Order to do paint work

[Jeremy2014]

Hi All,

Do anyone agree with the order on which a room should be painted? (once all the prep work has been done)

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-paint-a-room-1824814

According to that link above,
1 / ceilings if doing ceilings
2/ Walls with roller and then brush for the edge trim
3 / Wood work (wardrobe door, skirting board and window door wood work

Many thanks,

 

[EddieM]

Yeah top to bottom.

 

[sparkwright]

As far as '2' goes, you would normally do the cutting in on the wall, then roller the wall.

 

[Jeremy2014]

By cutting in on the wall, what do you mean? do you mean the edge (anything close to woodwork, ceiling) on a brush and then the main wall on a roller?

 

[sparkwright]

Painting the edges of the wall with a brush, then the big main areas of the wall with a roller.

 

[Jeremy2014]

Thanks so much!

 

[opps]

2 and 3, I normally do the woodwork before the walls. Why? Most of the houses that I work in are Victorian. It would be impossible to create a clean cut in line along the top of the skirting using the eggshell. I often have to create a cut in line one or two mm above the skirting to accommodate a hundred years of bashes and dinks. And, most of the rooms have picture rails- they definitely need to be cut in by the emulsion rather than by the eggshell.

There are however some downsides. If using a rubbish paint like Farrow and Ball estate emulsion, you can get fisheyes in the emulsion when you cut it in to oil based eggshell. On one job I had to wait a week for the eggshell to cure before I could cut it in with F&B (it was a large hallway so waiting wasn't too much of an issue though). Although the rollers I use don't create much splatter, I do spray the tops of the painted skirting with a fine mist of water to repel any micro splatters, alternatively I lightly rest some masking tape over the top edge of the skirting.

If I were painting a new build with white woodwork and light coloured walls I would do 2 and 3 in that order.

 

[Jeremy2014]

2 and 3, I normally do the woodwork before the walls.

Thanks for your thoughts - Have attached picture to put things in perspective. Lot lot of wood work - Window frame - skirting board and Wardroble doors and even door storage above the bed....

Still thinking wall first and then wood work or would you disagree?

Many thanks,

 

[opps]

I would do woodwork first. Two key reasons-

1. Where the skirting meets the wall is far from smooth

2. When trying to cut in the eggshell on the edge of the architrave it is difficult to maintain a wet edge.

Totally up to you though. I just find it works best for me.

 

[Jeremy2014]

Thanks so much Opps - might try both option to see what work best for the best finish when i do the first coat!