Everything you need to know about our quality interior and exterior painting services

1. How do I prepare my home for painting?
A very important step before painting is to prepare and protect the furniture and floor from paint. A good solution is to make a list in advance of the materials needed to cover and protect.
The main things are:
All pictures or mirrors are to be removed and placed in a safe place before painting the room.
Protective nylon covers for furniture or dust sheets for floor protection. Protective nylon, with attached tape for direct mounting on the windows. This will prevent paint from washing off and annoying paint drops from forming on them.
Protective paper with duct tape – to protect the door sills and frames, electric switches, ceilings or small details of the doors.
If there are any pieces of furniture in the room, it is best to move them to the centre and wrap them in protective nylon or dust sheets.
 
2. What if I want to paint one wall a different colour?
The feature or accent wall will depend on the space, but in most cases, the wall that comes into view opposite the entrance works best.
 
3. How do I choose the best interior colour?
Light colours work best in dark rooms and make walls and ceilings appear further away, making small rooms feel larger. Dark colours can make a room feel more intimate and cosy. Bright colours give the room a cheerful, upbeat feel. For square rooms, make one wall a feature wall by painting it in a different colour to give the room a more dramatic, less boxy look.
 
4. Are you good at DIY?
 
What tool should I use to paint the walls and ceilings?
A brush or a paint roller?
When painting walls or ceilings with emulsion or latex paint, both tools are often combined. The instrument should be tailored accordingly:
The painted surface area we paint on, and how smooth the wall is. 
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5. What finish / effect do you want to achieve?
Paintbrushes are used for painting hard-to-reach areas and those requiring greater precision, such as along electrical switches, windows, and doors, as well as for painting decorative figures and cornices.
It should be borne in mind that, in addition to being of different sizes depending on the type of hair from which they are made, brushes are also used with different paint emulsions to achieve good results. Their applications also depend on their shapes; for example, the bevelled brush is used to cut walls and ceilings or to paint two colours, and the round brush is used to paint corners or furniture. 

Paint roller - used for painting large areas. When choosing it, the size also matters, as does the area of the painted wall and the type of fibre from which it is made.
The type of fibre must be consistent with the type of paint and the surface's smoothness. 
The length of the fibre. With shorter fibre, smooth and medium-smooth bases are painted, while with long hair on the roller, rough bases are painted. 
Last but not least, the roller handle is an important choice; a comfortable, ergonomic and non-slip handle is a prerequisite for an excellent result when painting.
 
How to paint? What tools do you need to paint walls and ceilings with emulsion or latex paint?
Once you have packed and protected the floor, sills, furniture, windows and doors, you have to continue to the essential part: painting! Making a list of what you need will again help you avoid adding anything. 
Take a good look at the walls and ceilings for small cracks or holes you want to fix before you start, and make sure there are no leaks, mould, greasy spots, or rust on the surface.
List of painting tools that you need before you start.
- Microfibre roller with a short fibre of about 22 cm (for basic painting) for semi-smooth painting.
- Roller and brush for cutting the walls and ceilings—or masking tape to separate the colours from the top and walls.
- Smaller microfibre roller (10 cm) – for painting columns or smaller walls
brushes in two sizes (60 mm and 25 mm) for painting corners and hard-to-reach places.
- Small spatula or set of stainless steel filing knives plus interior (exterior) filler to correct cracks in the walls
- Sanding paper
- Telescopic extension for painting roller
- Empty bucket to pour and dilute the paint if needed or for cleaning purposes
-Paint tray for squeezing the roller from excess paint
- Stirrer to mix the paint before you start painting
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If you have any other questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact me at info@swlondon-painter.co.uk or visit the page About Us or Gallery