Time to Paint Primer Throughout the Entire House

First--thank goodness--we hired painters to spray and back roll the primer throughout the entire house.

 

 

I couldn't believe Cliff wore a short-sleeve shirt and shorts.  After painting all day, he had paint all over his arms and legs!

 

Gerry and Cliff (paint contractor) break for lunch:

 

Seeing all the walls one color really helped define the rooms. The house finally looked like a house on the inside.

 

 

I used paper bowls to mask the can light fixtures--fast and easy.

 

 

We also painted primer in the garage:

Using a very bright light, Gerry walked along all the walls and marked all the dents, flaws, etc. so he could fix them before the final painting started.  Again, this took him a couple months to complete.

 

It took months of sanding and fine tuning the finish because I wanted smooth walls:

 

 

 

 

 

 

All the corners throughout the house are bullnose instead of 90-degeee corners.  They are susceptible to dents so Gerry covered them with bondo to make them stronger.  It took a long time to prep and finish sand them.  Gerry made a sanding block the shape of the corner out of foam, then he used double-stick tape to affix the sandpaper to the block.  This gave him much better control over the shape of the corners as he sanded them smooth.

 

 

 

 

Fred supervised , as always!