When I decided to have my basement
repainted last year, I was less than satisfied with my choice of Calgary
painters. At first, I thought I would be
able to save myself some money, but boy, was I wrong. The contractors did a slipshod job of
painting the basement – the cracks started appearing almost as soon as I took
the “Wet Paint” sign off. Most of it,
actually, boiled down to the painters choosing the wrong type of finish. So what is the “right type” of paint finish
anyway if you want to save yourself the agony and do your own interior house
painting?
It would actually depend on your personal
tastes, requirements and skill level. If
you want your walls to sparkle and shine, then high gloss is your best
choice. It’s important that before you
apply such paint, you should make sure that you have sanded and primed the
surface first. But if you want something
simple, something that could offer you a wide range of colors to choose from, a
flat finish would be more apropos. It is
less prone to cracking, and does not reflect light back – that’s exactly what
happened with my Calgary paint job.
That’s something that could have been avoided had the guy gone for a
matte or flat finish instead. Finally,
if you want something a cut above flat, then satin, semi-gloss or eggshell
offer additional sparkle while doing a fairly good job of hiding the flaws.
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