A boring one re painting a room. Who’s BU, me or dh?

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I suggested I could do all the cutting in over a day or two and then he could roll the walls when he has time at the end of the week.

He says it can’t be done that way as the walls need to be rolled while the cut-in is still wet otherwise the cut in will stand out.

I say that’s bollox. It’s the same bucket of paint so no chance of even a slight mismatch of shades and when both the cut in and the rolled parts dry they’ll be the same colour.

Who’s right? (Please say me)

He's right IMO. I let the line dry in our bedroom and I can still see a line years later. It bugs me every time I look at it!

Sorry I’m with him. I do a lot of painting (must get round to doing some in my own house). Cutting in first and then the rest of the walls straight away so that it all blends together.

It really depends on the paint. If you have something expensive, like Farrow & Ball, the first coat will show the cut in lines. The second coat will not (definitely not, I can vouch for it!)
If you go for cheaper, it will probably show worse if the cut in is dry.
If it's super budget paint, you'll probably need about 4 coats anyway.

If you cut reasonably close to the corner or skirtings (like about 1cm) it shows less, provided you can roll that close.

Never heard the phrase 'cut in' - every day's a school day!

I'm afraid I agree with your DH. If the paint round the edges has dried before you roller the rest you may be left with a noticeable line

Can't you just do a room at a time and do the edges and the rollering on same day and then move on to next room when time allows?

I’m impressed. Cutting in is seen as optional here and it does my nut in.

First coat it doesn't matter, do it any old way you like. Even with soft sheen.

Second coat, you need to be doing the rollering within half an hour or so of the edging to avoid getting a dividing line - the paint doesn't need to be actively still wet, but needs to be not properly dry.

If your rollering is very up to the edge, and you can feather it, you can get away with it mostly. Probably not with bloody F&B paint, which needs a PhD to apply successfully, but you can with normal Dulux etc.

He is right. You might get away with doing it the other way but it's a gamble.

Dh and I painted out hallway today.
I painted the difficult lines, dh rollered. We did this in s day. Don’t know how it’d worked out if we fix it a different day. We critique each other’s painting so we get it even. So I think your dh is right, it should be done as a team tbh.

Theoretically he is right ( the effect is called picture framing I believe) but it will probably depend on the paint. Maybe you could do the first coat this way and the second coat all in one go? Out of interest, can’t you (or he) just do it all?

Alternatively, edge it with frog tape and go gently with the rollering... then he can do it all

If you're going to do the cutting in then why can't you do rollering too? I tend to do a bit with the roller then cut in or vice versa. Just do one wall at a time

Seeing as you do the edges with a brush and the rest with a roller it's going to look slightly different anyway. Like a pp I've had to do a bit at a time when kids were in bed and it looked fine.

You are both BU it's such a tedious chore you should pay someone else to do it. Depends what part you use. Cheap paint the cut in shows. Farrow and ball it doesn't.

Now I need to come up with a reason for wanting to do it his way without letting him know I know he’s right

"I've been thinking, I'm not going to have time to cut in this week as I need to clean the walls, get everything ready, cover the furniture etc, why don't we do it together at the weekend?"

Can't you do both cutting in and rollering when he is at work?

DH is correct, sorry. If you want a good finish you need to cut in then roller while it’s still wet to blend them together.

I can’t do the rollering as I’m off work with my back (among other things). I’d make it about 10mins before having to give up.

I did my daughters room by myself last year. Did it my way and I can see the brush strokes around the sockets 😕

He is right. It won't take more than a couple of hours to do an average size room between you. Ceiling should be done first though. Skirting and doors can be done another day (smile)

Isn't that your out, you overdid something/your back was hurting too much to start while he was at work so you'll have to do it his way at the end of the week?

I think because you cut in with a brush the paint may be thicker so yes you will see the cut in.

I do it your way and have never noticed

Your DH is right.

If you paint in thin coats then I don’t think it matters. I have to cut in more than once but if you try and do a thick one coat to cut in, then roll later then yes you’ll see a join.

You’ll always see the brush strokes round sockets and light switches to a certain extent even if a professional painter does it.