Being a DIYer is great! You can save a ton of money by doing things yourself rather than paying a professional. Painting your San Diego home is definitely one of those things you can do as a DIY project if you have the time, patience, and the tools to do a good job. Even if you’ve never done it before, painting is something many people can handle—especially if it’s a fairly simple room, like a bedroom.
However, there are times when it makes more sense to call in a professional San Diego house painter for your project, even if you are generally a confident DIYer.
You Have Two-Story House
Painting a two-story house can be a challenge for the average homeowner. It requires special equipment, like tall ladders or scaffolding, that most people don’t have in their garages. We’re not just talking about the outside of your two-story house, either. Many two-story houses have areas inside where the ceiling goes all the way up to the second story, like where the stairs are located. This can be a challenge for the inexperienced and ill-equipped DIYer, and if you’re at all afraid of heights, painting a two-story house is definitely not for you!
You Need Your Ceiling Painted
Ceilings don’t need to be painted that often, simply because they are out of the way and don’t get smudges or scuff marks like walls do. But over time, the paint on your ceiling may need to be freshened up. This is especially true if you decide to paint your walls white. All of a sudden, that ceiling that once looked perfectly fine now looks yellowed and dirty.
Painting a ceiling is definitely a challenge for the average DIYer who is likely going to try to use a roller on an extension pole for the job. Many homeowners are disappointed with the results. Having your ceiling sprayed by professional San Diego house painters will definitely yield better results.
You Want Your Kitchen Cabinets Painted
Kitchen cabinet painting is a very popular home improvement project right now. Many San Diego homeowners are wanting to take their old, stained wood kitchen cabinets and have them painted white, gray, or some other color. This seems like a project you should be able to do on your own and save a lot of money, but many homeowners come to find out that it’s a lot more difficult and time consuming than they thought it would be.
To get a good result on kitchen cabinet painting, the cabinets and doors need to be meticulously cleaned, sanded, primed, and painted. This is a multi-step process that requires a lot of patience and expertise. To get the best result, it also requires that you have a paint sprayer. Trying to brush paint or roll the paint on kitchen cabinets will not give you the smooth finish you’re looking for. Professional kitchen cabinet painters in San Diego will have the proper equipment, as well as access to the best types of paint for cabinet painting.
You Just Don’t Have the Time
Some painting projects can be done quickly, but others require a good amount of time to do the job right. For example, if you want the exterior of your house painted, you should power wash the surface, scrape off any peeling paint, and repair any damage to the wood or stucco before you even pick up a paint brush or roller. You also may need to trim back some of your landscaping and protect areas you don’t want to get paint on, such as your patio or deck. This all takes time. And if you’re a busy professional or have little kids that need your attention, you may be better off hiring a San Diego house painting company.
