Preparing Your Home for Professional Painters

A comprehensive checklist to ensure a smooth, efficient, and safe painting project.

Introduction

You’ve hired the pros. You’ve picked the colors. The start date is on the calendar. Now what?

While professional painters handle the heavy lifting (literally), there are a few things you can do to make the process faster, safer, and cheaper. The less time the crew spends moving your knick-knacks, the more time they spend painting.

Here is your pre-game checklist.

1. Clear the Walls

This seems obvious, but it’s the most common delay.

Remove Pictures: Take down all artwork, mirrors, and photos.
Nail Holes: If you plan to put the picture back in the exact same spot, leave the nail. If you want a fresh start, pull the nail out so the painters can fill the hole.
Curtains: Take down the curtains and the rods.

2. Move the Small Stuff

Painters are happy to move heavy furniture like sofas and beds to the center of the room. However, they shouldn’t be responsible for your fragile collectibles.

Clear the surfaces: Remove lamps, vases, and photo frames from tables and shelves.
Electronics: Unplug TVs and computers.

3. The Pet Plan

We love dogs, but wet paint and wagging tails are a bad combination.

Safety First: For the safety of your pet and the quality of the job, please keep pets in a separate room or at a neighbor’s house while the crew is working.
Open Doors: Painters need to keep front and back doors open to bring in ladders and equipment. A loose pet can easily escape.

4. Clean the Dust

Painters will wipe down walls before painting, but if your baseboards are covered in a thick layer of dust and dog hair, vacuuming them beforehand is a huge help. It ensures the tape sticks better and the paint finish is smoother.

Conclusion

A little prep work goes a long way. By clearing the path, you allow the painters to come in and do what they do best immediately.

Ready to schedule your project? Canvas Home Painting prides itself on being respectful, tidy, and efficient.