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Painting Floors.

• Before you begin make sure the floor is completely clear as it is best to finish the job in one operation.
• Vacuum if possible to ensure the floor is dust free.
• Start in one corner furtherest away from the door, cutting in carefully to the skirting board or wall.
• Work systematically across the room doing about a two foot square at a time
• Work your way gradually to the entrance and don't get yourself trapped in a corner!
• If you are painting or varnishing floorboards then do 1 or 2 boards at a time the whole length of the room.
• If you want to roll the floor, paint a strip about a foot, all around, out from the skirting or wall, remembering to leave your exit clear.
• When rolling, take care not to get paint on the skirtings or walls; roll along in the direction of the walls rather than towards them.
• Large and/or coarse floors such as garages and outhouses can be painted using a sweeping-brush, cutting in firstly as with the rolling.