How often should the interiors of your houses be painted? This question arises in the mind of every house owner. The typical answer is that the painting depends on the decors of the house. If colors are outdated, looking very dull, or you are the new resident of the house and the colors are not your favorite, then the house interiors need to be painted. At the present scenario, the increased durability of the acrylic paint is a boom to the homeowners because of the long durability and non-yellowing characteristics of the paints. Paints applied with proper preparation work have life from 5 to 10 years.
The hallways and corridors are the places that take most of the traffic and often see a lot of wear and tear. The walls take the fingerprints, scuff marks, and there is a possibility of dents and cracks at the bottom. If you have used washable paint, it is easy to wash off the dirt. The dents and cracks at the corners of the walls can be patched and repaired using the same color shade. If the cracks are in the middle, then they should be fixed. According to most of the customers, the hallways are painted more frequently than the other areas of the home. Most of the halls are even painted once in 2 to 3 years.
The paint job for the bedrooms depends on the persons using it. Bedrooms do not see much of activity, so they need not be painted from time to time. If the bedroom is used by children, then it has much activity. So the children bedroom need to painted every 2-3 years. Also make it a point to use Eggshell sheen to get beautiful, finish for the room. Use chalk paint for one of the walls, to encourage the children to present their creativity, and also the other walls are safe from the activity of the children.
Living and dining rooms are the most used rooms in the house and often take heavy traffic. Lots of activity happening in these rooms, and so the wear and tear of the paint occur frequently. Proper prep work and use of high-quality paint will reduce the damages. Using various decoration items like lamps, furniture, and plants can help people stay away from touching the walls. Taking all these reasons into account, painting the living and dining rooms is necessary for every 5 to 7 years.
Other rooms in the house are kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry. These rooms are the busiest rooms. The paint used should be most durable, where lots of activity happens. In the kitchen, it is best to use washable paints as there is a lot of cooking going on the walls need to be cleaned from time to time. Kitchens and bathrooms need a lot of preparation work and use paint that gives you a pearl or satin finish. The bathrooms and laundry are filled with water, so they need to be painted with water-based paints to control the mildew. The rooms also need to be ventilated to have the moisture or humidity escape and keep the paint dry. Even if you have taken most care too, the paint on these rooms needs to be changed once in 3-4 years.
There are also structural reasons that decide the painting time of the rooms. If you are the new persons coming to the house, then you need to see that all the cracks need to be repaired and new paint applied. For any help or assistance regarding the interior painting in your area, contact Executive Touch Painter in Toronto by calling us at (416) 410-0164.
