One of the things on our list was to get the inside walls of our house painted. We've been living there for close on 4 years now, and it was due.
A note to industry: word of mouth is your strongest ad campaign! We got hold of someone who did work for friends of ours (let me know if you're in the Cape Town area and I'll forward the details) and despite the normal little things here and there, the overall job was well done.
Lessons learnt:
- Move your own stuff (furniture, portraits, lights, etc)
- Cover your stuff with your own covers, and let them cover those with their's.
- Impress on everyone the importance of NOT cleaning any mess without consulting with you (I mean: paint on the extractor fan of your stove unit should be cleaned differently to paint on the tiles outside)
- Don't allow access to your own tools - let them use their's and only their's.
After all is said and done, the house looks beautiful, and it was definitely worth it.
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