Painting straight line between ceiling and wall

loulou41

Trying to paint my kitchen. In what order do I paint, ceiling first, then wall and lastly skirting board? I will be using masking tape on the ceiling, when do I remove them, is it straight after the painting job? Also how do I get that straight line between ceiling and wall? Thanks

ormus

if painting. ceilings first then the walls. woodwork is always last.
if you paint the ceiling and the wall the same color, you dont have to worry about the straight line!

knrumble

I am having the same issue. I can never get a dead straight ling when doing feature walls/cutting in under the coving or painting above the skirting board.

Do foam paint brushes work??

BARGAINHUNTER!

You could try paint pads. Failing that, get as close to the ceiling as you can with normal brush or roller and then use a childs small paintbrush to get right up close to the join. This is what I use to get up close to coving and skirting board and it works a treat!!

Inactive

Just paint the ceiling the same colour as the walls...sorted.;)

Jackinbox99

Top advice from andrew_b there. Thats exactly how i do it. Paint ceiling first, then gloss the wood work - as emulsion comes off gloss easy. Then paint the walls. As long as you are carefull and have a steady hand you can paint around the outside of the walls (and celing -> wall line) first with a brush, then roll the middle.

Inactive`s comment about ceiling same colour as walls is actually another very good way of doing things, and ive done the same many times myself - if you are painting a room a light cream colour or magnolia, then very often i just paint the ceiling the same colour. Gives the room a nice warm feel to it and is much easier / quicker. People dont tend to realise the ceiling isnt white either until you point it out.

andy208833

I used coving around the ceiling/wall join makes a very nice neat finish

nickj_2

Jackinbox99 wrote: »

Top advice from andrew_b there. Thats exactly how i do it. Paint ceiling first, then gloss the wood work - as emulsion comes off gloss easy. Then paint the walls.

that is not the best way forward , ceiling first , then walls , then woodwork . http://www.dulux.co.uk/video/da_decorating_order.jsp
if you are using a roller yuou will get spots of paint on any gloss work that will more or less dry on contact and be difficult to remove ,

to get a nice straight line get a decent brush - this will not be something you will find in homebase etc , go to your local builders merchant

flissh

I use a good quality large (as in wide) but thinish brush. About 5 inches wide. I put the whole width very near join, on the wall then move up and sideways towards the ceiling. The good thing about a wide brush is you cover more faster and it's smoother.

googler

If you don't put the masking tape on firmly, the paint will get behind it and you'll have a ragged edge.

If you do put the masking tape on firmly, it'll take the paint with it when you take it off.

Do the edges freehand. The more you do it, the more confident you'll get. Don't be afraid of it.

bigblackdog

paint the ceileing and also any undercoating etc on woodwork but go onto the walls about an inch , you then have a nice white edge all around the room to paint onto , but gloss last of all , the cutting in on the ceiling will be easy enough , and then you will have the cutting in of the gloss on the door frames etc , its only paint and can be wiped off with a wet rag as you go if there are any mistakes