DIY Painting advice?

kevgaa

Hi Folks,

I currently in the process of doing up a rental property. Usually i would get a pro in but as the house is occupied long term the pros in for a week will be very inconvenient.

So in essence I'm going to attempt to do it myself and hopfully save a few quid :eek: A room a weekend over a few weeks/months.

So all advice and tips needed and welcome.

Is there any specific strategy I should take?
I assume top down with ceiling, walls then woodwork. dark colors undercoat first.

Any help and advice to get rid of and cover up mould round a few window sills? What rollers type of paint etc to use?

All other help and advice greatly appreciated.

Kev.

paddy147

kevgaa wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I currently in the process of doing up a rental property. Usually i would get a pro in but as the house is occupied long term the pros in for a week will be very inconvenient.

So in essence I'm going to attempt to do it myself and hopfully save a few quid :eek: A room a weekend over a few weeks/months.

So all advice and tips needed and welcome.

Is there any specific strategy I should take?
I assume top down with ceiling, walls then woodwork. dark colors undercoat first.

Any help and advice to get rid of and cover up mould round a few window sills? What rollers type of paint etc to use?

All other help and advice greatly appreciated.

Kev.

Smooth plastered ceilings and walls will take a short-medium pile roller.

Also mould should not be just hidden.The problem and cause of the mould needs to be addessed and cured.
Mould can cause serious health issues and you as a landlord are responsible for providing a clean,safe and healthy enviroment for the tennants to live in..


If you are doing up the house over a few months,then you will be loosing alot or rental income....not a great idea if you are landlord and you are tryng to make money off the property.


If I was a tennant (which I am not),I would much rather see a pro come in for 1 week,than to see my landlord in every weekend for several weekends/months disturbing me and my family.


Food for thought there.

kevgaa

Thanks Paddy,

As I said the house is occupied long term so i'm not losing out on income. The idea of doing it over a few weeks is the tenants not mine. I would rather a clean run at it but it dosent suit them as they work nights and days so always someone sleeping... hence the weekend work..

The cause of the mould is moisture on one or two windows as curtains and blinds constantly closed. Thats a different conversation.

Any idea how to get rid of it? also any advice on painting?

Kev.

paddy147

kevgaa wrote: »

Thanks Paddy,

As I said the house is occupied long term so i'm not losing out on income. The idea of doing it over a few weeks is the tenants not mine. I would rather a clean run at it but it dosent suit them as they work nights and days so always someone sleeping... hence the weekend work..

The cause of the mould is moisture on one or two windows as curtains and blinds constantly closed. Thats a different conversation.

Any idea how to get rid of it? also any advice on painting?

Kev.

Could also be the windows letting in cold air and it could also be lack of propper airflow in the rooms/house (should be 4 inch mechanical wall vents in each room)...or window vents in the windows themselves??

But curtains and blinds allways closed isnt helping either (seems rather odd for the tennents not to open curtains or blinds)

You can buy a 1 litre tin of Thompsons damp seal for around 10-12 euro.

Its a white paint that goes on over the damp and mould and seals/prevents it from showing through again.

Then you can paint over the damp seal paint.

DublinDIYguy

kevgaa wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I currently in the process of doing up a rental property. Usually i would get a pro in but as the house is occupied long term the pros in for a week will be very inconvenient.

So in essence I'm going to attempt to do it myself and hopfully save a few quid :eek: A room a weekend over a few weeks/months.

So all advice and tips needed and welcome.

Is there any specific strategy I should take?
I assume top down with ceiling, walls then woodwork. dark colors undercoat first.

Any help and advice to get rid of and cover up mould round a few window sills? What rollers type of paint etc to use?

All other help and advice greatly appreciated.

Kev.

You could try hiring a painter to work the wkend with you and get a lot more done.
Try remove the mildew with bleach before using a damp sealer or anti-mildew paint.
If your gonna work sat and sun take on 2 rooms, paint ceilings and woodwork the 1st day and paint the walls the 2nd day, you might need to run over the tops of the skirting again after painting the walls.
If you decide to have a painter with you, you should get the whole job done in 2 weekends, after all thats 4 days. And you could do the ceilings and roll the walls so you should still get the professional finish and it might save you having to buy tools..

tommy2bad

paddy147 wrote: »

But curtains and blinds allways closed isnt helping either (seems rather odd for the tennents not to open curtains or blinds)

He said they work nights so closed curtains might be a sleep thing?