ᐅ Have you painted the interior yourselves? Performing painting work as a DIY project
Created on: 18 Jun 2015 20:06
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willWohnen
Hello,
Originally, when we planned the house, we thought we would do the painting ourselves. (Walls with interior plaster, ceilings with paintable fleece)
Now, with all the stress of building the house, even though we are doing fewer tasks ourselves, and with two full-time jobs on the side, we can hardly imagine doing it anymore.
Moreover, we now think it would be better if the painting were done within a short period, while the screed is still drying and before the flooring, interior doors, or staircase are installed. Less masking tape work, less dirt. That’s the idea. (Happy to hear any experiences related to this.)
Besides, we have never painted ceilings before. How to paint a stairwell without the staircase is also a challenge – in the end, we’d probably have to organize scaffolding and all the necessary equipment. Some family members might be able to help (with emphasis on might), but for each person, we would need to get sheepskin rollers, and several might need the ladder at the same time, getting in each other’s way… that’s how I imagine it.
Now I wonder how other people, like you, have handled this. How much effort, time, and cost it involved, whether you think your chosen approach was the right one, and how the result turned out. *grin*
That’s why I’m creating a survey here. I believe you can also add some individual comments after selecting an answer.
Thanks and best regards
willWohnen
Originally, when we planned the house, we thought we would do the painting ourselves. (Walls with interior plaster, ceilings with paintable fleece)
Now, with all the stress of building the house, even though we are doing fewer tasks ourselves, and with two full-time jobs on the side, we can hardly imagine doing it anymore.
Moreover, we now think it would be better if the painting were done within a short period, while the screed is still drying and before the flooring, interior doors, or staircase are installed. Less masking tape work, less dirt. That’s the idea. (Happy to hear any experiences related to this.)
Besides, we have never painted ceilings before. How to paint a stairwell without the staircase is also a challenge – in the end, we’d probably have to organize scaffolding and all the necessary equipment. Some family members might be able to help (with emphasis on might), but for each person, we would need to get sheepskin rollers, and several might need the ladder at the same time, getting in each other’s way… that’s how I imagine it.
Now I wonder how other people, like you, have handled this. How much effort, time, and cost it involved, whether you think your chosen approach was the right one, and how the result turned out. *grin*
That’s why I’m creating a survey here. I believe you can also add some individual comments after selecting an answer.
Thanks and best regards
willWohnen
Musketier schrieb:
The worst part is, you spend hours or even days on filling, masking, and priming, and in the end, you can’t even see any result.You’re right – all those small tasks really take up a lot of time.
The only rooms that haven’t been wallpapered or plastered are the utility room and the storage room.
I just heard something from a colleague that shocked me.
She moved into her new terraced house about 1.5 years ago. It is built with solid construction, and the building company has a good reputation. They definitely aren’t among the low-cost providers (especially since the house was built in a European neighboring country at a price I could never have afforded).
Now – after 1.5 years – such severe settlement cracks have appeared that in most of the house the wallpaper had to be removed and the walls refilled. The cracks were clearly visible THROUGH the (uncracked) wallpaper. She showed me a picture of a wall (after the wallpaper was taken down) where the joint of each individual brick was cracked.
The building company is currently fixing everything under warranty (including the subcontracted painter) – but living on-site again after just 1.5 years.
Maybe I can convince her to share the photo with me later, then I’ll upload it here.
I just hope this doesn’t happen to us as well. So far – after almost three quarters of a year – I haven’t noticed anything else.
We only wallpapered the entire living room and the ceiling of the ground floor hallway with fleece wallpaper; everything else we just painted.
After 10 months, you can clearly see in the living room on the fleece wallpaper, due to creasing, that the ceiling and walls were finished differently. This is less noticeable in other rooms.
In some rooms on the upper floor, there are small cracks either to the left or right of the window opening, either above or below. Since they are relatively narrow, they would probably not be noticeable or only visible upon very close inspection, even with fleece wallpaper.
Everything has its pros and cons, of course.
After 10 months, you can clearly see in the living room on the fleece wallpaper, due to creasing, that the ceiling and walls were finished differently. This is less noticeable in other rooms.
In some rooms on the upper floor, there are small cracks either to the left or right of the window opening, either above or below. Since they are relatively narrow, they would probably not be noticeable or only visible upon very close inspection, even with fleece wallpaper.
Everything has its pros and cons, of course.
We simply lacked the time and experience. We wanted to move in within a reasonable period, and each month of double expenses was €1,500 (about $1,600). So, the idea of hiring a master craftsman who comes with a team was very appealing. For the attic floor, we had planned to do the plastering and painting ourselves → the result wasn’t great. That’s why we’ll probably hire professionals again for the second redo.
The company needed three people and took three weeks – we would never have managed that on our own.
The company needed three people and took three weeks – we would never have managed that on our own.
I painted my room for the first time when I was 14, and I can’t imagine paying professionals to do that kind of work. I also don’t feel the need to completely finish renovating the house before moving in. But everyone has to decide that for themselves; not everyone likes living on a construction site for years. For me, the appearance hardly matters—as long as it’s mine!
f-pNo schrieb:
I just saw something from a colleague that really shocked me.
About 1.5 years ago, she moved into her new terraced house. It was built with solid construction, and the building company has a good reputation. They definitely are not a budget provider (especially since the house was built in a European neighboring country at a price I could never have afforded).
Now – after 1.5 years – significant settlement cracks have appeared, so much so that wallpaper had to be removed and the walls replastered in most parts of the house. The cracks were clearly visible even through the (intact) wallpaper. She showed me a picture of a wall (after the wallpaper was removed) where the joint of every single brick was cracked.
The building company is currently repairing everything under the warranty (including the subcontracted painter) – but after 1.5 years, living on the construction site again. Here is a picture as well.
The wallpaper has already been removed. Before wallpapering (and before the cracks appeared), the wall was smoothly plastered.
The general contractor has repaired all affected walls and ceilings under the warranty.
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