What do I need to paint the interior of my home?

What do I need to paint the interior of my home?

Every year it's important that you redecorate your home, because the old design may become boring at some point. No matter how good you find a design, if you look at it for years every day, it will become boring someday.

So that you have everything you need to paint the interior of your home properly, you should take a look at our checklist. We will tell you what you need to paint your home and how to use it.

Covering material

You should have a material to cover the parts of your walls that are not to be painted, such as the moldings or the ceiling, if you want a different color there. Adhesive tape, crepe or a thin foil with a diameter of approx. 30-38mm is best suited for this.

In addition, you should use painter fleece for your floor, because it is too costly to tape the entire floor. In addition, you can use the painter's fleece again and again, thereby saving resources and doing something good for the environment.

Ladder

Without a good ladder, you can't paint the interior of your home. A ladder helps you to reach the ceiling and the top of the walls. It is best to use a simple household ladder that is stable. It can be very dangerous to use a shaky ladder. It is very useful if your ladder also has a small storage area and a hook on which you can hang your paint bucket.

Painting tools

For painting you need some essential tools. Before you can even start painting, you must stir your paint. It is best to use a thin wooden stick for this. If you don't feel like stirring the paint manually, you can get an attachment for stirring the paint for the cordless screwdriver.

To paint the wall corners, it is best to use a brush with a width of 80-100mm. The brush should have bristles suitable for water-thinnable paint. So that you do not need too long for the large surfaces, you should use a paint roller which is approx. 25 cm wide. For slightly larger corners you can use a smaller paint roller with a diameter of approx. 10cm.

Last but not least, you will need a brush grid so that you do not have too much paint on the brush that could run down the wall and create unsightly bumps. For very hard to reach places you can consider buying a telescopic extension for your brush or paint roller.

Other useful tools

When painting your home, you must also pay attention to some things that may not immediately occur to you. For example, you must remove the covers from your sockets before you can paint your walls. You should switch off the power before you do this. To make sure that there is really no power on the socket, you should purchase a phase tester that can check whether there is still power on the socket.

If you need to remove nails from the wall, you should use pliers. In addition, a cutter knife is recommended, which makes it easier for you to cut the adhesive tape.

You can use a garbage bag so that you can easily collect all garbage after painting. Also use work gloves so that you don't get paint on your hands when painting. You should wear a cap so that no paint gets in your hair, as it can be very difficult to get paint out of your hair again.

For your safety, you should also wear sturdy shoes, as something can always fall and land on your feet.

Substrate preparation

If your walls and ceilings are somewhat older, smaller cracks and holes may have formed over time or may have been caused by accidents. So that these holes and cracks do not disturb you when painting your home, you should try to cover them. Small holes can easily be filled with filler from the tube. This is very simple.

For larger holes you should use plaster, which you can mix before painting. You can easily buy plaster in powder form and mix it at home. If plaster is not an alternative for you, you can also use acrylic for plugging large holes, which is easy to apply.

The paint

Of course, you can't start painting the interior of your home without having enough paint. It can be hard to really estimate how much color you really need. There is a great formula that you can use to estimate how much color you need.

You can expect 150-200ml of paint per square meter. Of course, this is variable because the amount of paint you need depends on the opacity of the paint and the thickness of the paint. For a 12 sqm ceiling you need an average of 2. 5 liters of paint.

You need time

You have to take your time painting, otherwise mistakes could happen. Allow yourself enough time so that you are not under time pressure. If you add up everything you need to do to paint, it can take a few hours.

In addition, you must plan that you have to paint twice for some kinds of paint so that the colors cover correctly. You should give the paint enough time to dry, as it does not help you to apply a new layer of paint on still wet paint.

Conclusion

We hope the tips in this article will help you find everything you need to paint the interior of your home. Pay attention to the many tips in the article so that you don't make any mistakes.

By Franky Boy, interior painting specialist from Alberta Colour Painting.