Browse Forums Finishing Touch Re: DIY Interior Painting 2Mar 01, 2011 8:32 pm If you are confident with a paint brush go for it - preperation is the key. I personally get great satisfaction from doing my house painting myself and the great thing about it if you stuff it up it is very easy to fix! Re: DIY Interior Painting 3Mar 02, 2011 2:49 pm It's easy enough to do yourself (although slightly mind-numbing). As belzey said good preparation is important- so cleaning your walls, giving a light sand. I use a roller, and a paint brush for edging. Re: DIY Interior Painting 4Mar 03, 2011 2:33 pm As a pathetic office working girl - I HATE painting!!!! I've done 2 days now and I am covered in paint and so sore. And thats just the sealer so far. My DH wont let me pay someone. Even a ******* painter would do a better job than what I can do. Re: DIY Interior Painting 5Mar 04, 2011 10:40 pm I would say go for it! We DIYed all of our internal painting of our unit, and it looks awesome and was so much cheaper. (It looks far better than the paint job in the common stairwell, which professionals were paid for...) Just make sure you have plenty of painters tape to help keep the edges nice. Re: DIY Interior Painting 6Mar 05, 2011 7:08 am Make sure you cover the floor with sheets or builders plastic. It also worth buying some of those disposable overalls with a hood, or at least wear a hat if you are painting ceilings. Dried paint in the hair is the worst! Don't buy cheap brushes or you will be picking bristles out of the paint all day. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: DIY Interior Painting 7Mar 06, 2011 10:04 am We have just bought a house and we are planning to repaint the bedrooms and sand the floors before we move in. The hardest part is trying to select the paint colours. I only have one real estate photo and my memory of the rooms to work on so I am getting a bit frustrated trying to decide what to choose. We are very excited to do the painting ourselves but I am swinging between going ultra-conservative with colour or having a shot at something a bit more personal (I have lived in enough white boxes - maybe time for a change). Can anyone suggest a good starting point for choosing colour? I have tried the Dulux & Taubman websites and am overwhelmed by the choices they present. Cheers Re: DIY Interior Painting 8Mar 06, 2011 1:34 pm mened We have just bought a house and we are planning to repaint the bedrooms and sand the floors before we move in. The hardest part is trying to select the paint colours. I only have one real estate photo and my memory of the rooms to work on so I am getting a bit frustrated trying to decide what to choose. We are very excited to do the painting ourselves but I am swinging between going ultra-conservative with colour or having a shot at something a bit more personal (I have lived in enough white boxes - maybe time for a change). Can anyone suggest a good starting point for choosing colour? I have tried the Dulux & Taubman websites and am overwhelmed by the choices they present. Cheers Maybe go and get some sample pots that way you can see what colours looks best as different light and rooms make the world of difference and they can look nothing like the colour sample you saw! As for the going personal I do it in all my houses, I LOVE the way paint can absolutely make or break a room and the great thing about it is if you do not like it you can change it very easily just go for it! Re: DIY Interior Painting 9Mar 06, 2011 3:07 pm We were quoted somewhere in the vicintity of $24,000- $28,000 (Can't remember exact figure) to paint our new home. It did include the outside areas too (eaves, alfresco, portico, garage ceiling etc) however we thought it was A LOT of money for a job we could do ourselves! We decided to do it ourselves to save a bit of money HOWEVER we had no idea it would be such a huge undertaking and I'm really beginning to wonder whether we should have paid someone with more experience, a stack of the right tools and assistants/apprentices to help out with tasks like cleaning of brushes, cleaning up mess etc. My husband has been working in it for about 10 weeks and still has heaps to go! Bear in mind that he is still working long full time hours so is fitting in the painting after work and on weekends....but it has still been a very time consuming chore. He is doing it all on is own. I've tried to help him on a few occasions but we have 4 young kids who are 'into everything' so we actually found it easier for me to stay home with the kids while he gets