How to Prep Walls for Painting by Painters in Markham?
                     
Cover up furniture and floor
First of all, empty the room of its furniture or group them in the center and 
cover them with a trap. Put down protection on the ground (tarpaulins, 
plastic, cardboard, or newspaper).
Swaddle the appliques and anything that cannot be taken apart with 
plastic bags held by an adhesive tape, so the painting painters in 
Markham will not create any stain on other home furniture.
The walls
•Pick up paintings, photos, and other decorative items from the wall.
•Also, remove window curtains and rods, and other ties.
•Protect baseboards, ceiling angles, window towers, and door frames with 
masking tape.
As for the anchors that you will reuse after painting on a wall, put screws 
in them so that the paint does not accumulate inside. You will only have to 
remove them once the job is done 
How to clean walls
Cleaning the wall is important before Painting 
wall for an efficient amount of work.
Cleaning walls your wall thoroughly with a 
degreasing detergent and a sponge starting 
with the ceiling and working your way down to 
the baseboards.
Rinse with clean water and let dry.
If the wall has areas of mold
Cleaning walls with bleach or fungicide.
Then wash and rinse the wall again.
If you have peeled off some wallpaper and 
there are small bits or traces of glue
Moisten them and remove them with a scraper.
Let the wall dry.
Repair Wall
Remove nails and screws
Once your wall is perfectly clean, remove the screws and 
use a pair of pliers to remove the nails. For the dowels, 
take a screw, screw it partly into the dowel, and with a pair 
of pliers, pull on it.
Filling of holes and cracks
Start by making the holes and cracks reasonable, with a 
triangular scraper, knocking out any loose parts. For the 
plaster to adhere properly, dampen the area to be filled 
with a sponge.
Apply a filler to cracks or holes with a plaster knife. Smooth 
the plaster to avoid any extra thickness and then let it dry. 
Once it is completely dry, sand the patched area with 
medium-grit sandpaper. Once the main roughness and the 
main defects have been eliminated, the micro-holes must 
be filled.
Installation of a smoothing plaster
If you intend to apply acrylic paint, apply a water-based 
smoothing filler, for glycerophthalic paint, you will need a 
greasy filler.
Apply the smoothing plaster to the wall with a plaster knife, 
spreading it horizontally and always in the same direction, 
from right to left for example. Wait until it is perfectly dry, 
that is to say very white and without any gray area.
Sand the wall with a fine-grit sandpaper.
Dust it completely with a damp sponge. Then apply a 2nd 
coat.
To coat an entire room, it is recommended to start at the 
bottom of the walls.
The first pass should be spread horizontally throughout the 
room.
Then, always starting from the bottom, apply the second 
layer of plaster vertically.
Sand your entire wall with a fine grain abrasive (120) to make 
it very smooth.
Dust and vacuum, the wall, and the room completely.
Mas Construction
Painting Contractor in Toronto
Amos Crescent, Toronto, ON
City - NORTH YORK
Zip - M3H 3X8
+1 647-835-0590
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