Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: Buying Paint for Interior 2Apr 13, 2009 9:36 pm Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Buying Paint for Interior 11May 19, 2009 10:34 am thanks everyone for your feedback and especially to downtime as this has really helped and I will print out your great list downtime my 2c fill holes, remove flakes & sand them buy big cans to save money, esp. if you paint the whole house what I bought for mine 15mths ago, about 120sqm with 10 rooms/areas, cost ~$900 (incl brushes, rollers...): - the local paint shop's own Chrysler undercoat (indeed everything from them, cheaper & better than bunnings) - Hymes Tricoat undercoat, 5L, for some of the windows & 7 new doors (ran out of the cheapie) - Dulux 101 low sheen in 15L cans - Dulux Once ceiling flat, 10L (max size) - ceiling is pretty hard, "Once" was enough for me - Dulux 101 semi gloss, 4L for wet areas - bathroom, laundry & kitchen, leftover can be put on first coat somewhere - Dulux Aquanamel gloss (forgot 10 or 15L) on doors, windows & skirts - looks great, no need for enamel - Sikkens oil stain for the new front door do 2 coats (+ undercoat = 3) and old dark colors will go based on empty cans to work out how much more you'll need hand painting the corners, esp. architraves, is the most tedious task enjoy your life! 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. I can see all the bumps… 0 7967 Hi All, I am looking to go with tiles instead of laminate timber flooring throughout my living areas for my new build (Ashbury 29 - Henley). My whole colour scheme is on… 0 24351 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 4003 |