Professional painter for 15 years. Not sure why I watch these videos lol but maybe I’ll learn something new. Your technique is great, exactly how I paint ceilings 👍🏻 good video. You’re funny 😆
Sherwin Williams Midsouth. I like to use an 18" Colossus roller whenever possible; less likely to have roller lines, covers larger area for less neck strain. Keep lots of paint on the roller.
Dear Mr. Vancouver Carpenter, I don't sleep well and am an amateur drywall finisher who's now realizing that painting is part of the job. lol Anyway since i don't ever sleep I just sit down, smoke a bowl, and watch your videos like watching a netflix docuseries and I really wish more people knew about you. You're a great time, very helpful and hilarious. Maybe I'm just high but you crack me tf up. Thank you for making me a better drywaller and for making me laugh very often. Edit: 12 minutes in and I'm literally crying.
Hey bro, great videos! As a painter I have a comment: you shouldn’t have that diffuse O light, you should have a utility light, a conventional yellow halogen or a rechargeable work light. It would help you see the wet from the dry paint, and the sheen or marks. For painting ceilings a mental map is also good to keep in mind like you said. Thanks again for all the tips! A little caulk and some paint make the carpenter what he ain’t!
I usually avoid specific ceiling paint in favour of higher quality flat wall paint, as the coverage (especially when untinted) is better. I usually do cut in, but not always. If not I quickly dab the inside corners first. I tend to over do it on the back rolling too as I hate dealing with misses. To ease my neck, I sometimes look down at the floor as I do my first pass that just puts the paint on the surface. It doesn’t matter if you do that blind because you’re gonna spread it and smooth it on your two back roll passes. I also do a much wider swath (5-6 feet) so I could do the bulk of a room like that in three swaths. Sometimes I will roll my second coat perpendicular to the first so that I won’t have lap marks in the same places, but that’s only when I’m using something shinier than flat. Love the channel and your dry Canadian wit.
He had crud in his paint and you want to get that off before back rolling so he had to keep his eyes on the ceiling ( either that or he just likes complaining on his videos :-) ) !
Brush inside corners. Whizz roller for cut-in. Smooth ceilings half inch nap. Textured ceilings three-quarter inch nap. Three-eighths nap isn't enough and It'll take forever for the same results. Polyester blend roller naps are trash. Spend an extra six or eight bucks and you'll thank me later. High-end custom home painter for 38 years.
I like to use the Benjamin Moore Regal Select Flat for the ceilings, its just my preference and its something that my dad always used as well, there's really no splatter and the finish comes out great. While I know that buying the paint in five gallon buckets is cheaper than buying it in gallons, I prefer the gallons because they are made of metal and in the five gallon plastic buckets you tend to get more pealing paint along the sides of the bucket
That's what we use at our hotel best paint ever but we use 5g buckets but we use it so much I usually see the trash at the bottom of the bucket within a few days of painting.
Love your channel so much! Watching your drywall vids has made my home renovation project bearable! And I’m excited to learn some ceiling painting tips, as I get ready to paint the rooms I just sheet-rocked. Thank you so much!
Yooo!! Love the videos keep em coming! Instead of mashing a 9” roller into the corners maybe try a mini roller or whiz roller. I use a 4” ppg branded roller skin. Makes for less mess and still gives same speed in the process. Also get rid of those paint pans, 5 gal bucket and a paint grid for 9” set ups. You’ll speed up your process that way. If I’m running flat ceilings, I’m using PPG 6-70. Covers very well and doesn’t spit back at your face as bad as most other paints.
Wow, you are so quick on that ceiling. Wish I had seen this video two weeks ago - I did the cutting in thing before first coat, and it showed. Second coat, I didn't cut in and it looked better. 😳 I work in an office so that's my excuse. Great video. 👍
Great video. I painted my first room ceiling with the roller over my head. Talk about pain, but then again I am 63 and a masochist. Will try the side technique. Cheers from Osoyoos!
Roll the ceiling all in one direction first And then on second finish coat roll it perpendicular to your previous coat and you’ll get a very uniform finish .
OBSERVATIONS (from a guy who's watched many paint vids on TH-cam): 1.) You didn't de-lint your roller with tape to avoid the boogers. 2.) Since you don't like to cut-in with a brush, you should have used Corner+ brand rollers (as shown by Idaho Painter) that has nap on the side so it saturates the corners better 3.) You should always paint towards the window where the most light comes in in order to hide lap lines better...I don't know if you take that into account when painting a room.
This is the best (funniest)video yet only because I know exactly what your saying painting that damn ceiling. It’s brutal! Lmao but great tips. Thanks brother
I recommend you purchase a teeters hang up to use after you’re done to get the circulation into your neck and back. It does wonders to relieve the pain in just a few minutes use.
Still watching haha. No one gets how much work and pain us painters endure. I complain to myself all day long! You are so funny!!! Darn back to the second coat. It’s called snow blind.
