D's Painting

Preparation

 

Before we tackle an interior paint project we like to take a moment to walk through it in our head. We identify the potential problem areas and put together a work-around. Or better yet, two workarounds in case the first one doesn’t pan out. Then we move items away from the wall towards the center of the room or remove them entirely. We cover the furniture with painter’s plastic and identify the items most vulnerable to paint damage, such as items with fabric upholstery, and take special care with them. Once the furniture is moved out of the room or to the center of the room, and covered with plastic we remove any wall plates in the room and cover the outlets with painters tape. Next we layout floor coverings or drop cloths to protect your flooring from getting dirty or damaged from the painting process. After that we start to bring in our tools as well as ladders and scaffolding (if needed). From here we start to prep your walls for paint, we fill all holes with spackling paste. While we wait for the spackle to dry we clean all trim throughout the room then follow up with taping off all trim pieces, etc. Now before we begin to paint we always check our paint itself to verify that the color is exactly what our customers order, once it is verified we can begin to paint.