The LearnHousePainting.com Knowledge Base is like a beginner's guide to interior house painting. With articles on safety, surface preparation and paint application, useful information is provided to help you successfully complete your interior house painting project. We welcome your comments and suggestions for new Knowledge Base topics.

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Regards,

Steve Broujos- Author of The Homeowner's Guide to Surface Preparation for Interior House Painting

 

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Safety

These important safety articles should all be read before surface preparation and painting work begin. Always work safely.

• Lead safety information
• Before surface preparation begins
• Sanding safety
• "Dustless" sanding techniques
• Protecting children and pets
• Safe disposal of primers and paints
• Safely using tools, materials and supplies
• Safety equipment
• Spontaneous combustion fire- avoiding
• Tips for safe tool use
  
  

Surface Preparation

These Knowledge Base articles will help you to prepare interior surfaces for paint, decorative paint, faux finish, murals and stencils.

• Caulking
• Checking your work
• Crack repair
• Drywall cover damage repair
• Dust- protecting furniture
• Nail pop repair
• Painter's putty
• Painting masking tapes
• Paints and primers: signs they are no longer useable
• Primers and sealers (types)
• Primer/sealer application on surfaces after wallpaper and border removal
• Priming: spot priming and full coat priming
• Repair compounds- application tips
• Sanding- introduction
• Sealing wood knots
• Skim coating overview
• Skim coating ceiling and wall surfaces
• Skim coating wood trim surfaces
• Supporting cracked ceiling drywall and refastening sagging ceiling drywall
• Surface preparation mistake: Paint will fill that hole, indentation or gap
• Surface preparation tips
• Taping knife- tips for skillful use
• Thorough stirring of primers and paints
• Wall repair patch
• Wallpaper paste residue- cleaning
• Why surface preparation is important
• Wood filler
  
  

Painting

The house painting Knowledge Base articles provide information and tips for applying paint with both a paintbrush and roller.

• Cutting-in: definition and basic technique
• Cutting-in: where to cut-in before rolling paint
• Decorative paint, faux finish, mural art and stencils
• Interior house paint finishes (sheens)
• Interior house painting tips
• Maintaining paintbrush bristle shape
• Paint rolling tips- general
• Paint rolling tips- ceilings
• Paint rolling tips- walls
• Paint rolling tips- more tips
• Paintbrush technique tips
• Paintbrushes: professional-grade paintbrush features
• Paintbrushes: selecting the right brush for each painting task
• Selecting an interior house painting color- tips
• Straining house paint