😂 "ugh, my neck." I realize this is an older vid and you likely won't see this comment, but I had to take the time to THANK you--and your sense of humour--for keeping me sane while I restore my Mother-in-law's 1912 half lath and plaster/ half drywall previous home-owner DIYer slap-up repair job in the dining room (I encountered more than my fair share of caked on boogers, cracks/bubbles, and 20 yr old frog tape painted into the trim... Zinsser Bin has rescued me on several occasions in addition to many other tips thanks to other vids of yours. Incidentally, she chose scarlet orange to refresh the previous chalk-white ceiling and mint green walls, and cream over the banged up mahogany red varnished trim boards of which there were approx 20 vertically nailed in wainscotting-esque fashion. Used Sherwin-Williams Emerald (with a good sealing primer and x2 coats), lots of wood putty on the trim (super fun to sand down that when you miss the window to carve off the excess), took my time, and uttered expletives previously unknown to me. After 14 days straight it's actually stunning...in a good way. Wish I could post pics here. Thanks again for creating this channel to walk people through pitfalls BEFORE they happen, as well as how to fix previous mistakes. You're a godsend. P.S. you are not alone in your neck pain and I watched the entire vid.
Been painting since 1974, I think you’re doing a real good job for a carpenter and considering doing it with a 10 mil! You’re doing pretty much everything right. Although cutting in a room like this wouldn’t take so long. Sometime you have to cut it in if the previous painter has painted the wall paint on that first little part of the ceiling. And you are right about not looking back, that’s the worst mistake! Oh high!!!LOL Still here. Love your plastering videos, I looked you up when I was looking for tips on but joints. And I found out that I pretty much do it the same way you do. Enjoy all of your videos, keep them comming. Their are so many useless flybynighters out there! You’re definelty not one of them. I use Dulux 7700 line and it’s dead flat ‘
Hey Ben!! I've actually been painting now for 8 years over here in newfoundland and I never have had a issue with cutting in my ceilings and rolling it and two sheen's of paint. Were also using the same ceiling paint from Sherwin Williams!!! Thanks have a great day. Love your channel and keep up the amazing work!!
Prime your ceiling, use PPG ceiling paint with an 18" roller and you'll never need a second coat as long as you paid attention and didn't miss any spots. Amazing results
whats PPG ceiling paint run? I use SW promar ceiling paint. I really like it but will Definity look into the PPG if the price is right. I can get the promar for 25 dollars a gallon after the sales and discard fee.
I agree with keeping a wet edge and avoiding letting the cut in dry but with flat white on ceilings even if the cut in dries and then you roll just getting close to the edge, you can't see a difference. With eggshell or semi gloss paint then that's disaster and you definitely don't want to let it dry and then roll.
The first 12 seconds of this video is everything. I’ve had chronic neck pain for 20 years, I’ve been a painter for 8years…..I shudder every time a client even speaks the word “ceiling” …I’d rather paint the entire exterior of a 3 story house on a 40ft ladder with a small paintbrush on a windy day than paint a ceiling 😆
I watched this whole video cause I was worried about the paint u were getting on the walls lol. Gonna have try that instead of cutting it in. Love the videos
You are so cool and funny. I watched the entire video and actually wished it would never end. No kidding! But I know your neck was killing you and you wanted out of there. You did great job too. You taught me tons before I paint my ceiling. I'm a renter but of course I still want it to look great, and you made this horrible task into something I think will be manageable! 💯
You are soo funny😆hate painting ceilings! Guess what I have to do next? Now that you’ve helped me out on my drywall? Thank you for great info and videos!
I'm going to paint a ceiling 2 weeks from now, my neck is hurting just from thinking about that, so I've arranged a collegeague to help me out, hopefully I'll make it out alive.
I'm doing ceiling tiles with grids, 6 lights, 3 air conditioning vents. 6 sprinklers in 20' x 14' front lobby restaurants. Filled chairs, fridges, front counter top that stretches 10 feet across. And before someone fuck me up, I have no idea what I'm doing, I painted north, west, east, and the whatever. And also didn't cover the floor and the walls or anything else large
I believe the word is "homogenous". Gotta say I love your low key sense of humour. It makes thinking about doing this so much more tolerable. Painting is not my "lane", but the job has fallen to me so any humour is a HUGE help - and your expert advice and explanation as to WHY you do things the way you do helps as well. 😁
Cutting in with a brush is perfectly fine as long as you're laying on the paint as heavy as you will with the roller. If you're spreading the paint to a micron thick then you'll get picture-framing. I use a 15" roller in a frame and cut in first - as long as you're cutting in with a good amount of paint on your brush you won't see any differences. It could also be down to using crap paint which is a very real possibility.
Also: It's never a good idea to throw a freshly loaded roller into the corner or edge of a wall. Coming back to cutting in - you simply won't get paint directly into the corners without either a) build up, or b) uneven coverage. When it comes to cutting in the walls you'll find the fresh coat won't be meeting the walls in a lot of areas.
