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How to Prepare Your Home for Professional House Painters

Planning for house painting is an exciting time. You’ve been thinking about what colors and finishes you want for each room. You’re looking forward to old and damaged paint being removed, and fresh paint being applied. You’ve hired an expert team of professional house painters that can tackle any project. You’re almost ready. But there are likely a few things you can do to more fully prepare for home interior painting in a way that protects your surrounding surfaces, as well as the items in each room most important to you and your family. Here are some steps your painting team may recommend.

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How Many Coats Of House Paint Do You Need?

When you're getting an estimate for house painting many painting contractors are offering two coats of paint as part of their pricing. The question is, are you really getting two coats of paint? The answer is, it depends on how your house painter defines two coats of paint. In most cases painters will define two coats as a spray and backroll as two coats of paint. This is NOT two coats of paint. Paint manufacturers like Sherwin Williams and painting contractors like TRICO PAINTING, define two coats as applying one coat of paint per the manufacturer's recommendations and allowing the first coat to completely dry before applying a second coat.

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Spray vs Rolling: What's The Best Way To Apply Paint?

Do you have a project you want to tackle in your home? Does it all seem overwhelming when you consider getting started? You go to the home improvement store, look at all the paint. Then there are all the materials you need to paint. Of course, you need to decide will you spray or roll paint? Painting with a roller requires you to do all that taping and cutting in. But spray painting means paint goes everywhere. How do you know when to break out the spray painting machine or when to use the roller? The truth is there are advantages to both. Read on to learn about when to spray or roll paint.

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