Re: DIY
Reply #21 –
To be fair, that's one of the main reasons I've got that on the list of things I should pay other people to do. I'll be taking some time off work to set up the house, I don't know if I want 80% of that time to be used just painting. There's heaps of other stuff we'll be doing ourselves as it is.
I will check out some of the YouTube vids though and see if I think I'll be able to do the flooring.
Thanks heaps
Buy good LED floodlights, not the old halogen type. The LED type are ultra-bright, won't catch fire or blow if you knock them over, are light weight easy to move so you can illuminate many angles. Once you have decent lighting you can paint anytime of day, if you have rubbish lighting the painting and prep work will look great in the evening and then when the sun rises you'll be disappointed.
Some sort of hand held light for inspecting along the walls, shining at a shallow angle to see shadows from hair, debris, high or low spots is also very useful. Good cutting in brushes are essential, don't get sucked into buying those gadgets that claim they cut in, they generally don't work or don't work for very long.