Choosing the Proper Paint Roller Cover for Interior DIY Painting

Expanding on an earlier article, which focused on proper rolling techniques, this discussion will focus more on choosing the appropriate roller cover size and type for various interior painting projects. Quality roller covers are important, and will prove the difference in the results of the paint finish. DIY painters should choose tools based on quality, not price, and appropriateness to the current paint project, not whatever is lying around the garage.

Professional Paint Roller Frames

Quality paint roller frames will reduce the amount of time and effort spent painting with a roller. A good roller frame is a critical part of every professional painter's tool kit.

This painting tool definitely saves time and adds to my bottom line, but cheep roller frames have the opposite effect.

As with purchasing any painting tool, such as a paint roller frame, choose the best possible to provide the best finish with the least amount of effort. With less time spent painting you can have more time enjoying your beautiful work and planning the next room.

How to Choose the Right Brush

It's surprising to see how often people buy top-quality paint (and spend countless hours on careful prep) then jeopardize the end result by trying to save a few pennies on brushes. There's almost no better example of 'penny wise and pound foolish,' especially since the right brush will also save time and be less hassle because it holds more paint and will give you better control. In the end, you'll get a smoother finish with fewer visible brush strokes and you're far less likely to find pesky brush hairs dried into the finish. Of course, quality costs a little more--you can expect to pay at least $12 or so for a decent 2 1/2-inch trim brush--but a good brush will last for years, if it's properly cared for.

How to Paint Your House & Make Every Room Look Great

Apart from the coat of paint it gets when it’s newly built, houses need to painted every once in a while. Usually we do this when we redecorate, renovate, or if you just need a new coat to restore the original look. Every time we need to paint, we give ourselves an opportunity to get creative, or change the feel of something we’ve always felt iffy about. That being said, here are a few tips on how to paint your house so that it feels like every room really belongs!

How to Estimate House Painting Costs

Get an accurate estimate from your painting contractor with good measurements. Estimating the cost of paint for your house is not difficult. All you need is a tape measure and some basic arithmetic skills. You'll also have to figure out how much it will cost to rent or buy ladders and other tools, as well as the cost of materials like caulk, hole-filling compound and masking tape. House painting is labor-intensive and your biggest expenditure will be the labor.

Painting The Walls Tips

A fresh coat of paint is a fast and easy way to inject new life into your home. A fresh coat of paint in a room is like getting a haircut or that new fabulous makeup which makes you look 10 years younger. It can completely alter the feelings you experience when spending time in the room and increase your affinity toward your home.

Paint Roller Tips & Tricks

The paint roller is our best friend when it comes to painting walls. Able to apply paint very quickly and uniformly, we owe a lot of gratitude to our friend the paint roller. Available in a multitude of sizes and in a variety of different materials generally if something needs to be painted there is a roller that can do the job. This article will discuss some basic tips that I don't read about very often.