Nice video m8. Love the way you are and the fun you add into a not fun job ;-) Yes you guessed it, i hate painting ceilings too. Thx for the time you put into these videos. Regards from Denmark
Love your vids and your sense of humor. Started on your drywall tips as my first time in my home resto. Now I'm watching more for entertainment (I stuck with this one all the way thru!) One wish: how about some 'inside' info on the house/project your doing. Yours? A client? Cost, time to do, etc.? Thanks
Great video...always. What do you recommend for concealing grey sanding sponge stain on newly double-primed and double-paint-coated drywall ceiling (used Sherwin-Williams multi-purpose latex based primer and S-W Cashmere latex based paint on the ceiling)? Thanx
I recently painted ceiling and used a corner roller to get paint even on corners. Without it you will have paint on the walls dripping and looking awful. Also I thinned the paint when painting at winter when the air is dry. Without thinning I would see the edges because the paint dries super quickly.
Love it:). Painting ceilings is why I invested in an airless sprayer 20+ years ago.. and even that makes my neck hurt😂. (also, I like using a ½" wool roller, puts more paint, evenly, doesn't freckle me, and lasts longer between fillups :-p)
Use the 5 in 1 tool to slip under the tabs on the bucket to open it. Also, use a lighter one-piece extension pole ~ you'll thank me later. Lastly, use a light touch on the roller and reload often ~ you'll love the finish.
Slowly working on watching all of your videos 😬 you made a good point about not cutting in. I’m in no way a pro, and have not painted many ceilings (1), but it makes sense. As well as someone living with neck pain, I definitely can sympathize. Working in awkward neck positions for an extended time can easily lay me out for a few days. What do you do to keep your neck pain in check and still keep going ? Great video, thanks 😊
Oh my god. Finally someone with truth. The pain. Painting it’s fricken painful. Above your shoulders all day will make you rethink your project quickly in the first 5 minutes fyi
You should-be turning your roller upside down every second or two to keep it from dripping until you get it on the wall.. of course is going to drip if you're standing there like a sheep herder out in the wilderness holding a huge staff in his hand LOL . Love your videos bro.. oh...and your RIGHT..you're not a painter, but you do kick ass with drywall. Thank you bro. Oh yes ,I'm a painter. I spray all my ceilings and brush and roll my walls and trim.😉
I have always used drywall primer for ceilings; no paint. Easy to match if needed and always ready for paint if someone wants to paint it in the future. Do you recommend a type of paint? I have never looked into advantages of "ceiling paint"
Ugh, the neck pain from rolling ceilings is the worst! I’m in the process of remodeling my home and my bedroom & master bath is just about ready to be painted. It’s 25’x28’. That’s a whole lot of ceiling painting, and neck pain lol.
It's a painful process to paint your own house and to be a painter full time to paint someone else's house is terrible unless one must love to paint. Hats off to Vancouver Carpenter for these wonderful videos with useful information. To have big houses is a total waste and it's bad for the environment, earth and ourselves.
painting my ceiling today !!!! Had to use a stain blocker primer yesterday on the entire ceiling now the paint goes on today.... double the trouble. My neck and shoulders are killing me :(
Moved into my new house a few months ago. I'm doing all the paint and finish carpentry. I'm in the process of painting the ceilings. Nothing worse than painting ceilings. My neck and shoulders been hurting for a few weeks.
Flat paints generally hide lap marks, so that's not an issue for ceilings and you can minimize it even more by rolling with the direction of the light source.
How do you deal with small hills and valleys in the drywall finishing? when you roll you will see that the roller pressure is relieved in those areas and produces a poor finish. I find that you should apply in a direction so that your roller is perpendicular to the direction of the drywall seams to apply a uniform finish. Don't always apply according to light source direction in a room.
Rule number one: use ALOT of paint, then you dont have to push and struggle to spread it our evenly Ive never once used a tray(or whatever ots called) in all my 15 years as a painter. Here in Sweden all the buckets of paint can take a 23cm roller. Tray, aint nobody got time for dat
It's a different type of paint, too. Paint used in Australia is very washable once dry, and non-porous. German paint has a very different texture (more porous) and bucket sizes and shapes are also quite different (wider and more volume). I would say it lets through vapour more than the Australian paint, and it is not as wash and wear resistant. I suppose Swedish paint is more like German paint, and Australian closer to North American. Reason might be different use cases. German paint often goes on rendered walls with or without a special layer of textured wall paper underneath. This textured wall paper (google Raufaser) seems virtually unknown in Australia.
@@ytctrb i guess we like the non gloss look. Gloss looks cheapnin my opinion. Whats the reason for the paint on the ceiling being washable unless its in a bathroom or such? By the way, ive been thinking about going to Aus to work as a painter. Is it worth it? Is the pay good? We make around 45.000 american dollars a year with 40 hour weeks
Bro it really irritates me that all these handyman's try to give up secrets of the trade when really it's just a bunch of hack work same with the Idaho painter he's a lame all these so-called general contractors aren't proficient in one area they're kind of "okay" in all..
