Basement Painting Errors To Avoid In West Chester, PA

Though people don’t typically think of the basement as a place that needs to be painted, if you are even using it as a place to store your things it doesn’t hurt to have the walls of the room painted.

However, you will find that there are certain key errors that a person might make while painting that can really throw off your painting project and cause it to ultimately cost a bit more than it should and maybe even take longer than necessary.

Let’s try to put a stop to all that and consider some basement painting errors to avoid when you want a really good looking basement.

1. Not Measuring The Walls

Though you might think of the walls as just needing a good coat of primer and paint (they do need both) what you may not take into account is that you can’t just look at the walls and guess how much of each of them you will need.

Indeed, if you make the time to measure the walls that are going to be painted you will find that you will get a clear understanding of how much paint and primer you will need and end up not purchasing too much or even too little of either.

The latter may not seem like a terrible thing but when you remember that you’re going to then have to return to the store and purchase more of each, you will come to realize that the extra time and money investment makes measuring the walls well worth it.

You’ll also be able to figure out a good painting schedule for yourself, which helps to let you know when you will be doing what.

2. Not Cleaning First

There are plenty of people who will just look at the walls of their basement and just want to start applying primer straight away, or perhaps not even that and just go straight to putting paint on the walls of the room.

However, what they and perhaps you may not take into account is the fact that you are going to encounter the dust and dirt that accumulates over time and that is not a good foundation for applying paint and primer to the walls.

By first removing this dirt and allowing time to pass for the walls to dry (in that you don’t want to apply primer to walls that are not dry) you will find that your walls will end up looking significantly better.

3. Not Protecting The Floor

This is a painting project that you are taking on, but it is one that is meant for painting the walls of your basement and not the floor — and if you don’t make the time to protect the floor you may inadvertently do just that by allowing paint to drip down from your brush or roller.

It’s just a matter of laying down a tarp or drop cloth on the floor and being sure that it is the sort of thing that will not allow paint to get through it, as it would entirely defeat the purpose of the covering if you chose one that let paint get through.

It may be also quite good to have the sort of protective covering that will stay put as you go around the room so that you don’t accidentally uncover the floor and expose it to paint that you are attempting to apply to the walls.

The time that you spend protecting the floor is well worth the investment as it is much less than how much effort you’d put into removing paint from the floor.

Consider hiring a professional painting contractor in Kennett Square, PA like Left Moon Painting. We have years of experience offering residential repainting services in Kennett Square, PA. If you would like to try us, request a FREE estimate below to get started, or call us at (484) 757-5295 for more information.

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