DECORATING TIPS: Do you paint the wall or skirting first? How do you?

cut in the wall to your skirting or vice versa )mask tape-cut brush other??


When you have filled an old rawl plug hole with filler and rubbed down, what should you use to prime it prior to paint so you can't see it afterwards???DECORATING TIPS: Do you paint the wall or skirting first? How do you?
The best way is to do the paintwork on the skirting first, then emulsion the walls. After each wall is painted run carefully along the skirting with a damp cloth in case of a few spots.. With filling old raw plug holes, use something like an old credit card to skim across the holes, bearing in mind that the filler in the holes will probably shrink, and will show after a coat of emulsion is applied, so if this happens just go over the low points again, let it dry, and just touch it up before you give the walls the next coat. Hope this helps.DECORATING TIPS: Do you paint the wall or skirting first? How do you?
Personally I would always paint the walls first, especially if using a roller otherwise you'll get drips all over your shiny new gloss work!


Masking tape the top of the skirting boards AND use a cut brush to get the best result when doing the walls.


When glossing the top of the skirting near the walls, I've found the best thing to use is a small artists brush, you can even use one of those brushes you get in kids paint trays as it's so small you don't need to be that steady.


With the hole that you've filled, if you've already rubbed it down, you should be able to paint straight over it and not see it, just rub your finger over it to make sure it's completely flat before you start.


Have fun!
Empty the room of everything you can.





Put everything else in the centre leaving a spot for you to get a stepladder up to the centre ceiling rose.





Run masking tape on the carpet where it meets the skirting board.





Cover everything off the floor with thin plastic from a roll. Cover the floors with cloth dust sheets (not plastic as it is dangerous).





Do all your preparation everywhere, ceiling, walls, woodwork, rubbing down and filling. Then clean up and hoover.





On day one apply two coats of emulsion to the ceiling and one undercoat to the woodwork (undercoat last)





On day two apply two coats of emulsion to the walls and one gloss to the woodwork (gloss last).





If you were applying a satin finish that will require two top coats and you will have to do it on a third day.





When you are emulsioning cut in around the edges and light switches with a brush but flatten your brushwork as you go with a 4 inch foam roller. Don't dip the roller in any paint, just flatten your brushwork with it. Then fill in the walls with a 9 inch roller going up as close to the edges as you can.





You do not need to prime the filler raw plug holes or previously painted walls or wood. Primer is for bare surfaces and a few problem surfaces. (A lot of DIYers believe different and paint manufacturers of expensive primers do not object).
I personally always paint the gloss paint first, skirting, doors and frames and window frames, because if you get a drip of emulsion on gloss paint, it can be wiped off with a damp cloth very easily, if you do it the other way around and get gloss on the emulsion, you then need to get a cloth with white spirit to clean it off, this will probably leave the wall stained and it will need touching up again, gloss paint is generally oil based ( not always though but it is thicker), emulsion is water based
Once the holes are filed start with the undercoat by sanding down the skirting, door frame and architraves.Return to the walls by sanding the filled hole,while the undercoat is drying.Sweep up all the dust then put the top coat on the walls.


Top coat the door,once you finish that all the other wood work can then be finish off