He's referring to un-primed (or unpainted) compound that has been applied to the drywall. Until it has been at least primed, the surface is very susceptible to scratching or being gouged from the end of the roller frame. Paint/Primer helps consolidate the surface and strengthen it. A setting type compound will be more resistant to damage, but some of the premixed lightweight or easy-sand compounds are pretty soft, and easily damaged prior to painting.
Most of the time if there are roller lines/lap lines it's not because an edge has dried but it's the paint itself and there's not much you can do to stop it unless you spray. This is why the top brands are formulated a special ceiling paint that doesn't reflect the light and gives you a perfect finish.
@@GifCoDigital That's not true, lap lines/roller lines has nothing to do with dry edges because 'ive had them and there were no dry edges, plus how the fuck you get a dry edge when you're rolling a ceiling anyway? unless you stop after each length for a break.. which nobody does. It's the paint, hence people now use Anti-reflex as it prevents this (and allows you to touch in if needed) or they use what's branded as 'Perfect Mat' It's all about the paint, maybe paint in the uk isn't to the same quality as you guys? (there a reason we also still use oil)
@@MephProduction sorry the paint is the same you are an idiot. It only has to be tac dry to form a ridge witch can happen in a few minutes in hot weather.
@@GifCoDigital clearly not if it doesn't happen with Tikkurila, And again it's happened to me in cold weather, and nobody leaves an edge for a few minutes when painting a ceiling. I've spoken to many decorators who are far older and more experience than i who have had the same problem. (mostly with VM on ceilings) It all started happening not long after the Eu regs came in about reducing voc in paint, so i suspect that's part of it and why manufactures like Tikkurila and created a paint designed for your ceiling. You should already know all this. Bit like picture framing, some paints do it and some don't, it has nothing to do technique although there are things we can do to minimize it.
Professional painter for 15 years. Not sure why I watch these videos lol but maybe I’ll learn something new. Your technique is great, exactly how I paint ceilings 👍🏻 good video. You’re funny 😆
Love your commentary. It helps me explain to my wife that I'm not grumpy, I'm just painting a ceiling... haha
EXCELLENT videos! I'm passing them on to a newly-wed couple who are painting their first apartment.
Sherwin Williams Midsouth. I like to use an 18" Colossus roller whenever possible; less likely to have roller lines, covers larger area for less neck strain. Keep lots of paint on the roller.
Love your sense of humor! Great vid!
Thanks for explaining about keeping a wet edge, and steady pressure on the roller. This tip eliminated my roller lines.
Dear Mr. Vancouver Carpenter,
I don't sleep well and am an amateur drywall finisher who's now realizing that painting is part of the job. lol Anyway since i don't ever sleep I just sit down, smoke a bowl, and watch your videos like watching a netflix docuseries and I really wish more people knew about you. You're a great time, very helpful and hilarious. Maybe I'm just high but you crack me tf up. Thank you for making me a better drywaller and for making me laugh very often.
Edit: 12 minutes in and I'm literally crying.
I like how you can just casually pick off a crumb ON THE CEILING without a step. You are blessed.
A healthy amount of Vancouver snarkiness. I love it.
Hey bro, great videos! As a painter I have a comment: you shouldn’t have that diffuse O light, you should have a utility light, a conventional yellow halogen or a rechargeable work light. It would help you see the wet from the dry paint, and the sheen or marks. For painting ceilings a mental map is also good to keep in mind like you said. Thanks again for all the tips!
A little caulk and some paint make the carpenter what he ain’t!
I usually avoid specific ceiling paint in favour of higher quality flat wall paint, as the coverage (especially when untinted) is better. I usually do cut in, but not always. If not I quickly dab the inside corners first. I tend to over do it on the back rolling too as I hate dealing with misses. To ease my neck, I sometimes look down at the floor as I do my first pass that just puts the paint on the surface. It doesn’t matter if you do that blind because you’re gonna spread it and smooth it on your two back roll passes. I also do a much wider swath (5-6 feet) so I could do the bulk of a room like that in three swaths.
Sometimes I will roll my second coat perpendicular to the first so that I won’t have lap marks in the same places, but that’s only when I’m using something shinier than flat.
Love the channel and your dry Canadian wit.
I get my ceiling paint from a local independent producer, in "Velvet", which is even flatter than "flat". The only sheen more flat is "studio".
He had crud in his paint and you want to get that off before back rolling so he had to keep his eyes on the ceiling ( either that or he just likes complaining on his videos :-) ) !
I so appreciate your great demonstration of how to have a wet edge, and the amount of paint to have on the brush.
I feel 100% Better. Thank you,
Brush inside corners. Whizz roller for cut-in. Smooth ceilings half inch nap. Textured ceilings three-quarter inch nap. Three-eighths nap isn't enough and It'll take forever for the same results. Polyester blend roller naps are trash. Spend an extra six or eight bucks and you'll thank me later. High-end custom home painter for 38 years.
