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A Tip About Paint

Guest post by: C.J Lauria

Article Overview: Advantages range from a softer, more luxurious appearance to improved touch up abilities. One of the greatest features of flat finish paint is its’ use on ceilings. Since no ceiling is perfect, I advise my students to always use flat paint on ceilings as it will help conceal irregularities which can be highly visible in certain light. Since ceilings rarely get touched, a cheap grade of flat is perfectly fine to use as burnishing, staining or other weak features won’t likely occur.

A Tip About Paint

I would like to talk to you today about some more cost effective methods of optimizing your rehab dollars. You’ve heard me say “paint is cheap.” In fact, paint is about the most cost-effective enhancement that the real estate investment professional can employ. Now let’s talk about a specific feature of flat finish interior paints. When viewed under a microscope at about 400X magnification, flat paint film appears like the moon’s surface. It is full of rough, porous edges. This is why is carries no sheen. There is simply no way for light to bounce off of such a rough surface.

Some of the drawbacks to using this type of finish are that it is more absorbent and susceptible to staining. That’s why flat doesn’t belong in kitchens or bathrooms. In addition, most latex based flat paints are not scrub able. They can either wear through or burnish from rubbing against it. Burnishing comes from essentially knocking down the rough edges which basically polishes that area. It will cause the spot to reflect light which, in turn, will appear as an irregular shiny spot on a wall. The more expensive flats use better resin systems and are less likely to burnish like their cheaper alternatives.

Advantages range from a softer, more luxurious appearance to improved touch up abilities. One of the greatest features of flat finish paint is its’ use on ceilings. Since no ceiling is perfect, I advise my students to always use flat paint on ceilings as it will help conceal irregularities which can be highly visible in certain light. Since ceilings rarely get touched, a cheap grade of flat is perfectly fine to use as burnishing, staining or other weak features won’t likely occur.

Flat paint is usually the least costly finish so the major number of gallons, if flat, will save you money. Personally, I like to spray out all of my ceilings with a bright white flat first then come in and cut in the walls with a complementary color. The extra labor involved can be well worth the final outcome. You will have 1) bright, spacious ceilings which create the illusion that they are taller and, 2) a custom-looking, two-tone color scheme that makes the house look more like a home.

Remember that some of the little things you do can cause a buyer to envision your house as their new home. Knowing how to skillfully use paints will help you accomplish that. This is just one small example of what a seasoned real estate mentor can provide his prodigy. Real estate investment is a broad and multi-faceted industry. In subsequent articles I will discuss other great tips for the discreet use of paint on your investment properties.

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