Residential Interior Painting

Painting the interior of your home is feasible, but we don’t recommend that you paint it yourself. It can pose challenges, be tiring, and consume time. For first-time DIY-ers, seeking expert advice or hiring a team of interior decorators and painters is advisable to ensure a smooth process. GetPro Painting is one of the best interior painting contractors in the Midwest. You can consider GetPro whether you want to paint your home, office, or industry interior.

Here is the correct order to paint your room:

1. Start with the ceiling

To begin your decorating project, we suggest starting at the top and progressing downward. This approach helps prevent dripping paint onto freshly painted areas. Before painting, ensure your ceiling is clean, fill any holes or cracks, and sand it. Protect fixtures and fittings by masking them. Begin by painting around fixtures before cutting in around the ceiling. When tackling larger areas, use a roller with a pole to minimize the need for step ladders.

2. Move onto the walls

Likewise, when painting your walls, start at the top, cut in around the edges, and cover fixtures with tape before painting around them. Once you’ve cut in sufficiently, begin painting in a vertical direction using a zig-zag pattern.

3. Finish with doors, windows, & skirting boards

For a polished finish, complete your room by painting and tidying up your window sills, door frames, and skirting boards. After sanding any cracks and taping off where the wall and skirting meet, apply two coats of gloss, satin, or eggshell paint using a small paintbrush. Remove the tape once done. To prevent marking doors while moving around the house, paint doors and window sills in the morning to allow sufficient drying time.

To calculate interior painting costs, you need to consider several factors:

1. Size of the Area: Measure the square footage of the walls and ceilings to be painted.
2. Type of Paint & Materials: Determine the type and quality of paint needed, as well as any additional materials such as primer, tape, brushes, rollers, and drop cloths.
3. Labor Costs: Decide on the labor cost structure, whether it’s based on hourly rates or fixed rates per square foot. Estimate the number of hours required for the project based on the size of the area and the complexity of the job.
4. Preparation & Repairs: Account for any necessary surface preparation, such as cleaning, patching holes, sanding, or priming. Factor in the cost of any repairs or minor renovations, such as fixing cracks or smoothing out rough surfaces.
5. Overhead Expenses: Include overhead costs such as insurance, equipment maintenance, transportation, and administrative expenses.

Once you have these details, you can calculate the total cost by adding up the costs of paint and materials, labor, preparation and repairs, and overhead expenses. This comprehensive approach ensures an accurate estimate of interior painting costs for any project.

We recommend you use the interior paints of the top brands in the USA. For Example, Cashmere® Interior Acrylic Latex(Sherwin William) is favored by homeowners seeking a smooth finish. It provides excellent coverage, ease of application, and low odor, making it ideal for indoor painting projects.

Quality interior paints such as PPG Timeless, PPG Diamond, and Manor Hall perform exceptionally well in any home and offer a wide range of beautiful paint colors for tinting.

Aura stands as Benjamin Moore’s top-tier interior paint, offering unmatched color and enduring beauty. Regal Select Interior is renowned for its durability and washability, which are perfect for withstanding daily use. Ben paint is the go-to choice for its ease of application, touch-up, and maintenance. So, you can choose any one of the above interior paints as they are the best in the industry.

Painting requires significant effort, with a substantial portion dedicated to preparation. While many painters emphasize the importance of moving furniture as a crucial prep step, it may not always be included in their services. Therefore, it’s essential to inquire about which prep tasks will be your responsibility and what you can expect the painters to handle. If you choose GetPro, you will not need to move your furniture by yourself as our painters will handle the task.

Yes, we can match the paint color already on the walls using various methods. One approach is to take a physical paint chip from the wall to a paint store, where a spectrophotometer can analyze it and provide a precise color match. Paint-matching apps and scanners are another option, allowing us to analyze the color directly from a picture taken on your smartphone or uploaded to the app. As a last resort, you can visually match the paint using standard paint chips from the store, although this method may not be as accurate. Once we have the right color, applying touch-up paint involves proper techniques, such as painting corner to corner for seamless blending and feathering the new paint into the old to minimize differences in thickness. Additionally, slightly diluting the new paint can help it blend better with the original paint on the walls.

Some trending interior paint colors for this year include:

• Cracked Pepper: A moody & versatile shade named the Behr 2024 Color of the Year.

• Blue Nova by Benjamin Moore: This mid-toned blue balances warm & cool tones and is named the Benjamin Moore ‘Color of the Year 2024’.

• Earthy Green

• Soft Black by Behr

• Upward by Sherwin-Williams: A soft blue with slight red undertones and a hint of gray inspired by the sky.

• Limitless by PPG: A light yellow color symbolizing energy and optimism, truly living up to its name.

Yes, as an experienced residential painter, we can typically repair damage to trim or walls as part of the project. This may involve repairing trim or siding, as well as expertly patching drywall to ensure both functional and aesthetically pleasing results. Hiring a professional home painting contractor like GetPro is advisable as we can offer their best recommendations based on real-world experience, ultimately saving you time, money, and frustration while achieving the impressive results you expect.