I like to use the Benjamin Moore Regal Select Flat for the ceilings, its just my preference and its something that my dad always used as well, there's really no splatter and the finish comes out great. While I know that buying the paint in five gallon buckets is cheaper than buying it in gallons, I prefer the gallons because they are made of metal and in the five gallon plastic buckets you tend to get more pealing paint along the sides of the bucket
That's what we use at our hotel best paint ever but we use 5g buckets but we use it so much I usually see the trash at the bottom of the bucket within a few days of painting.
Love your channel so much! Watching your drywall vids has made my home renovation project bearable! And I’m excited to learn some ceiling painting tips, as I get ready to paint the rooms I just sheet-rocked. Thank you so much!
Yooo!! Love the videos keep em coming! Instead of mashing a 9” roller into the corners maybe try a mini roller or whiz roller. I use a 4” ppg branded roller skin. Makes for less mess and still gives same speed in the process. Also get rid of those paint pans, 5 gal bucket and a paint grid for 9” set ups. You’ll speed up your process that way. If I’m running flat ceilings, I’m using PPG 6-70. Covers very well and doesn’t spit back at your face as bad as most other paints.
i would rather paint a ceiling than to mud and sand a ceiling
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I did all three 😭
My neck was hurting when I sanded a ceiling.
My neck aches thinking about taping and floating ceilings
Wow, you are so quick on that ceiling. Wish I had seen this video two weeks ago - I did the cutting in thing before first coat, and it showed. Second coat, I didn't cut in and it looked better. 😳
I work in an office so that's my excuse. Great video. 👍
Bro i have never watched a video so long before. Especially about painting, but 2yr old or not i couldnt help but keep watching you are funny as heck.
Thank you so much 😀
I take a 4in whizz roller for the corners and 18in roller for the bulk. Using an 18in roller cuts painting time in half and way less neck strain!
Me too.love them wizzies💲🇺🇸🌿
You are best for amuture painter like me. Meaning providing fine details and no assumptions. Please keep up the good work.
This is the best paint video for ceilings. Thank you!
Great video. I painted my first room ceiling with the roller over my head. Talk about pain, but then again I am 63 and a masochist. Will try the side technique. Cheers from Osoyoos!
Roll the ceiling all in one direction first And then on second finish coat roll it perpendicular to your previous coat and you’ll get a very uniform finish .
We needed a good, long realtime paint drying video to go along with this. ;)
here's a guy famous for driving tanks doing a paint drying video
OBSERVATIONS (from a guy who's watched many paint vids on TH-cam): 1.) You didn't de-lint your roller with tape to avoid the boogers. 2.) Since you don't like to cut-in with a brush, you should have used Corner+ brand rollers (as shown by Idaho Painter) that has nap on the side so it saturates the corners better 3.) You should always paint towards the window where the most light comes in in order to hide lap lines better...I don't know if you take that into account when painting a room.
He's a carpenter not painter
Oh no we watched the whole video. the commentary and suffering is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
I had always been told to go with the direction of the sunlight if possible to minimize seeing shadows from roller lines 🤔
Put enough coats on no marks ,don’t worry about which direction you roll ,it’s flat paint minimal reflection of light
@@Philthebrush until you have lines, than you'll have shadowing
Very entertaining, you're great. I hate painting ceilings as well. My wife loves painting, she can watch me do it for hours, LOL.
This is the best (funniest)video yet only because I know exactly what your saying painting that damn ceiling. It’s brutal! Lmao but great tips. Thanks brother
I recommend you purchase a teeters hang up to use after you’re done to get the circulation into your neck and back. It does wonders to relieve the pain in just a few minutes use.
Still watching haha. No one gets how much work and pain us painters endure. I complain to myself all day long! You are so funny!!! Darn back to the second coat. It’s called snow blind.
So true..lol.im a painter too.🌿🇺🇸🌿
Height is such an advantage. Except for the tendency for tall people to have back pain. That's mother nature rooting for the little guy
😂 "ugh, my neck." I realize this is an older vid and you likely won't see this comment, but I had to take the time to THANK you--and your sense of humour--for keeping me sane while I restore my Mother-in-law's 1912 half lath and plaster/ half drywall previous home-owner DIYer slap-up repair job in the dining room (I encountered more than my fair share of caked on boogers, cracks/bubbles, and 20 yr old frog tape painted into the trim... Zinsser Bin has rescued me on several occasions in addition to many other tips thanks to other vids of yours. Incidentally, she chose scarlet orange to refresh the previous chalk-white ceiling and mint green walls, and cream over the banged up mahogany red varnished trim boards of which there were approx 20 vertically nailed in wainscotting-esque fashion. Used Sherwin-Williams Emerald (with a good sealing primer and x2 coats), lots of wood putty on the trim (super fun to sand down that when you miss the window to carve off the excess), took my time, and uttered expletives previously unknown to me. After 14 days straight it's actually stunning...in a good way. Wish I could post pics here. Thanks again for creating this channel to walk people through pitfalls BEFORE they happen, as well as how to fix previous mistakes. You're a godsend. P.S. you are not alone in your neck pain and I watched the entire vid.
