Attic Painting With Less Mess In Scappoose, OR

Mike Clothier
Jul 13
3 min read

Attic Painting With Less Mess In Scappoose, OR

In looking to get your attic better in terms of aesthetics, it's quite possible that you are going to want to think about the benefits of a painting project and all that such a project would do for your attic.

However, any kind of interior painting project has the possibility of being messy, but with a bit of effort and some tips from us today you can make for a less messy painting project.

With that being the case, let's have a look at some tips for attic painting with less mess when you want a well painted attic.

1. Cover The Floor

One key thing you should look at doing when you're looking to paint the attic is to be sure that you cover the floor with either a drop cloth or a tarp or really just about anything that can properly protect the floor.

An essential aspect of your floor covering is that it's going to not allow the paint that drips down from your brush or roller to actually get through it, as otherwise you're just laying down a pretty floor decoration that serves no purpose.

You'll also want your floor covering to stay in place -- if it moves and the floor becomes uncovered, you really haven't accomplished anything by covering the floor.

2.. Use Quality Paint Brushes And Rollers

Though you may not necessarily see any sort of correlation between the quality of your paint brushes and rollers and how much or little of a mess you make, it is out there.

Specifically, if you get a relatively poorly made paint brush or roller you will find that the bristles of the brush and the roller itself can come off and embed itself into the paint and primer that you are applying to the walls.

By making use of a moderately priced paint brush and roller, you will avoid this kind of risk and also have a better overall time in painting the walls of your attic.

3. Don't Rush Painting

The attic may be one of the biggest rooms in your entire house but that doesn't mean that you should rush through the painting process.

Indeed, doing just this is the sort of thing that is likely to not only make more of a mess as you paint, but it is going to cause the sorts of mistakes that you then have to go and fix before you move onto the next step in the process.

By taking your time as you go through the steps of painting your attic, you will have a more smooth and cohesive painting project that will not have the sorts of mistakes that need correction and that ultimately will more than make up for the time that you save by going more quickly

4. Remove Clutter

Though we may sometimes think of the attic as the place where we put our things to get them out of the way, that doesn't mean that those things should stay in the room as we are valiantly painting the walls in an effort to get it looking its best.

Indeed, for not only do these very things become sorts of tripping hazards as we make our way around the room, but there's a good possibility that you will get paint on those things and this is quite an unpleasant prospect indeed.

Do whatever you can to remove this kind of clutter and you will not only find that your painting project is safer but less likely to get paint where you don't want it to be -- making it a less messy painting project.

If we can help in any way, feel free to contact us at CHS Painting in Scappoose, OR -- , we are always ready to help!

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