Hi ..... how do I prepare a tongue and groove wall and ceilings for painting. I do know the basics on painting......and have painted a few non Queenslander style houses before but was more concerned with what materials to use for gaping between each board on the walls and ceilings. A friend of mine uses no more gaps but suggested maybe using liquid nails instead......just from her own experiences. She also suggested I will need to renail every board in every room (4 bedrooms plus lounge, hallway and dining plus ceilings.....just for starters). She also suggested I would need to pre drill each nail hole slightly to prevent the pine boards from splitting.........
The prep work I can handle......and the clean up after is ok.......and even the actual undercoating and painting........just what to use for gapping and do I really need to nail every board to help prevent movement so my paintwork and gapping stay perfect??
I think I can see me preparing and painting for ever in this house lol.
p.s I have painted tongue and groove walls before.....but it was a rental we had and we needed to get it cleaned up and pretty for rental........ so I might not have been so fussy with the "gapping" between the boards