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I'm looking to replace all the trim around my bedroom doors, as well as all the baseboard throughout the house. can someone confirm the order in which this should all happen? Correct me where I am wrong:
1. Remove all baseboard and trim
2. Add new trim around door first
3. Add new baseboard
My question was around #2 and #3, wanting to make sure i do it in that order. my thought was, if i do the baseboard before the door trim, then i may have to remove the baseboard that butts up to the door trim again, which i don't want to have to do.
P.S. - yes, i will be roller painting all the trim/baseboard pieces prior to installing them, i believe this is much easier/quicker than doing it after it is installed.
Painting prior to install is a good option, but by the time you're finished handling it, cutting it, nailing it, and caulking/puttying- you're basically repainting the entire thing anyway.
One other thing- use a brush not a roller. A roller will leave the finish orange-peeled where a brush won't.
A roller will leave the finish orange-peeled where a brush won't.
It may just be personal taste, and sometimes you don't have the option to use a roller easily, but I like the finish from a roller better. I tried to paint a door with a brush, because I didn't want to clean the roller and I already had the brush out for detail work. The visible brush lines were too much and I had to redo with a roller.
It may just be personal taste, and sometimes you don't have the option to use a roller easily, but I like the finish from a roller better. I tried to paint a door with a brush, because I didn't want to clean the roller and I already had the brush out for detail work. The visible brush lines were too much and I had to redo with a roller.
A door is a different beast- and the OP wasn't painting doors.
A door is a different beast- and the OP wasn't painting doors.
I still don't like the brush lines on my trim and baseboard. I couldn't paint them with a roller because they are rounded, which is why I had the brush out.
I still don't like the brush lines on my trim and baseboard. I couldn't paint them with a roller because they are rounded, which is why I had the brush out.
Either get a better brush, or use more paint on the brush. If that fails, get better quality paint (however it woudl have to be pretty crummy paint for the paint to be the cause). You should not get lines when it is dried.
You should also check and make certain you are using the correct brush for the type of paint.
You should not be getting orange peel with a roller either unless you are spreading the paint too thin, or using a crummy or wrong roller. Usually that is caused by spreading the paint too thin. Most people do that (spread paint too thin with a roller). Dip swipe up then down (or reverse) then dip, do not try to spread the paint all over the place. Just basically lay it on the surface. Some painters only make one pass (up or down) and then dip again.
Door casing goes on first. Do not prepaint the door casing. Prepaint the base, so there's no worry about a cut line at the floor. Spend the proper amount of time puttying the nail hole, and casing joints. A short cut here will drive you crazy.
I personally would spray the door casing, and brush the base. If the ambient temperature is too high any paint will leave brush and or roller marks. Paint needs to be applied as thick (as much as possible just before it runs (this is why a thicker bodied paint is better) ) and cool as possible to allow it to flow out (level).
Either get a better brush, or use more paint on the brush. If that fails, get better quality paint (however it woudl have to be pretty crummy paint for the paint to be the cause). You should not get lines when it is dried.
You should also check and make certain you are using the correct brush for the type of paint.
You should not be getting orange peel with a roller either unless you are spreading the paint too thin, or using a crummy or wrong roller. Usually that is caused by spreading the paint too thin. Most people do that (spread paint too thin with a roller). Dip swipe up then down (or reverse) then dip, do not try to spread the paint all over the place. Just basically lay it on the surface. Some painters only make one pass (up or down) and then dip again.
I'm hardly an expert, but I can easily paint with a roller without getting the orange-peel effect and I can't do a brush without some difficulty. Also, in my experience, spreading paint too thick causes way more problems than spreading it too thin.
I still don't like the brush lines on my trim and baseboard. I couldn't paint them with a roller because they are rounded, which is why I had the brush out.
As others have suggested it's the brush.
The cheap Chinese $2 brushes will leave strokes.
Spend the money on a US made. Purdy & Wooster make good ones, available at home improvement stores.
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