Been painting since 1974, I think you’re doing a real good job for a carpenter and considering doing it with a 10 mil! You’re doing pretty much everything right. Although cutting in a room like this wouldn’t take so long. Sometime you have to cut it in if the previous painter has painted the wall paint on that first little part of the ceiling. And you are right about not looking back, that’s the worst mistake! Oh high!!!LOL Still here. Love your plastering videos, I looked you up when I was looking for tips on but joints. And I found out that I pretty much do it the same way you do. Enjoy all of your videos, keep them comming. Their are so many useless flybynighters out there! You’re definelty not one of them. I use Dulux 7700 line and it’s dead flat
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Hey Ben!! I've actually been painting now for 8 years over here in newfoundland and I never have had a issue with cutting in my ceilings and rolling it and two sheen's of paint. Were also using the same ceiling paint from Sherwin Williams!!! Thanks have a great day. Love your channel and keep up the amazing work!!
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I loved that too...
You should have a show! Thank you for making such drudgery fun!
Never thought I could laugh so hard at someone painting ... thanks for the video !!!!
Prime your ceiling, use PPG ceiling paint with an 18" roller and you'll never need a second coat as long as you paid attention and didn't miss any spots. Amazing results
whats PPG ceiling paint run? I use SW promar ceiling paint. I really like it but will Definity look into the PPG if the price is right. I can get the promar for 25 dollars a gallon after the sales and discard fee.
@@evanmcgough5210 I think I paid around $35/gal a few years ago
After I painted my ceiling I realized why so many painters are drunks.
Isn't everyone a drunk... lol
I’ve heard that before from the fumes…
Omg lmao.
drinking a beer while I watch this video lol
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I agree with keeping a wet edge and avoiding letting the cut in dry but with flat white on ceilings even if the cut in dries and then you roll just getting close to the edge, you can't see a difference. With eggshell or semi gloss paint then that's disaster and you definitely don't want to let it dry and then roll.
I am planning to paint the LR ceiling and you had great tips. Thank you! Really enjoyed watching this video. You are funny!
The first 12 seconds of this video is everything. I’ve had chronic neck pain for 20 years, I’ve been a painter for 8years…..I shudder every time a client even speaks the word “ceiling” …I’d rather paint the entire exterior of a 3 story house on a 40ft ladder with a small paintbrush on a windy day than paint a ceiling 😆
😂 UHG!!! Ceilings!!!
I watched this whole video cause I was worried about the paint u were getting on the walls lol. Gonna have try that instead of cutting it in. Love the videos
You are so cool and funny. I watched the entire video and actually wished it would never end. No kidding! But I know your neck was killing you and you wanted out of there. You did great job too. You taught me tons before I paint my ceiling. I'm a renter but of course I still want it to look great, and you made this horrible task into something I think will be manageable! 💯
Thank you! This is the only video ive watched that didn’t assume i knew how to use a roller😘🥰
My favorite how to paint video! Informative and entertaining 😄 . Now I have to actually attempt to paint my ceiling 😳.
You are soo funny😆hate painting ceilings! Guess what I have to do next? Now that you’ve helped me out on my drywall? Thank you for great info and videos!
I'm going to paint a ceiling 2 weeks from now, my neck is hurting just from thinking about that, so I've arranged a collegeague to help me out, hopefully I'll make it out alive.
Thank you so much! The tip about running the roller into the wall cleaning up with the brush afterwards 🥳🥳🥳
I just painted a vaulted ceiling with a ton on heavy obstacles in the way. Technique was thrown out the window lol
OMG!!!! that must have broken your neck!!!!!
I'm doing ceiling tiles with grids, 6 lights, 3 air conditioning vents. 6 sprinklers in 20' x 14' front lobby restaurants. Filled chairs, fridges, front counter top that stretches 10 feet across. And before someone fuck me up, I have no idea what I'm doing, I painted north, west, east, and the whatever. And also didn't cover the floor and the walls or anything else large
My kids liked drawing weather maps behind the sofa with crayons and lipstick. AND lipstick lines on the back of the sofa. Gotta love 'em.
It came out looking pretty good Ben....good job.
I believe the word is "homogenous". Gotta say I love your low key sense of humour. It makes thinking about doing this so much more tolerable. Painting is not my "lane", but the job has fallen to me so any humour is a HUGE help - and your expert advice and explanation as to WHY you do things the way you do helps as well. 😁
Cutting in with a brush is perfectly fine as long as you're laying on the paint as heavy as you will with the roller. If you're spreading the paint to a micron thick then you'll get picture-framing. I use a 15" roller in a frame and cut in first - as long as you're cutting in with a good amount of paint on your brush you won't see any differences.
It could also be down to using crap paint which is a very real possibility.
