One of the ways to improve the beauty of your home as well as the value is the easy job of painting. Even though it is easy, it is one of the best home improvements you can do. In this economoy, anything that is in your control like improving the value of your house is worth doing.
So follow these 6 easy steps to make sure you paint your house right. These steps come from my experience in being. So it should be beneficial and of use to doing the job correctly.
Owning a company has helped me prove these steps over and over again. So follow the steps outlined here and watch your home improve in value and turn into a beauty.
First step in this process is the preparation of the surface. Unless your home has gone through a war zone, there most likely won’t be much preparation. All you have to do is make sure it is smooth and sanded if necessary.
Second step is priming. This is an easy stage and the main goal is to use a primer that is tinted close to the finish color. This makes it much more simpler to apply the final coat of paint.
Third step is to prepare the surface once more. This part of the process is to ensure that nothing was missed the first time around. Things such as nail holes, or any other dents or blemishes in the wall. You will use a drywall compound to fill in any of those holes.
Fourth step is to put on that first coat of paint. With this part of the process you are going to want to paint brush one wall at a time.
Fifth step to follow will be preparing the surface once again. You are performing this step to double check the surface one more time so to ensure that the surface is smooth before you put on that last coat of paint. Once again, any imperfections you find can be fixed with a drywall compound.
Final step in this process is applying the last coat of paint. This is the best part because now you will see everything come together. So once more, you are going to paint one wall surface at a time. Make sure that the coat of paint is distributed evenly.
Follow all these six steps and you will be pleased with the outcome of your home improvement. A simple coat of paint can change a drab room into a beautiful addition.
With the cost involved in doing a simple room paint job, your return on investment will be huge. This simple home improvement of painting can add thousands of dollars in the value of your home.