I am moving in to a 3 bed house which needs to be fully painted. Me and my friends were planning to paint it ourselves. What paint is best and should I be using different paints for different rooms.

Hi, First remove as many things as you can from house or put in the midle somewhere, sugest to paint all the house in same way not just 1 room to finish then next ,etc, becose you save lot time if you go everywhere with same paint not change the colors , wash brush, etc, So sugest make as much you can space near walls, remove everyting from walls, and take sandpaper corse 40 and sand all the walls and ceiling and woodwork using a flat block, afte sanding wash the walls, ceiling and woodwork with sugar soap and water, then give one coat of white emulsion on walls and ceiling and white undercoat on woodwork, then fill everywhere you see damage with filler for walls and filler for woodwork , then sand again walls, ceiling and woodwork with sandpaper corse 80 , wash the walls and wodowork then aply with gun decorator coulk where need usualy in corners or betwen skirting , windows and walls , give one more coat on white emulsion and undercoat on woodwork, then you can start give finals coats, start with ceilings , 2 coats of colors on walls and 1 coat of gloss, satin or eghell on woodwork, sugest to use dulux paint but not weathershield becose that`s only for outside, Good luck with your new house and enjoy it , Chris

will first thing dulux weather shield is outside paint, unless ur new place has really bad damp, or near steam your not going to need it. When painting start with the ceilings cut in then use a roller on a pole, standard rule do 3 coats and only roll one direction(per coat), then walls, cut in then use a roller same as above. for your kitchen and bathroom use kitchin and bathroom paint (same paint does both look at tin), theres so many different types of finish to paints matt, silk, eggshell i would go to your local shop they will help you loads and be able to explane in more detail and show you examples. wood work lots of pepole use gloss i prefer satin which has less of a shine,but a shop will help you more.

Hi I've been a decorator for numerous years now and don't think you can beat TRADE VINYL MATT Emulsion for all walls and ceilings. You could use DULUX SOFT SHEEN trade of course in the bathroom and or kitchen but the trade vinyl Matt is still wipeable so would Still recommend that thanks

Hi Firstly Dulux Weathershield is used for the outside of your house. The paint that i would use for your rooms is Dulux or Crown. They are good quality paints that should only need one or two coats. You can use different colours for different rooms. Make sure that your rooms are prepared, any holes in walls filled and then sanded so they are nice and smooth. All wood to be sanded, undercoated then glossed. Again using Dulux or Crown paints. Take your time and when you have completed room by room, you can take great pride and think yes i did this. Hope this helps and good luck.

As far as paint is concerned for ceilings & walls a vinyl matt is as good as you will need (do not buy weathersield for inside it is too expensive and not the product you need) woodwork is a bit of a minefield the easy answer is 2 coats dulux oil based eggshell but if woodwork is a colour at the moment then an undercoat would be good, make sure woodwork gets sanded & cleaned off before any painting is done, oil based can be a bit messy and hard to clean up so a water based system can be used this is much quicker but this will need an extra coat, without going on that is the simplist answer i can give good luck, Kevin G

Hi to everyone!I would recommend:for ceilings Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt or Wickes trade matt(it is similar quality but Wickes brand more value on the price with same coverige).For walls: Dulux,Valspar or Farrow and Balls(depends what kind of colors you'll choose).Woodwork:if you want to paint it white best brand (on my opinion)is Dulux Once(£21,40).One coat guaranteed for painted wood,and two coats should be ok for fresh wood(it is self primered and undercoated paint).Rollers and brushes Purdy only.Thanks Alex

Sugarsoap kitchen walls as that's going to be the room with most build up. Preparation is key so sanding and scraping any uneven areas or flaking paint, filling gaps with filler, using undercoat on any dark coloured walls, stripping any wallpaper. Getting all the brush work done first with cutting in is easier as once this is done you can go round with a roller and fill in the spaces basically. I like to cut in and roller before the paint dries so I don't end up with straight brush lines everywhere. I'd use Dulux matt white ceiling paint (less dripping and better coverage) a thick pile roller for textured ceilings, vinyl wipeable satin or silk on all the walls in white using a short pile roller, undercoat for wood and metal on all woodwork, making sure you have sanded it all down especially if it's gloss surface, use a combination of brush and small gloss roller for doors. I would advise using satin paint not gloss as this yellows and is harder to get right. Dulux has a good satin woodwork paint. I'd do all the rooms the same with the white and later on you can decide about colours once you've assessed the lighting in the rooms, brighter rooms can afford darker colours and naturally darker rooms would benefit from more vibrant or lighter colours. Decorators caulk is a valuable tool to neaten up edges of door frames, and other gaps like between the skirting and wall.

Hi check this guide http://www.intserv.co.uk/painting/index.php?pr=Paint_Finish_Guide hope it helps

If you are looking for a straight forward paint though out I would go MATT all way though except bathroom use SILK/SOFT-SHEEN. I would use a water based undercoat and then I would go for a oil based gloss or eggshell. But you could do with finding out what is all ready on because some times MATT don't key to SILK... goodluck

Hi For walls and ceilings I would use a matt emulsion as they give a lovely finish silk paint I would use normally for areas that are used loads ie hospitals and schools. And wood work would be a nice satin finish off white beautiful finish. Hope this helps NS Decor

Dulux is crap paint avoid at all costs, so is crown these paints are for diy people Caparol Benjamin Moore and Tikkurila are superior paints

Hello Dulux Weathershield is used for the outside of your house. The paint that i would use for your rooms is Dulux as it a good quality paint that should only need one or two coats. You can use different colours for different rooms. Make sure that your rooms are prepared, any holes in walls filled and then sanded so they are nice and smooth. All wood to be sanded, undercoated then glossed. Again using Dulux paint. Take your time and when you have completed room by room, you can take pride it the works you done yourself. All the best.

I would recommend using 'Purdy' brushes. Of course the price justifies the quality. And as for the paint - Dulux is a good choice for quality and price range. The preparation of the surfaces for painting is of uppermost importance. They need to be absolutely cleaned from any nicotine or greasy stains. If there are any cracks or imperfections - they need to be filled. It's a necessity to firstly apply a primer coating. Also the old paint needs to be applicable with the new one but if it isn't it needs to be completely removed. We wish you success.

Hi there , you shouldn't use ordinary emulsion in bathrooms ok use kitchen or bathroom paint , after you have cleaned and filled any holes with suitable fillers and sanded them down then 2 coates on walls and ceilings then under coat and gloss on wood . My personal choice of paint would be johnstones as this is a much better quality and creamier paint than either Dulux or crown , and certainly cheap own brands like wilko ok hope this helps and good luck with your project .

you don't use silk or softsheen emulsion in a bathroom, you should be using kitchen and bathroom paint

Recently we used Paper & Paint, Architect Matt shine. Read the manufacturer instructions, typically you have to apply prime first then 2 coats of desired color. You should choose low or zero VOC paint for your health. Bear in mind, More shine more VOC. Good luck!

Yes is good idea