Interior Painting in Citrus Heights, CA

Interior painting is mostly preparation, and the finish you look at for the next ten years is decided before anyone opens a can. Filling nail holes and dents, sanding back the ridges left by previous coats, caulking the gaps where trim meets wall, and priming any bare or patched area so it does not flash through the finish coat.

Covering is the other half, and it is the part homeowners notice most. Floors get covered, furniture gets moved to the middle of the room and covered, fixtures and hardware come off rather than getting taped around where that is practical. Taping around a switch plate is faster; taking it off is what makes the line straight.

Cut lines are where interior work is actually judged. The join between wall and ceiling, wall and trim, and between two colors is done by hand with a brush, and no amount of speed elsewhere makes up for getting those wrong. Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore and Behr are the brands the client works with as standard, in any color and sheen, and they will use a different brand if you prefer one.

Sheen is worth deciding deliberately rather than defaulting. Flat hides surface imperfection best and cleans worst, which is why it belongs on ceilings and in low-traffic rooms rather than in a hallway with children in the house. Eggshell and satin take washing. Semi-gloss on trim and doors gives you a surface that can actually be wiped down.