Furniture covered with drop sheets |
Preparing your room for the painter.
So the painter is
booked to start working in the morning, so how should your rooms be
prepared.
If you haven't spoken
to your painter about this before then here are some helpful
suggestions.
Remove all breakable
items such as pictures, photo's vases and mirrors and other loose
items that are on shelves and table tops etc. Curtains and blinds
should also be removed.
Small items of
furniture should also be removed such a chairs and bedside tables.
Larger items such as beds and tables may have to stay due to their
size but will have to have a a drop sheet placed over them.
It is a great idea that
any items that are left in a room are not stacked together in the
centre of a room as this often makes it difficult to reach light
fittings that will have to be painted around by hand. Smaller stacks
or piles are better.
Windows
If the windows are to
be painted it would be good to give the glass a wash first as a
painter may finish a job before the paint is dry and leave a dirty
window with a nicely painted frame.
Floor
Once the furniture is
moved a lot of dust and fluff can be revealed. Putting the vacuum
cleaner around will help the painter improve the finish with less
dust floating around just waiting to settle on the fresh paint.
Unplug TVs set top
boxes and other electrical items and don’t forget the cable TV and
make a note of which cable went where.