Has anyone painted their own home?

sourstix

Sun, Feb 26 2017, 7:43 pm

people think its so simple, but in reality its a profession and its hard hard work. my arms were hurting me while I was painting. its good exercise.

MagentaYenta

Sun, Feb 26 2017, 7:45 pm

gp2.0 wrote:

It's fun but exhausting. Ceilings are especially difficult.

It's not as easy as it looks.

I think washing them is the hardest. I've always managed with a brush extension and a good step ladder.

pause

Sun, Feb 26 2017, 10:52 pm

groisamomma wrote:

One more question...which paint do I use on the ceilings? The bedrooms I'm not touching but the kitchen ceiling has noticeable splatters from some of DDs kitchen escapades so that has to be painted. Semi-gloss?

For the walls...satin? Eggshell? Semi-gloss?

Thanks again everyone!

I've only had the ceilings professionally painted and they used flat.
On the walls, it depends on your preference. In high-traffic, splattery areas (kitchen, bathroom) you'll want more of a glossy finish (semi-gloss) for easy cleaning. In the hallways, bedrooms, dining and living room, less glossy is considered more elegant.

This guide https://www.houselogic.com/rem.....uide/ sums it up nicely. And as sourstix said, moldings are done with semi-gloss too.

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pause

Sun, Feb 26 2017, 10:55 pm

groisamomma wrote:

Sourstix, what does sanding mean?

She means that when you need to repair the walls, any imperfections or holes, you will spackle it (fill with plaster) and then you sand it so that it becomes smooth and level with the rest of the wall. Sanding creates a huge mess! But I found that a good vacuum cleaner sucks it all up and then you just wash with Mr. Clean and water.

Iymnok

Mon, Feb 27 2017, 2:49 am

Skip the ceilings for now. A good color would be the lightest shade of your wall color. Though I've seen some beautiful brightly painted ceilings.

HonesttoGod

Mon, Feb 27 2017, 10:58 am

Yes.
We went to a paint store (Benajmin Moore) and they guided us to buy the correct products including primers, paints etc.
Brushes and such we picked up at home depot.
It was hard work and took us 3 days with my husbands coworker assisting us as well but we worked out that including all the paint and supplies, my husband taking 2 days off work as well as paying his coworker, it was still cheaper than paying someone to do it for us!
We saved about $1,000. And we had a lot of fun as well.

groisamomma

Tue, Feb 28 2017, 10:21 am

HonesttoGod wrote:

And the million dollar question...the apartment is big so the last 2 quotes I got were for almost 4K. Is it really worth the time, energy, etc to save $1,000? I'd still need to hire someone to do the hard places like the inaccessible ceiling above the staircase, etc.

I can't decide!!

groisamomma

Tue, Feb 28 2017, 4:11 pm

shirabira wrote:

How about hiring day workers by the hour to do it? It will be way cheaper than a painter.

Where can I find those in Lakewood and how do I know if they know how to paint?

sourstix

Tue, Feb 28 2017, 4:48 pm

Its a gamble taking day workers. You never know who it is. Are they good. Do they have any idea of what this entails? And more that I would be willing to discuss via pm.

In short BE CAREFUL!

daisy

Tue, Feb 28 2017, 5:27 pm

groisamomma wrote:

I think you would save more than that unless you are also paying a coworker and your husband will be losing pay.

Maybe commit to trying one small room and if you don't like it, you can hire someone. It also doesn't need to be all or nothing.

greenfire

Tue, Feb 28 2017, 5:34 pm

groisamomma wrote:

Where can I find those in Lakewood and how do I know if they know how to paint?

don't do it - the details matter ... it would be cheaper to buy some weed & brave it yourself ~ just sayin'

groisamomma

Tue, Feb 28 2017, 11:55 pm

greenfire wrote:

don't do it - the details matter ... it would be cheaper to buy some weed & brave it yourself ~ just sayin'

In that case, where can I buy weed? Just kidding.

That you to those that PM'd me, I'm going to follow up on then tomorrow .

greenfire

Wed, Mar 01 2017, 4:40 pm

groisamomma wrote:

In that case, where can I buy weed? Just kidding.

That you to those that PM'd me, I'm going to follow up on then tomorrow .

thanx for the laugh

sorry I can't give away my secrets or I would have no work Wink

btw ~ what's your time frame ?

groisamomma

Wed, Mar 01 2017, 9:47 pm

greenfire wrote:

thanx for the laugh

sorry I can't give away my secrets or I would have no work Wink

btw ~ what's your time frame ?

I can take as long as I want, but ideally want it done by Pesach.

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