Please help settling an argument; re gloss/emulsion

carlamarie_2

Ok, so me and the hubby are at logger heads regarding the correct way to decorate. He has always done all the painting and I have done all the papering but because of his increased workload, I will be doing all the decorating this time round and we have a difference of opinion!

We both agree that the ceilings should be painted first.

The he says I should gloss the woodwork before emulsioning the walls. His reason is that it is easier to wipe any paint splashes off the gloss in case of spillages.

I say I should paint first before glossing as any splashes can be glossed over.

So my question is, how do YOU decorate?
Is there a right or wrong way to do it?

RavingMad

When we had a painter in to do various jobs, he saved the glossing til last

lovinituk

Ceiling, coving and woodwork first - walls last. It's easier to overlap the walls with a little bit of white paint when painting the ceilings and woodwork and then cover it with the (probably) darker paint of the walls when you 'cut in'. It's also easier to cut in when painting the walls.

Splashes? What are those? If you can cut in properly, there are no splashes

Norman_Castle

I find it quicker to cut in with emulsion.

warmhands.coldheart

I'd question the mans sanity, letting his wife loose with a Paintbrush !!! :rotfl:..... I'm Only Joking !!!!!

peachyprice

Gloss first. It's easier to wipe emulsion off gloss than it is to wipe gloss off emulsion.

Errata

I say I should paint first before glossing as any splashes can be glossed over

Go ahead with your choice if you don't mind lumps and bumps on your skirtings.

ellasmommy

I'm sure they say work down, so ceilings, walls then skirting but i actually gloss before walls.

Babbawah

I was always taught to prepare then first coat then second coat.

All filling + sanding + repairs.

First coat ceiling, first coat walls, first coat {undercoat} woodwork.

Re-visit the filling and sanding !

Second coat ceiling. Then lightly re-sand the woodwork.

Second coat walls.

Gloss the woodwork.

Decoration is 9/10ths preparation. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail !

warmhands.coldheart

^^^^^

Must show my wife this.... will be good for her to know I'm not the only one in the world that holds these views....

Do it right, Do it once !!!

Reece_

As Babbawah says, I always finish with glossing, wiping off emulsion off of gloss may be easier but irrelevant if you're cutting in is up to anything, and should there be emulsion splashes from a roller or anything then you sand it off the skirtings prior to painting so you don't get a lumpy finish as Errata says.