Factors To Consider When Buying House Paint
As they say, Painting is the least investment with the biggest return and thus important decisions need to be made before one sets foot inside the stores.
Sheila Chepchieng.
1.Cost of the Paint
This is considered after you know the type of paint you want and you're thinking about colour. You need to carefully figure out the space you're going to paint to help you avoid unnecessary costs. You will also need to set aside money for rollers drop cloths and brushes. You have to carefully calculate costs.
2.Future Changes.
When painting your house, it is important to consider what you'll do in the near future. This helps to motivate you and also smoothens the changes when you finally get around to larger renovations. For example, if your home contains tile or carpet and you know that one day you will be gone, you can paint and decorate in a way that puts together both the current style and the one you plan to create.
3.Quality of Light
When choosing colours, consider the effects that natural light will have on the room. This is because a room or space is transformed by light more than paint does. Also, the artificial lights affect the appearance of colours in your room. Colours often appear different on your walls when you differentiate the natural light and fluorescent bulbs. Also, your geographical location matters. Houses with bulbs with higher color temperature, dark colours will look brighter and light colors may seem to appear eroded.
4.Inside and Outside Colours
The type of paint you want to use depends on which part of the house you want to paint. If you are not satisfied with your interior colors, then there's a possibility that you're not comfortable with the outside. Your exterior and interior surroundings always give the first impression to either a home buyer or a visitor. When painting outside, consider factors like weather conditions, and when painting inside make sure your paint color matched the interior decor.
5.Health, Health, Health
This is a major factor to consider and as always health is wealth and so it should come first when choosing your paint. Paints are made up of chemicals and it is designed to be hardened on walls by being exposed to air. As the Environmental Protection Agency says that the toxins in the paints are harmful to our health and indoor air is polluted three times more than the air outside. In the past when you wanted to use these paints you had to endure the consequences as the VOC used was high but these days, paints have Low VOC or No-VOC at all or natural options are now available making your health safe.