it done in peace! He also knows I am quite fussy so I think he would be more inclined to do the job on his own rather than accept offers of help from other people and risk them not doing a good job of it. The most time-consuming part (as most people would know) is the PREPARATION. If it was just a matter of going in and slapping on the paint it would be done by now. In our case there was a lot of gyprock flushing that my husband wasn't happy with so he has had A LOT of patching to do. Just going around and patching and sanding all the nail holes from the skirting boards and architraves was a tedious and time consuming task. Then of course there are jobs like silicone around the windows and on the gaps on skirting boards etc. If the house was actually in a 'paint ready condition' then I'm sure it would be well and truely completed by now! He sprayed the sealer on and was wary of overspray so was VERY particular about taping the inside of cupboards and around the tiles and windows etc. He has been doing the main coats by hand/ roller. He hasn't started on any of the doors (other than the tops and botttoms) and there are over 35 doors that need to be done! From our experience.... some of the questions I would be asking would include things like..... - How big is your house and how many 'fiddley' areas does it have? - What condition are your ceilings/walls in? Has the builder left them in a good state or is there a lot you need to do to get it ready for painting? - Will you be doing it on your own or can you call on people to help you out? - Do you have a reasonable block of time you can get it done in (without having it fit it around work etc) - Get some quotes from painters. Ask them how long they thing it would take for them to complete the job and how many people they will have completing the work....and then allow for DOUBLE that time for you to complete it (using the same number of workers) Re: DIY Interior Painting 10Apr 05, 2011 11:54 pm We are just coming to the end of painting and I have actually enjoyed it... Not in a hurry to do it again but it wasnt as bad as I thought it would be... I only painted it white so not so bad but hubby painted the theatre room in dulux domino and one wall in the family dulux red box.. Colours r alot more work to get right... Havent seen the finished product yet but what i saw the other day, it was quite blotchy. ... So having said that, if ur planning on just doing neutral colours then do it urself.... but if u want colour maybe do it with proper feature wall paint or get that done by a professional.. After all the paint and rollers etc, it was about $1k... where as a pro painter would have charged us roughly $4k... Money we just couldnt justify spending.... But im sure if we had an endless supply of it then I would have saved time and effort and paid someone to do it... [b]Building with Affordable Living..Trump Promo sign up Dec09, Block Title May 2010, Prestart 24/06, Slab down 18/09, PCI 22/2, The Big Move... 18/04/11. The best anniversary present!! Re: DIY Interior Painting 11May 04, 2011 5:56 pm Its can be and is a big job. However the benefits are the money saving so you can spend that on nice carpet or tiles etc. My last house I painted. I worked out the colours for all of the house so I got a cohesive look and didnt get sidetracked by fashion along the way. One room at a time, Hallway, living spaces and bedrooms last. If you havent done it before start in the least used room so you can get the practise in for a good finish. Preparation of the wall is the key for painting. If the walls are in bad knick, wallpaper is easier. Deal to all the lumps and bumps, sanding, cleaning off the dust and the checking weather you need an undercoat before the main 2 coats. Dont be put off by the time it may take to do it. You may have some friends who can help you. Have a working bee and supply the BBQ at the end Re: DIY Interior Painting 12May 04, 2011 7:10 pm The link below is from the spreadsheet I use to price my jobs. The numbers in the spreadsheet are real. This is my estimate to paint a 265m2 4 bed, 2 bath single storey in NSW. There are 5 houses in total, but this is the price for 1 house. It's a new build. Standard finishes. This model is pretty good. The actual factored quote from the painter was only $500 less. This includes my profit of 15%. Link is here https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-dxXQ-xYn55ZTg4NTNmNjEtMTFjNS00OGY2LWIwYTMtOGNlOGZjYTk3Y2U0&hl=en&authkey=CJHg0rsC Paul Re: DIY Interior Painting 13May 10, 2011 8:29 pm Cheers thanks