Survey all the areas to be painted with the painter, evaluate and take stock of all the requirements. The key lies in how you plan the disposal of your house space for painting. The objective is to free enough space at a time to cycle surface preparation, priming, painting and intervening drying time. Painting during the rains and in very windy conditions is to be avoided and remember to keep rooms well ventilated at all stages of painting.

A paint job is basically a 3-stage process, punctuated by drying time after each stage :

• Surface Preparation (which is different for new and previously unpainted surfaces and previously painted surfaces)

• Priming (this stage is mainly protective in nature and critical for the enduring performance of paint systems)

• Paint Application (the final stage when the finishing coats are applied)