How to roll the paint in a room and not kill your back.

Proper Roller work on your new DIY paint job is critical for a nice finished product.
Please .....Please do not roll your walls as pictured here.

Not only will your finished job not look as nice as it could but you may spend the rest of the day in bed or on the couch with back pain.

Use a rolling pole as pictured here.
After you have done the edge work with the brush, roll from the top to the bottom. Do not stop half way down the wall. Do not roll from side to side.
The person pictured here is doing two things wrong though. Get everything out of the way. You do not want to be half way along the wall and have to stop and move things out of the way. This mistake could give the paint you just put on the wall just enough time to start to dry and that could cause a lap. Second do not start in the middle of the wall. Start at a corner.

What to look for in the Paint Brush for your DIY painting project.

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