IS IT REALLY WORTH IT TO PAINT YOUR OWN HOUSE?
When the time comes to give the walls in your home a fresh coat of paint, it's very tempting to start making plans about how you can do the work yourself - Just a few hours in each room will be enough time, surely? You can grab a few bits at the store and be ready to start at the weekend, no? It can't be that hard, right? Wrong. While most people tend to oversimplify the process of painting, the reality of the situation is that it's a tough, precise, and sometimes dangerous job that shouldn't be underestimated. So, even though it's understandable that you might think you'll save plenty of money by doing a DIY job, and be done in a flash, there are several important reasons to consider as to why you should hire a professional company to do the work for you instead - let's have a look at them below!
1. Cost
Understandably, the first reason that most people will give as to why they want to do the painting themselves is to save money, after all, with life always throwing bills at everyone left, right, and center, it's good to be able to spend less when possible. But will doing the job actually cost you less? Well, no actually. Painting a room doesn't just require a brush and a can of paint like you might think, and once you make a list of everything you will need, the true cost soon becomes clear. For painting, you'll need multiple cans of paint, brushes, rollers, tape, primer, plastic or tarp covering for the floor or furniture, a ladder, cleaning products, and anything else that comes up along the way - and don't forget you'll be paying retail prices for everything. In addition to your supplies, you might even have to book time off work which could cost you vacation days, or lost wages, and you might even have to pay a friend or two to help you out - it's not so cheap in the end, is it?
2. Quality
Everyone takes pride in their home and likes to ensure anything that is done at their house, whether it be decorating, renovating, or even window cleaning is done at the highest possible standard every time. You don't want your home to look shoddy, or as though any part of it is has been left unfinished or rushed. You need to consider if you are going to be able to paint your home to the kind of standard and quality that you truly want. Delivering good quality work in painting is easily done by someone who is experienced, trained, and precise, but are you? Will you take the trimming correctly so the lines along the edges are even? Will you prepare and clean the walls thoroughly so the paint dries perfectly without imperfections or bumps below? Will you have the patience to check and double-check the work you're doing so you can be sure of no patches and get that professional finish? The answer to all these questions is probably not, and if you do the job and hate the results, well, then you'll have to pay for a professional to come anyway.
3. Safety
When you think about dangerous jobs, painting is not one that comes to mind, but just because it isn't always a high risk that doesn't mean it's entirely risk-free. Painting at eye-level is straightforward and safe enough, but what about places like the tops of the walls and ceilings where you need to reach up high? For these areas you'll need a ladder, and trying to balance on a ladder while holding a can of paint isn't advisable! It's so easy for a little wobble on the ladder to turn into a big wobble that makes you lose your balance, and as you lay on the floor covered in paint with a sore back, you'll be asking yourself why you didn't just hire a company to do the job in the first place! Safety is an important issue in manual types of work, and it's definitely not worth the risk of you hurting yourself to do the work yourself.
4. Comfort
Painting can have a terrible impact on your body, having to contort your body into funny shapes all day as you try to reach corners, gaps, and ceilings, or even as you're bending over to paint along the bottom of the walls - just ten minutes of this kind of work will leave your body aching from head to toe, especially in your shoulders and back! Now, imagine that kind of a pain but spanning over several days, and you'll quickly realize that if your body isn't used to it, you shouldn't be reaching up high and bending down low for hours on end. Additionally, you'll also experience discomfort in your home as your furniture is in all the wrong places and painting equipment is left in every room for the duration causing you a lot of stress - a professional will be able to finish the job quickly and have your home back to normal in no time!
5. Color
A professional company won't just provide you with a high standard of work, they'll also provide you with a professional opinion too! Someone whose job it is to paint knows better than anyone which colors will look best and what the final shade will be - for example, a shade in the store might look completely different once it's on your walls, dried, and in a different light. Consult with the company you hire, tell them exactly what you are wanting and they can use their knowledge to help you choose the right colors!
Most of these reasons should be compelling enough on their own for you to realize you are not better off doing the job yourself, but all five together are more than sufficient in helping you understand that you should put your feet up and relax while the professionals do the job - you'll be thankful you chose to hire a company when you see just how much a professional finish can transform your home without you having to stress for even moment or waste any time!
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