Day In My Life As a Painter & Decorator
Published 2023-02-17
First things first, I moved all the furniture from the room, to give me space to work. To get the windowsills and skirting boards ready for painting, I used sandpaper to sand down any bumps and rough patches. This step is crucial to ensure the new paint adheres smoothly to the walls. Usually we would use a dustless sander.
Next, I applied ames tape to the edges of the walls, ensuring that I got straight and clean lines. Once the tape was in place, it was time to start painting. I chose a white trade contract matt paint and used a roller to apply the paint to the walls. I allowed the first coat to dry before applying a second
coat for a more even finish.
Some door frames required some filing you will see this process and a wee trade secret!
Overall, it was a satisfying day of work as a painter and decorator. I hope you enjoyed following along and learning about the process. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below!
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All Comments (21)
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my dads a decorator and i got bored and searched decorating on yt, good video keep it up
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Love how you understand that everyone has different ways of doing things
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Great video mate
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Nice work 👍
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Arrowworthy best brushes by far
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nice stuff Reece been at the game 40 years myself sometimes its a battle working for yourself eh but rewarding at the same time
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Nice vid mate , i will say pure bristle works far better than synthetics in oil based paint though, Corona do superb pure bristle brushes . Had Arroworthys before and they are decent but i prefer Monarch nowadays for my synthetics. Staalmeesters are brilliant brushes for water based paints on trim as well. Best to use a tack cloth on the cills as well to get remaining dust particles off . Keep up the good work 👍
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I studied automotive painting, could you share some tip to get the first job in residential painting? Thanks
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Great watch! I’d like some tips if you have any, I’m looking to get in to this trade but being 30 I can’t afford to take an apprenticeship and seemingly there is a lack of viable part time courses for painting and decorating, considering the work force shortage it’s crazy. What’s your advice on getting started?
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Your a brave lad 🤣 you'll have every painter in the country criticising you
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Wow😂 looking at his brush..
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2:17 use butter it helps remove oil paint when wet painter and decorator myself learned it from a 78 year painter
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I would like to see more videos from you.
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How strange i looked up painting and decorating and came across your video and thought no way you sound so local! North of ness here too 😂
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For emulsion I'm going to use on walls as final coat can I mix 50% of it with 50 of water as a mist coat for new plaster or I have to buy a ready mixed mist coat?
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Do you add pva in every bit of filler you make up? Interesting video 👍
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If you can piss, you can paint
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What arroworthy brush are you using. What's the difference between using a angle brush and a normal brush. What oil based undercoat and satinwood did you use.
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I have a friend that got in to painting having no experience otherwise, he tagged along with a pal and now does it full time. What's the chances of me doing the same thing?
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what gloves do you use in this video?
