Once drywall and trim were done across the whole cottage, I masked every room and sprayed walls, ceilings, and trim with an airless. Plastic on every floor, blue or green tape around every window, door, fireplace, and fixture. Spraying gets a better finish than a roller, especially on the slope ceilings in the attic and the cabinet boxes in the kitchen, but the prep takes longer than the spraying does.
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During Entryway and stairs draped in plastic before the spray gun came out.
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During Old trim stacked off and the ladder set up — getting the bedroom ready for paint.
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During Plastic and tape over the floor, doorway, and window trim before the first coat.
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During Floor and trim wrapped before paint. Takes longer to mask than to spray.
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During Lakeview room masked off — windows and floor sealed up before the gun went in.
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During Floors masked with plastic and blue tape ahead of the next room's paint.
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During New vinyl plank covered up so I could spray the walls and ceiling without ruining it.
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During Window masked with plastic so I could spray the trim without taping every muntin.
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During Exterior door glass masked off before painting the frame and slab.
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During Whole room sealed up — walls and ceiling next.
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During Windows wrapped before I rolled the gun in.
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During Window masked tight — overspray on glass means a razor session later.
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During Bedroom in plastic and green tape, ready for walls and ceiling in one shot.
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During Living room covered up before the next color went on.
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During Staircase masked, treads exposed so I could hit them after the walls dried.
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During Window masked up for another room's spray pass.
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During Stone fireplace wrapped in plastic so I could spray the wall behind it without dirtying the stone.
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During Attic room mudded, baseboards taped, and floor protected — ready to spray.
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During Bathroom completely sealed up, fixtures and floor covered before the gun came in.
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During Bathroom masked tight. Spraying small rooms is the only way to get a clean finish in tight corners.
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During Mudded room with the windows taped, last prep before paint.
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During Living room fully draped with plastic before the airless came in.
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During Bedroom prepped with the floor and any leftover furniture wrapped.
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During Plastic and blue tape from floor to trim — last check before spraying.
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During Empty room sealed up, walls and ceiling getting one full coat.
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During Closet masked top to bottom — interior closets get the same finish as the rest of the room.
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During Walls primed, windows masked, floor covered. Bedroom is one coat away from done.
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During Spraying the staircase — railings masked, windows taped, drop cloths over everything else.
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During Bedroom fully wrapped in plastic for the spray pass.
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During Living room sealed up. Spraying walls and ceiling at the same time saves a second mask later.
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During Closet sprayed out, drop cloths still down.
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During Airless set up in the doorway — masked windows and plastic make spraying clean.
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During Spraying interior trim. Hardware masked, drop cloths down, sprayer pulled in close.
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During Small bathroom mid-paint. Only way to do a tight room is mask everything and spray.
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During Stair landing primed and masked — ready for the topcoat.
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During Whole-room mask before the next coat went on.
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During Kitchen wrapped tight with the airless inside — cabinets and walls in one push.
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During Bathroom prepped for the ceiling and walls. Fixtures covered, floor sealed.
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During Greenboard up around the shower with the corner bead taped in. Bathroom's drywall stage was tight work.
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During Bathroom walls primed, patched green board waiting on its finish coat.
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During Attic bath mudded out, ceiling primed, skylight in. Greenboard everywhere because of moisture.
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During Bathroom green board hung and joints skim-coated.
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During Bathroom green board mudded, outlets and plumbing taped before paint.
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During Attic bedroom freshly painted with the miter saw still set up on the drop cloth.
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