Where can I find tips and advice on getting a professional finish to my painting?
Painting and Decorating is a fully skilled trade, unlike bricklaying or plastering for example which are semi-skilled. It used to be a six year apprenticeship, now three – so I am not really going to turn you into a professional on one post. But I can tell you a couple of things. Most people do a bit here and do a bit there and end up with half done bits everywhere. Painting is best done methodically. Empty as much as you can out of the room and put the bed or the rest in the centre leaving access to be able to paint around light fittings. Cover everything with thin polythene sheets you can buy from DIY stores. But don’t put polythene on the floor it is too slippy. Use cloth dust sheets on the floor. Buy a two inch roll of masking tape and mask the edge where the carpet meets the skirting board. Do all your sanding first. Then all your filling (Toupret filler is the best, Tetrion is acceptable). Finish all sanding and rubbing down before looking at a tin of paint. Paint the ceiling fir
