I was watching a kitchen renovation show on one of the home channels. They had fancy cabinets, a fancy vent over the cooktop, and wall mounted light fixtures.
What made me scratch my head was, “why don’t you paint the freaking wall first?!” They mounted everything to the unpainted drywall. They were going to have a b1tch of a time trimming around all that crap when they could have simply painted the wall with a brush & roller prior to putting everything up.
IMO it is much easier to touch up scuffs and such than to try and paint around a bunch of stuff.
jt8
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. — Margaret Thatcher
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IMO it is much easier to touch up
John -
IMPHO (In my painters humble opinion) which I heard him express today with a customer of mine, he wants to be the last person on the job. Masking is no problem for him, but touching up can be a major PITA. - lol
One of my most difficult conversations is with DIY homeowners who want to paint way before they should. My standard phrase is "A paintbrush should be the last tool you use.
Edited 2/19/2007 5:33 pm by Dave45
But you're talking about having a professional painter come in and do the work. In that case, I can fully understand, because he/she doesn't want to make two trips to get the clean, finished product.
But for a DIY?
jt8
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. -- Margaret Thatcher
I've seen the same thing several times myself. you have to wonder how mant DIYers see that , do it because they view them doing it in that order and throw a fit the whole time they are painting ,making their life hell
I fist coat the walls and 2-coat ceilng prior to anyting being installed, it helps cut down on the dust and cut -in is much easier
ps to all those that responded to my first attempt at BT (new treads) sorry for shouting :)
I also like to see at least the first coat go on before anything is hung on the wall. This makes things much simpler if, say, something needs to be moved a bit, or is replaced by something else.
I do a lot of work myself as a DIY. I'm often painting the wall and the trim before I even cut the trim. I then touch up after.
I can see why a painter would not want to do it that way though.
John,
I am a DIY but would prefer to paint last also. I hate doing touchup work. With the proper brushes it is very easy to paint right up to cabinets, trim etc. My father did interior painting as a second job and taught me pretty well. I rarely use tape at all.
Bill Koustenis
Advanced Automotive Machine
Waldorf Md
You guys are crazy! I build homes and do all the work myself. Aside from making another trip there is no reason I would not want to paint before trim and anything else is in the room. So much quicker and less worry about brush strokes against cabinets and such. Easy to cut ? Come on, even with a good brush you cant beat the speed of rolling it all out! Those shows do so many things wrong its unreal. I have seen them trash good work with sub par to crappy workmenship. Touching up paint blends right in within a certain amount of time. Just my two cents from my job site.
I prefer prime, 1 coat paint, hang doors, cabs and finish trim, then final paint.
You don't always need the second coat
I prefer prime, 1 coat paint, hang doors, cabs and finish trim, then final paint.
Plus that way, 50 years from now when someone changes those cabinets out, they'll say, "oh, the kitchen was originally pink!" :)
Making those little color time capsules for future renovators. jt8
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. -- Margaret Thatcher
50 puts me at 96
I don't think I'm going to be the one spouting...
Eeeeeewwwwww. That color was awful. :-)
I do mostly bathrooms and find it easier faster and better result to prime and paint everything as soon as the drywall and backerboard are installed and finished.This gives my tile,vanity,toilet and med.cabs a great finished look when they go in after the paint.The only reason to paint later in the process is to save on the amount of paint needed!