repainting q

longshanks

how do folks?
at the minute i'm getting bored looking at the skirting and door frames in a couple of the rooms in my house. i've decided they'd look better painted, but the problem is those badboys are varnished. is it much of a job to paint over? does the varnish need to be completely removed? sanded down? stripped chemically? (without spending a fortune hiring someone etc.) whats the dealio kids?
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zee_hb

longshanks wrote: »

how do folks?
at the minute i'm getting bored looking at the skirting and door frames in a couple of the rooms in my house. i've decided they'd look better painted, but the problem is those badboys are varnished. is it much of a job to paint over? does the varnish need to be completely removed? sanded down? stripped chemically? (without spending a fortune hiring someone etc.) whats the dealio kids?
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They'll need sanding, I'm afraid. And priming too. A bit of a boring task, but worth it for a good-looking, robust finish.

You say that you're thinking of just doing a couple of rooms - it's worth considering that it might look a bit odd if the skirting and doors vary from room to room within your house. It's entirely down to you of course, but I reckon uniform trims throughout a house tend to look best.

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longshanks

thats a good point zee, i'll have to ponder on this one for a while longer