Ideas to Paint Your Newly Build Home

While blank white walls are easy to cover with new colour, there are some things to remember when painting your newly build walls before grabbing the paintbrush.

Here's what you need to ensure when painting your Newly Build Home.

Sanding your walls

White walls may look smooth and the perfect canvas, but they need a little sanding. Why? It makes it a better surface for your paint to grip, stick and stay on the wall. Prepping with a little sanding will give you that even, professional finish.

Use Masking tape

These days in new builds there is no coving, meaning your ceiling and walls meet at direct right angles. What does this mean when painting? It's a nightmare!

You'll have to be extra careful when painting close to your ceiling. To ensure you don't get any rogue paint on the ceiling, use masking tape as a barrier which can be easily peeled off when finished.

Purchase breathable paint

It's often said you shouldn't paint your new build walls for the first 12months, but that's mainly due to any works being done later by your developer will only be done in that white colour. Painting your new build home in the correct paint will not affect its ability to dry out and will not impact your warranty.

Just ensure your paint is breathable, which most of them are, including Dulux.

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