guys for all your help!!!! Going to get a professional! I couldnt be bothered and just waiting now for the quote! Will let you know how I go Depending on the quote I may be doing it haha Re: DIY Interior Painting 14May 18, 2011 8:40 am BuilderPaul The link below is from the spreadsheet I use to price my jobs. The numbers in the spreadsheet are real. This is my estimate to paint a 265m2 4 bed, 2 bath single storey in NSW. There are 5 houses in total, but this is the price for 1 house. It's a new build. Standard finishes. This model is pretty good. The actual factored quote from the painter was only $500 less. This includes my profit of 15%. Link is here https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-dxXQ-xYn55ZTg4NTNmNjEtMTFjNS00OGY2LWIwYTMtOGNlOGZjYTk3Y2U0&hl=en&authkey=CJHg0rsC Paul Paul, that's very nice of you to post the costing - thanks. Just shows how much work is involved & I think that price is very reasonable. Just realised that you said the quote included your margin - but how did that work if the painter only quoted $500 less? Re: DIY Interior Painting 15May 18, 2011 10:19 am I have always done painting myself (with the help of my father when it comes to ceilings and windows which I am not the best with!). However, in our place we are renovating right now, my partner's father has done all the painting as he is a professional painter. I have to say that the difference is amazing. Having seen how a paint job comes out when a professional does it, I don't think I would go back to doing it myself. It's also about the advice they offer. We are using the same wall colour throughout (Dulux Blind Date) which is a darker shade so in the open plan space with lots of north facing light, it's amazing. But in the smaller downstairs bedrooms, it would have been too dark so he suggested half strength for those rooms...something I wouldn't have thought of doing myself. I'm so glad we had his advice. Have fun! Michelle Check out our renovation in progress at http://www.ourdiydream.com Follow us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/ourdiydream Check out what we are 'pinning' http://pinterest.com/ourdiydream/ Re: DIY Interior Painting 16May 18, 2011 5:30 pm He quoted $500 less than I thought he would, based on internal "prices". The $$ you see in the model are what was priced into the job...incl margin.... Re: DIY Interior Painting 18May 22, 2011 9:51 pm BuilderPaul He quoted $500 less than I thought he would, based on internal "prices". The $$ you see in the model are what was priced into the job...incl margin.... Ahh, cool - thanks. Re: DIY Interior Painting 19May 23, 2011 12:40 pm I don't know if anyone has said this - but if it is your first time painting I would watch a lot of youtube instruction videos and take as much advice as you can get. Painting is ALL about the prep - as everyone has said - it can tempting to just jump straight in and throw your colour on wall, but patience is the key. A good 'cutting in brush' is worth is weight in gold. As with tape - get the 3M specialised painting stuff. Sorry but cheap masking tape will cause you more dramas than you'll ever imagine. Ceilings are the hardest - your upper arms will feel the work out!!! Start from the top - work down - skirting boards last. We have been quote $3900 to do our 4x2 - I have done my fair share of painting over the years and I am pushing for this to be done by a proffesional. But if push comes to shove and we can't afford it when the time comes, I will be there - with my brush.... on a monday.... at midnight. sleeping in a swag.... Goodluck - it is rewarding when you see your handiwork - if it good handiwork!!!! Building with Life$tyle Homes in Perth SOR Key Dates on First Page of my Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38761 Re: DIY Interior Painting 20May 25, 2011 10:59 pm If you're painting an empty house, it's a piece of cake. The worst part is moving all furniture and protecting carpets, cabinetry etc, plus any sanding and filling that may be required. The actual painting is a breeze. Such a simple DIY job - I could never justify paying huge $$ for it when I can do it myself with just a bit of time and effort. Hi Would love some advice on a DIY project I've dived into that's now keeping me up at night. We've got a cool 1970's Mid Century style house here in NZ and have always… 0 3992 I am looking for someone who might have tackled a similar issue as me. I have a few rendered interior walls, the surface condition is hardly flat. 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