Also: It's never a good idea to throw a freshly loaded roller into the corner or edge of a wall. Coming back to cutting in - you simply won't get paint directly into the corners without either a) build up, or b) uneven coverage. When it comes to cutting in the walls you'll find the fresh coat won't be meeting the walls in a lot of areas.
GREAT VIDEO! Thanks. I am paining ceilings tonight. Love the humor.
Nice video m8. Love the way you are and the fun you add into a not fun job ;-) Yes you guessed it, i hate painting ceilings too. Thx for the time you put into these videos. Regards from Denmark
As a painter i can say he’s speed is like anyone’s else and important thing when you paint…don’t rush and try ALWAYS to have paint on roller.
Great work and explanation of the details. Funny too!
Had a great laugh and gained enough confidence to start painting my own ceiling 😀
Love your vids and your sense of humor. Started on your drywall tips as my first time in my home resto. Now I'm watching more for entertainment (I stuck with this one all the way thru!)
One wish: how about some 'inside' info on the house/project your doing. Yours? A client? Cost, time to do, etc.? Thanks
Great video...always. What do you recommend for concealing grey sanding sponge stain on newly double-primed and double-paint-coated drywall ceiling (used Sherwin-Williams multi-purpose latex based primer and S-W Cashmere latex based paint on the ceiling)? Thanx
Window screen material works well for a cheap screen. I like your wide paint tray.
I hope your neck didn't hurt too bad! You did a great job! Thank you!
I'll watch this but, I really prefer 25 or 30 minute ceiling painting videos ;-)
I recently painted ceiling and used a corner roller to get paint even on corners. Without it you will have paint on the walls dripping and looking awful. Also I thinned the paint when painting at winter when the air is dry. Without thinning I would see the edges because the paint dries super quickly.
Your are right.
Next time make sure that all the doors and Windows are closed when you are painting the room.
Very impressive work. I've completed my second coat and it looks terrible 🙈. Thanks for the tips.
Love it:). Painting ceilings is why I invested in an airless sprayer 20+ years ago.. and even that makes my neck hurt😂. (also, I like using a ½" wool roller, puts more paint, evenly, doesn't freckle me, and lasts longer between fillups :-p)
Thanks for info. I can't believe how quickly you painted the ceiling.
Use the 5 in 1 tool to slip under the tabs on the bucket to open it. Also, use a lighter one-piece extension pole ~ you'll thank me later. Lastly, use a light touch on the roller and reload often ~ you'll love the finish.
Hi Ben, you were reaching to the ceiling so easily it makes me wonder what was that room height
Thanks for relieving guilt about all that cutting before painting the ceiling.
I've used a Wagner paint stick tool to paint ceilings before and it works for me better than dipping paint every 30 seconds.
Good job,like your sense of humour.
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.
(Tell your camera guy to overexpose by about 1.5 stops when you have all white like this for proper exposure.)
Slowly working on watching all of your videos 😬 you made a good point about not cutting in. I’m in no way a pro, and have not painted many ceilings (1), but it makes sense. As well as someone living with neck pain, I definitely can sympathize. Working in awkward neck positions for an extended time can easily lay me out for a few days. What do you do to keep your neck pain in check and still keep going ? Great video, thanks 😊
Chiropractors can help.
another great video! Thanks for the tips!
Oh my god. Finally someone with truth. The pain. Painting it’s fricken painful. Above your shoulders all day will make you rethink your project quickly in the first 5 minutes fyi
Perfect timing ! Just about to paint my kitchen ceiling 👍👍
Same here! Cheers from the other side of the force, I'm sorry, of the planet lol! 😎✌
One tip, Use a 5 gallon bucket and a roller grid. Ditch the paint tray.
yup absolutely
Agreed.
I like to use the wooster 3/4 non bevel roller. If I'm painting the whole room you don't even have to cut in except the for the corners.
You should-be turning your roller upside down every second or two to keep it from dripping until you get it on the wall.. of course is going to drip if you're standing there like a sheep herder out in the wilderness holding a huge staff in his hand LOL . Love your videos bro.. oh...and your RIGHT..you're not a painter, but you do kick ass with drywall. Thank you bro. Oh yes ,I'm a painter. I spray all my ceilings and brush and roll my walls and trim.😉
I have always used drywall primer for ceilings; no paint. Easy to match if needed and always ready for paint if someone wants to paint it in the future. Do you recommend a type of paint? I have never looked into advantages of "ceiling paint"
Good advice. I would do it the wrong way. No wonder I had neck pain. Lol. Thanks for the good tip. 🤗
Can someone please explain how him mashing the big roller in the corner does not cause track marks on adjacent wall?
Dulux ceiling paint down under is fantastic ..no drips if you don't roll too fast.....nice tutorial buddy ☺☺☺☺
Ugh, the neck pain from rolling ceilings is the worst! I’m in the process of remodeling my home and my bedroom & master bath is just about ready to be painted. It’s 25’x28’. That’s a whole lot of ceiling painting, and neck pain lol.
