When it’s time to update the look and color of your home, choosing the right paint is vital, but so is deciding if you’re going to hire a professional painter or do it yourself. Painting is one of the most common forms of maintenance that homeowners take on themselves, but the results can sometimes be mixed.
At Greenleaf Painters, we’re here to help you learn more by giving you a heads-up on what’s needed for DIY painting vs. hiring a professional painting company. We hope that this guide will help you decide which option best suits you and your home!
Getting Started on Painting Your Home
Painting your home can be a fun and rewarding experience, but you’ll want to make sure that you’re familiar with painting practices to ensure that you’re completing the task correctly. It’s imperative that you have high quality brushes, rollers, painters’ tape, caulk and other materials. You will also need large coverings such as tarps for furniture, valuables, and floors to avoid any mishaps.
Quality Interior & Exterior Painting
We can’t emphasize prep enough. Professional prep work – and professional paint product guidance – are both needed to be sure that your coat of paint will last more than just a couple of years. The right prep and paint make a huge difference in how the final coat will look and how long it will last!
Once you’ve decided on the color, brand, and sheen of paint, you’re ready to get started on prep. You will need to decide on how many coats you will apply after the primer. Also, you will need to decide what to do about cracks and nail holes. Do you leave them? If so, they will show through your new coat of paint.
We sometimes get calls from customers who thought one coat would be enough or the prep would be easier. They hired us to finish the job when they ran out of time, energy – or patience!
When it comes to quality, top-level, professional painters will make sure there is enough prep so that there are no streaks, nail holes, etc. Our craftsmen excel at transforming your living spaces.
Difficulty & Risks with Painting Your Home
Depending on the rooms in your home, painting shouldn’t be a major challenge if you’re skilled and up for the physical labor. Some spaces, however, require the use of step ladders or extension ladders. Maneuvering and safely stabilizing an extension ladder can be tricky and dangerous – both to yourself and your property. One wrong step could lead to harm.
If getting a professional look is important to you, this can be the biggest challenge in DIY painting. Getting clean lines where the wall meets the ceiling, for example, takes a steady, practiced hand. Sometimes you’re needing that steady hand while balancing on a ladder!
Professional painters are experienced with exterior ladders, heights, and the use of tools. You won’t have to risk your safety – or risk a study in frustration. You can rest easy knowing that the professionals do this every day.
Costs for Painting
When you decide to paint your home on your own, you will have to estimate how many cans of primer and paint you need. You may also need to buy brushes, trays, liners, tarps, tape and more. You may need to buy or rent equipment, such as a sander. While it may seem that you’re saving money by doing it yourself, after these expenditures, the cost savings might not look as big as you thought.
Professional painters have all the necessary equipment and materials that are essential for the job. While hiring painters does cost money, you’re also saving time and energy, allowing you to focus on other things while letting the professionals do the work.
DIY Painting vs Hiring Your Professional Painter
While there are potential cost advantages to doing DIY painting, painting your home is a serious task that requires skill and patience. Professional painters are highly skilled in best practices for painting the inside and outside of your home, ensuring that the prep and coverage is sufficient so that you are satisfied.
Are you seeking professional painting services to help update your home? Are you in the middle of a DIY and want to hand the job over to the professionals? Greenleaf Painters is here and happy to help you. Contact us so we can hear about your project and how we can assist you.
