How Important Is Ventilation While Painting?
July 12, 2018 9:49 pm Leave your thoughtsWe’re right in the middle of summer, which is the most popular time of year for people engaged in home improvement projects of all types, especially painting. Whether you’re doing the job yourself or hiring a professional, it’s important that you understand just how crucial proper ventilation is while painting.If you do not have sufficient ventilation in the rooms you’re painting, the toxic fumes of that paint could make it difficult to breathe and cause a variety of health and safety complications, such as nausea and dizziness. Fortunately, it’s relatively easy to avoid these problems and get air flowing through the room you’re working in.Here’s some information about proper ventilation from a paint store in Fleischmanns, NY.Ensuring proper ventilation in your painting areaBefore you begin painting inside, make sure you open up any windows in the area as wide as you can. To help the air to better flow through the room, run several fans that push the fumes out the window, rather than just circulating them around in the room. The best method of doing this is to take a box fan and place it in the window.Typically, if you’ve got enough air flowing through the room, you’ll be able to complete your paint job without any issues.You can also use low-VOC or no-VOC paint, which has been specially designed to avoid releasing the same quantities of harsh chemicals as other common interior paints. These are much safer to use in your home, especially in areas where it might be harder to get proper ventilation.After you’ve completed your paint job, you should keep the fans running while the paint dries. This will ensure all of the fumes produced by the paint will be eliminated. It may take 24 to 48 hours for the room to completely dry to the point where you can move furniture and other items back in and begin affixing frames and other items to the walls. If you attempt to do this too soon, you might potentially smudge the paint, forcing you to do some touch-up jobs while also causing that paint to get on your furniture or other items.There are going to be some areas in your house that do not have the same level of ventilation. If you’re painting a finished basement, for example, you probably will not have many (if any) windows you can open up to let air flow freely through the space. You should still use fans as much as possible to keep the air circulating, and push the air out of the room you’re working in. You might also find it helpful to take more breaks when working in these areas so you don’t find yourself suddenly developing problematic symptoms.These are just a few tips to help keep you healthy and safe while painting in indoor spaces. For more information about maximizing your ventilation in your home during a painting project, call Wadler Bros. Inc. or visit our paint store in Fleischmanns, NY today.Categorised in: Paint Store
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