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How to Paint a House

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Learn how to paint the interior and exterior of a house in this free video from a professional painter.

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Tags: home, paint, interior, primer, prep, exterior

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Summary: Have you ever sat down on your green pleather couch in your living room, walls covered with southwestern style pastel wallpaper peeling on the edges from water stain and mildew, while the lime green exterior wall glares through the window and the reflection of the burnt orange accent wall behind you (that seemed like such a good idea 20 years ago) reflects in your 13 inch TV screen and thought...maybe its time to paint the house? Let's face it, houses age and go out of style quickly, which makes painting a house regularly a must for both its functionality and aesthetic. But now painting your house has become easier than ever. You do not have to hire a professional painter and lose thousands of dollars. Thanks to Expert Village, you can be the pro!

In this free video series, professional painter Grady Johnson teaches how to paint a house, both the interior and the exterior. Grady covers how to pick paint, what tools and materials are needed to paint a house, how to clear a room, how to lay drop cloth, how to cut in and roll walls and ceilings, how to caulk baseboards, how to spackle walls, how to cut in and roll the exterior of a house, how to spot priming, and how to paint the eves of houses. Painting a house can be a daunting task, so let the experts at Expert Village help you save money and make your home beautiful inside and out.

About the Expert

Expert: Grady Johnson is an actor, director and producer who has performed and worked in the theatre for over 25 years. Grady’s first company, Table and Chair Productions, created the comedy troupe Public Domain, which became the foundation of his career. Performing in Tampa, Florida for over five years, Public Domain worked in small clubs and theaters around central Florida. Grady moved to California in 1996 and created Strange Company with his business partner, Ray Wickel. Strange Company produces edgy and experimental theater in Los Angeles. “Theatre is where you make it happen; any place can be a theatre if people show up.”

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