What Are The Standards For Professional Interior House Painting?

There are standards that painters must do before, during, and after interior painting. These are essential steps that ensure they do their job properly and correctly. In this blog, we will discuss professional interior house painting standards.

 

Protecting your items is essential for professional interior house painting

 

The furniture and other personal belongings are the critical things to be considered. Most customers don’t want to move their items. We only ask them to remove the small breakable ones that could be damaged.

 

For instance, if you have a China cabinet, what we do is move that furniture, but we’re not going to remove the stuff inside it. The process is different for coffee or dining tables since they don’t contain many other items. We will ask you to remove the things in it, so there’s no chance of us breaking them.

 

All furniture in the house should also be covered to prevent them from getting paint on them. While some may not be required to protect them entirely, protecting them is an excellent idea because some paint can splash on them. But then, it depends on who’s holding the roller.

 

The floor is another area in the house that must be covered during the painting process. Professional painters lay out tarps or make a path to prevent the floor from getting dirty. So, protecting your items is just one of the standards you must keep in mind.

 

What else do professional painters do before interior painting?

 

Another interior painting standard is that painters should do the work, including taping off the outlet covers, the baseboards, and the chair rails. There could be drips on the walls, and professionals always ensure they get out of them.

 

Sometimes, painters and customers want to tape everything, such as the side casing of the windows or cabinets, to prevent them from getting any paint that isn’t desired. Most professional painters don’t need to use tape, but it should be used on horizontal surfaces like baseboards and chair rails. Remember that the tape used is necessary because others don’t work out well. Always make sure that the tape is the right type for safe removal.

 

In addition, the tape should be sealed down so it won’t get painted even though it will be taped off. Sometimes paint sneaked behind the tape because it wasn’t pushed down hard enough. That is an issue that painters must look out for during projects. Some tapes are water activated, so you can wipe the top of them with a slightly damp rag after pushing them down for excellent results.

 

The process after the room preparation

 

Once the room is prepared, the next thing to do is surface preparation. Proper preparation will include the woodwork and walls.

 

For woodwork, painters should:

 

• Sand the surface
• Fill the nail holes
• Fix the minor defects
• Use caulk for any cracks or crevices

 

Some don’t caulk the woodwork. Professional painters should caulk the woodwork, so the cracks are not still visible. They’ll also sand the walls to ensure a smooth, clean, and smooth surface.

 

The equipment used for painting is also essential. Cheap rollers and brushes leave undesirable results after the painting job. Chunks could come from them and be on the paint’s surface once it dries. That’s another issue to watch out for if you want a smooth wall.

 

Dealing with drywall cracks

 

Some drywall defects are not easy to fix and can be structural issues. But for minor imperfections like nail pops and cracks, these are the things you may want to get fixed if you’re planning for an interior painting. These items are typically an extra charge depending on how many exist.

 

• If the nail pops, push it in, so they are not loose anymore. 
• If the screws are coming out over time, tighten them up.

 

Sometimes we will caulk corner drywall cracks where possible. Some people don’t always want to invest in the proper solution for drywall cracks. They didn’t want to rush into an actual repair, but we didn’t want to leave a significant gap in the wall. Surface cracks in the middle of the wall can return quickly if you only use mud on them. We don’t recommend using caulk on these types of issues. 

 

Solutions for drywall cracks: 

 

1. Remove the failing tape.
2. Sand down to smooth out the surrounding area before repairing
3. Apply some mud and tape, and then more mud to seal in the tape 
4. Light sand where needed
5. Apply some more mud over the tape
6. Finish by sanding the surface to be smooth
7. Then repeat until smooth with more mud, if needed, until the surface is smooth.

Final steps after the interior painting

 

1. When the job is finished, professional painters pull all the tape and ensure the lines are straight.
2. When the paint is dry, put the outlet covers back on
3. Replace the furniture, return the items to where they were, and pick up all the tarps.
4. After that, they should inspect the area to ensure they didn’t leave any paint. If the painters did, they should clean up before they leave.
5. Lastly, they should do a final walkthrough to check if there’s a need for any touch-ups.

 

Are you looking for professionals who know professional interior house painting standards?

 

Those are professional interior painting standards that most painters should go by. If you are in the Cleveland area, give The Picky Painters a call. We are a team of painters who know the standard for professional interior house painting.

 

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