How to paint your ceiling.... - Paintway

how_to_paint_ceiling_like_professional

Step 1: Purchase the Right Tools. When painting a ceiling, be sure to purchase a paint roller with an extension handle. It’s much easier and less tiring to paint a ceiling while standing on the floor rather than on a ladder.

When painting a textured ceiling, be sure to use a thick-nap roller to ensure that you get full coverage over the bumps and irregularities in the textured surface. For a smooth drywall ceiling, you can use a roller with a smooth or shorter nap.

Painting a ceiling may seem overwhelming if you’ve never done it before. And often it’s hard to see what you’re doing since you may be putting white paint over existing white paint, but Home-improvement expert James Young shows us some tricks from the pros. Purchase the proper tools to paint a ceiling

ht_paintaninteriorroom_paintceiling

Step 2: Prep the Room
To prep the room, remove all of the furniture if possible before you begin painting. Use drop cloths and/or newspaper to protect the floors and any furniture that you must leave in the room. James recommends canvas drop cloths; although they’re slightly more expensive, they tend to work better and are reusable.

Use quick-release painter’s tape to mask around trim and the area of the wall where it meets the ceiling. In our case, we didn’t need to use tape since we also painted the walls and were painting the ceiling and walls in the same color.

istockphoto_10062489-painting-the-ceiling-with-a-roller

1. Mask trim with quick release painter tape
Step 3: Prime the Ceiling
It’s advisable to prime the ceiling before painting, using a primer with stain-blocker. Priming the ceiling or walls before painting should ensure that one coat of paint will be sufficient use primer with stain blocker before first coat.

Step 4: Paint a Cut-In Line on the Ceiling
Begin by painting a cut-in line on the ceiling. This is a 2- to 3-inch strip where the ceiling meets the wall. Start in the corner of the shortest length of the ceiling. For this part of the job, you will need a paintbrush and a stepladder Begin by painting a cut in line on ceiling

Step 5: Paint the Ceiling
While the cut-in line is still wet, begin painting the ceiling with the roller. This is done while the the cut-in line is still wet to prevent a visible line.

The proper technique for painting with a roller is as follows:

p_scn_126_04

Dip the roller in the deep portion of the paint tray.
Roll it back and forth in the shallow end of the tray to squeeze out excess paint and ensure even coverage on the roller.
Use the roller to make a zigzag pattern on the ceiling.
Go over the zigzag pattern with straight strokes to even out the paint.
Once the paint has dried, you may want to go back and apply a second coat, starting with the cut-in line and finishing with the roller.

See us at Paintway today

Committed to total client satisfaction

We offer a Complete Range of Painting Services

Residential

Commercial

Latest from our News

Why Does Paint Blister on Weatherboard Homes?

So you’ve just finished repainting the old timber house, it looks great; but only a few weeks later blisters occur on the sides that are exposed to the most sunshine, and the blisters cause the new paint film to peel off, sometimes back to bare timber. Sounds familiar? Why does this happen, and how can

Read More >
Expecting? Picking a Colour for the Nursery

With so many colours to choose from we just love a Mint Green and Neutral soft tones for a baby’s nursery. They are amazing colours when you do not know the gender of your upcoming new arrival. Keeping the furniture in similar tones these colours are a perfect match for any Baby Boy or Baby

Read More >
Do you have a problem with flaky or cracked ceilings? Read on…..

Problem Ceilings? (Peeling and Flaking Paint) The common theme in the above reasons for problem ceilings is PREPARATION, wrong application and the ceilings history.  Due to these reasons it is hard for the painting of a ceiling to be done at time.  However, no matter how much preparation occurs if the history of the ceiling

Read More >
Autumn has Arrived 2023

Fashion and homewares trends come and go, and so do house paint colours. Thankfully, it’s almost as easy to refresh your walls as it is your wardrobe (skinny jeans are out, by the way).Updating your interior paint colours can overhaul your mood,  this very purpose can help us to re-energise and feel warm and cosy

Read More >
Scroll to Top