface, the more likely it is that the paint will not adhere to the wall.

There are a number of steps that you should take in order to make sure that your paint surface is smooth and thus allows for a better paint job, starting with sanding the surface of the area and then making sure that you use a quality primer that will allow the paint to go on as smoothly as possible.

Quality primer also has the quality that it gets the paint to adhere to your walls better and also have the paint job stay on longer.

If you would rather hire a professional to help you with your walls in Omaha, NE, our team at Brush & Roll Painting can help.

To get started with us, book a FREE estimate below or call us at 402-932-9764 for more details.

Click here to learn about the significance of prep work before painting any surface in your home. 

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Bill Carlson

Bill is the owner and operator of Brush & Roll Painting.