Basement Painting Tricks To Know In Scappoose, OR

When you want to make sure that you have a good looking basement, a thing that might help you quite a bit is to make the time to paint -- but just painting isn't quite enough when you don't have the knowledge on how to do it right.

The good news is that with some advice from us today, you're going to be able to make your basement look significantly better -- and you might even save some money in the process of doing so.

Let's have a look at some basement painting tricks to know when you want a better looking basement

1. Use Light Colors

One key thing that you should be remembering when you're painting your basement is that you should use colors that are lighter than not.

The reason that this is the case is that when you make use of color in a room, the color of the room has a strong effect on the look of the room and since a basement already does have the tendency to be a bit on the darker side, you should think about going for lighter colors.

Light colors are going to brighten up the overall look of the room and make the room have a more pleasant look overall.

2. Look For Moisture

In any given room, there are issues that will face you as you seek to optimize the painting that you will be doing in it.

When you are painting a basement, the presence of moisture in the room is the sort of presence that will easily throw off what you are attempting to achieve.

The best thing that you can do is to make sure that you remove any trace of moisture as well as eliminate sources of moisture that would get the walls wet as they would just get mold and mildew in places where you never would want them to be -- on the walls in your home.

3. Use Waterproof Paint

Speaking of water, you are going to do a better job painting your basement if you make use of waterproof paint for the walls.

The reason that this is the case, as has been mentioned before, is that the basement is the sort of room that tends to attract moisture based on its location in the house.

As a result, you are better off if you make use of waterproof paint -- and though you aren't going to have paint that resists the damage of water forever, it's better to have waterproof paint to at least hold off these sorts of damage for a while.

4. Primer Before Paint

In terms of order of application, you may think of how you need to apply one or two coats of paint -- but people often forget about the importance of applying a coat of primer before painting.

Primer does a couple of things for you as you are painting your basement, one being that it helps you to get the paint on more smoothly.

The other important thing that paint does is that it will help the paint stay on your basement walls longer -- and if you want to avoid painting your walls that much sooner, it's better to make use of a primer to get the paint to adhere to the walls.

5. Paintbrush For Certain Needs

Lastly, you should remember that there are some parts of the painting project that are going to necessitate making use of your paint roller and some that will require your paintbrush.

Your paint roller will be able to best apply the majority of the paint to the walls, but you won't be able to get some of the smaller sections of the wall so easily and for those you will need the brush.

Conversely, you could in theory brush the whole wall with the brush but it would take a lot longer than using the roller.

If we can help in any way with your painting in St. Helens, OR and beyond, feel free to contact us at CHSPainting, we are always ready to help! Please contact us at CHS Painting. Office. 503-543-4875 Web. www.chspainting.com e-mail.mike@chspainting.com Related: How to help prevent exterior paint from fading 5 Tips For Choosing The Right Interior Paint in Scappoose, OR