It's a painful process to paint your own house and to be a painter full time to paint someone else's house is terrible unless one must love to paint. Hats off to Vancouver Carpenter for these wonderful videos with useful information. To have big houses is a total waste and it's bad for the environment, earth and ourselves.
painting my ceiling today !!!! Had to use a stain blocker primer yesterday on the entire ceiling now the paint goes on today.... double the trouble. My neck and shoulders are killing me :(
It is so enjoyable to watch you painting
This is very intelligent advice. And you're right, you should've strained it. You are very tall.
Moved into my new house a few months ago. I'm doing all the paint and finish carpentry. I'm in the process of painting the ceilings. Nothing worse than painting ceilings. My neck and shoulders been hurting for a few weeks.
Flat paints generally hide lap marks, so that's not an issue for ceilings and you can minimize it even more by rolling with the direction of the light source.
You do one coat in one direction, and second coat in the direction of the light. That's how you avoid lines. Sand and dust between coats
Best way to paint a ceiling is a Titan 440 and an 18” roller. Spray and back roll w a flat sheen. Done.
How do you deal with small hills and valleys in the drywall finishing? when you roll you will see that the roller pressure is relieved in those areas and produces a poor finish. I find that you should apply in a direction so that your roller is perpendicular to the direction of the drywall seams to apply a uniform finish. Don't always apply according to light source direction in a room.
How deep was your paint pan ? Didn’t see you re fill it and approx how big room was and how much paint used ? Great video 👏🏽👏🏽
Rule number one: use ALOT of paint, then you dont have to push and struggle to spread it our evenly
Ive never once used a tray(or whatever ots called) in all my 15 years as a painter. Here in Sweden all the buckets of paint can take a 23cm roller. Tray, aint nobody got time for dat
@Maxima nope. Its a quote from a meme
It's a different type of paint, too. Paint used in Australia is very washable once dry, and non-porous. German paint has a very different texture (more porous) and bucket sizes and shapes are also quite different (wider and more volume). I would say it lets through vapour more than the Australian paint, and it is not as wash and wear resistant. I suppose Swedish paint is more like German paint, and Australian closer to North American. Reason might be different use cases. German paint often goes on rendered walls with or without a special layer of textured wall paper underneath. This textured wall paper (google Raufaser) seems virtually unknown in Australia.
@@ytctrb i guess we like the non gloss look. Gloss looks cheapnin my opinion. Whats the reason for the paint on the ceiling being washable unless its in a bathroom or such?
By the way, ive been thinking about going to Aus to work as a painter. Is it worth it? Is the pay good?
We make around 45.000 american dollars a year with 40 hour weeks
Bro it really irritates me that all these handyman's try to give up secrets of the trade when really it's just a bunch of hack work same with the Idaho painter he's a lame all these so-called general contractors aren't proficient in one area they're kind of "okay" in all..
@@ytctrb in Russia they use plates
Just a lay person wondering, why does the drywall get ruined if you paint on it? And thanks for all the videos, it was very cool to see you skate!
I think he was saying that you will mess up wet drywall if you paint it before it has dried all the way. I guess?
He's referring to un-primed (or unpainted) compound that has been applied to the drywall. Until it has been at least primed, the surface is very susceptible to scratching or being gouged from the end of the roller frame. Paint/Primer helps consolidate the surface and strengthen it. A setting type compound will be more resistant to damage, but some of the premixed lightweight or easy-sand compounds are pretty soft, and easily damaged prior to painting.
@@VC-Toronto Exactly.
Most of the time if there are roller lines/lap lines it's not because an edge has dried but it's the paint itself and there's not much you can do to stop it unless you spray. This is why the top brands are formulated a special ceiling paint that doesn't reflect the light and gives you a perfect finish.
It's called flat finish which he mentioned and is using. And seeing lines is 100% from letting your edge dry. Wtf are you on about?
@@GifCoDigital That's not true, lap lines/roller lines has nothing to do with dry edges because 'ive had them and there were no dry edges, plus how the fuck you get a dry edge when you're rolling a ceiling anyway? unless you stop after each length for a break.. which nobody does. It's the paint, hence people now use Anti-reflex as it prevents this (and allows you to touch in if needed) or they use what's branded as 'Perfect Mat' It's all about the paint, maybe paint in the uk isn't to the same quality as you guys? (there a reason we also still use oil)
@@MephProduction sorry the paint is the same you are an idiot. It only has to be tac dry to form a ridge witch can happen in a few minutes in hot weather.
@@GifCoDigital clearly not if it doesn't happen with Tikkurila, And again it's happened to me in cold weather, and nobody leaves an edge for a few minutes when painting a ceiling. I've spoken to many decorators who are far older and more experience than i who have had the same problem. (mostly with VM on ceilings) It all started happening not long after the Eu regs came in about reducing voc in paint, so i suspect that's part of it and why manufactures like Tikkurila and created a paint designed for your ceiling. You should already know all this. Bit like picture framing, some paints do it and some don't, it has nothing to do technique although there are things we can do to minimize it.