Painting is easy when you know how...

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How to prepare a room

1. Roll up the carpet/rugs. Make sure furniture is covered and moved to centre of the room. Put down a dust sheet or paper on the floor around the area you are painting.

2. Loosen or remove attached equipment (wall sockets etc) and remove all switch plates, and door and window furniture.

3. Make sure you remove all loose paint and plaster/wallpaper.

4. When painting over wallpaper make sure all seams are properly glued.

5. Rake out and fill all cracks, screw holes, seams and imperfections with proprietary filler.

6. Sand smooth any repairs to walls.

7. Before painting, sand all areas lightly.

8. Remove all dust and debris from walls using a damp cloth, tack cloths or vaccum

How to paint a room

1. Lay a flattened corrugated box on the floor and set out your tools and paint cans, its padded surface will protect the floor and soak up any drips.

2. Decant some of the paint into a smaller, easy to handle container.

3. Load a 2 or 3-inch straight-edge brush. The correct way is to dip the bristles one-half to two-thirds of the way into the paint. Don't get paint on the ferrule (the metal wrapper that holds the bristles). Clear excess paint from one side of the brush bt dragging it against the side of the container; don't drag both sides. Always apply the loaded side of the brush to the wall.

4. Working from the ceiling down, paint a 3-inch frame around all the edges of the room that would be awkward to roll. Paint the corners; outline the ceiling; edge the skirting board and architraves to the windows and doors, baseboard, light fixtures, plugs and switchplates. Painters call this "cutting in"

5. Whilst still wet, use a roller to cover the large areas.

6. Slip the appropriate sleeve onto the roller cage (handle). Attach the roller extension handle.

7. Pour about an inch of paint into the deep reservoir end of the paint tray. Leave the other end of the tray clear.

8. Dip the roller into the tray, and move it back and forth on the roller bed. The roller should be well saturated with paint, but not dripping.

9. Once again, you will work from the ceiling down. Roll an area about 2 feet square. Work the roller up, down, and across until you've covered the area evenly. Cover the entire ceiling and wall this way, square by square.

10. If paint begins to build up on the wall at the edges of the roller, gently roll our the lines immediately. Latex paint starts drying quickly, so don't go back over tacky paint.

11. Watch out for "painters holidays" - patches where paint is too thin. If another coat is necessary, allow paint to dry properly before repeating.

12. Painting windows - try not to lay on paint too thickly, and avoid the edges where moving parts meet. Slide windows up and down during the job to keep them from stickling shut.

13. Painting the trim - work from ceiling to floor: picture rail first, skirting boards last. Hold brush comfortably in your hand and take care not to overload it with paint.

Before painting skirting boards, do one final dusting. Once skirting boards are painted, close off the room from dust, and let everything dry.

Finally...admire the results!!

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