Painting and Decorating Advice from Kent Decorators

So, How To Protect Floors When Painting To protect floors when painting, cover the whole floor rather than the patch you are standing on, match the covering to the floor underneath, and fix it down at the edges so it cannot slide. Cotton dust sheets suit hard floors. Laminated sheets with a waterproof backing suit…

Steps on How To Paint A Ceiling Without Marks If you want to paint a ceiling without marks, the most important thing is not the paint itself but the way the ceiling is prepared and painted. Roller lines, patchy coverage, flashing, and lap marks are almost always caused by poor technique, uneven drying, or inadequate…

So What is the Best Paint Finish For Living Room If you are wondering about the best paint finish for living room walls, the answer for most homes is a high quality durable matt finish. It provides a modern, low sheen appearance while being far easier to maintain than traditional matt paints. However, the right…

So, Can You Paint Over Old Paint A question we hear regularly from homeowners is can you paint over old paint? The simple answer is yes, in most situations you can paint over existing paint. However, whether you should depends entirely on the condition of the surface underneath. In our experience, painting over old paint…

So, How Many Coats Of Paint Needed One of the most common questions homeowners ask before decorating is how many coats of paint needed for a professional looking finish. The simple answer is that most walls need at least two coats of paint, but the exact number depends on the colour change, surface condition, paint…

So, How To Prepare Walls For Painting If you want to know how to prepare walls for painting, the most important thing to understand is that preparation is what determines whether the final finish looks professional or patchy. In our experience, most painting problems are caused long before the paint is applied. Uneven walls, peeling…

So, How Long Does Paint Take To Dry UK If you are wondering how long does paint take to dry UK, the short answer is that most standard wall paints become touch dry within one to four hours, but full curing can take anywhere from several days to a few weeks depending on the paint…

So, What is the Best Paint For Walls UK Choosing the best paint for walls UK is not just about picking a colour you like. In practice, what we see on most decorating jobs is that the type of paint chosen has a direct impact on how the room looks, how long it lasts, and…

So, How To Paint A Room Properly If you want to know how to paint a room properly, the key thing to understand is that painting is only one part of the process. In practice, what we see on most jobs is that the finish people are happy with always comes from the preparation beforehand,…

So, How Do Painters Guarantee a Flawless Finish? When homeowners ask how painters guarantee a flawless finish, the answer usually comes down to preparation, experience, and careful application. A professional paint job does not begin when the brush touches the wall. Instead, it begins with detailed preparation and planning. At A Z Decorators, achieving a…