Have you considered painting your home? Are you looking to change the appearance, update to a modern and contemporary look, looking to refresh your house prior to or following a sale or looking to enjoy the clean and fresh feeling a repaint can provide?
If you answered yes to any of these questions you have likely weighed the options of DIY painting vs hiring a professional painter.
House Painting whether it is interior painting, exterior painting or both can enhance the appearance, value and aesthetics of your home.
DIY Painting can be a relatively cheap option to achieve these goals, however if you have limited understanding of the processes involved in completing a painting project I would recommend hiring a Professional Painter Canberra. A small cost DIY can result in a large cost repair if not correctly completed.
Professional House Painters Canberra bring with them experience, knowledge and skill. These are invaluable when completing residential painting as each house painting project is different and there are number of issues that can be encountered when repainting a house, all of which a professional painter will have the knowledge and skills to determine the most suitable options to deliver the best interior painting or exterior painting. This experience and knowledge also ensures the Professional Canberra Painter knows what is involved in the house painting process, the preparation, paint types, paint application, surface needs and protective measures. Sure, a DIY painter could access all of this information online, this would be a time consuming endeavour.
Another difference is in the quality and result, Professional Painters Canberra are hired to provide quality that will last. Through significant research of paint preparation and application including paint types and their different application, the types of tape and which areas and paint types each can be applied to a DIY painter may achieve the same quality on first glance, however the quality house painting services provided by professional painters will ensure the paint quality lasts and that the painting process does not cause damage, for example from using the wrong tape type resulting in paint being removed when the tape is taken off.
Given that professional painters complete house painting on a daily basis there is a significant difference in the time involved for a professional painter compared to a DIY Painter. Professional Painters have the experience and skill to prepare, apply (have you ever tried cutting in? for novice painters this can be a highly time consuming task!) and plan each house painting job to complete in the most timely and efficient way possible.
Now that I have covered the experience, quality and time differences between Professional Painters and DIY Painters the most important aspect for most people is the cost. DIY Painters save on labour costs, although their paint is likely more expensive as they can't access trade prices and have limited experience on how much paint will be needed.
Have you considered the cost of equipment and tools required? What will you do with the equipment once you have completed the DIY House Painting? If you purchase cheap equipment will you achieve a quality result? Do you know what equipment is needed? Professional Painters Canberrs have all the equipment needed to provide the best quality painting service that will last.
Finally, what if something goes wrong? ACT Painters are fully insured. This insurance protects your house painting service, your home and your possessions. Not all home and contents insurance policies cover for DIY painting, if something goes wrong it could result in a massive cost, far exceeding the cost of hiring a professional painter.
Owning and operating ACT Painters, I admit I am biased towards hiring a professional painter to complete your house painting project. However, I have experienced the frantic phone calls from home owners that have spent time and money only to end up calling a professional painter because without the experience and skill their preparation or application hasn't achieved the quality they were hoping for.
My recommendation would be to get a quote from a professional painter. House Painting Services can be adjusted to suit specific budgets and still achieve results. Talk to your house painter about what you want to achieve and how much you want to spend. Once you know what it will cost to have the house painting completed by a professional painter then consider my other points before making a decision.
