Scenario 1: Painting a Vacant House with Multiple Wall Colors
At 0:48 in
What Should You Paint First? DIY Painting Ceiling, Walls, Or Trim?
What happens here
In a vacant house with no belongings and multiple wall colors (e.g., seven different colors), the most efficient painting order is to spray the ceilings first, then spray the trim, and finally roll the walls. For ceilings, a flat paint like Sherwin-Williams Eminence is recommended to hide imperfections, prevent flashing, and avoid lap marks. Since ceiling spraying generates significant 'downfall dust,' spraying trim *after* ceilings prevents contamination. Cardboard shields with a shield holder can be used to protect freshly sprayed ceilings while spraying trim, or the ceilings can be masked. Due to the numerous color changes on the walls, rolling and brush cutting are more efficient than spraying them.
Goal: Efficiently paint ceilings, trim, and multi-colored walls in a vacant property.
Tools and materials
- Brush — Cutting in walls
- Cardboard shields — Protecting ceilings during trim spraying
- Roller — Applying paint to walls
- Shield holder — Holding cardboard shields
- Sprayer — Applying paint to ceilings and trim
- Masking paper — Masking ceilings when spraying trim
- Paint — Wall and trim paint
What they say
(2,499 characters)Hide
What they say
(2,499 characters)Auto-generated from the video audio.