Power Roller or Sprayer 4 interior painting?

[Tlag]

I'm looking for comments from users of power rollers, and airless spray systems. What have you used and how do you like it.

The brother-in-law is selling his house, and I get to paint some rooms for him. He's paying for the materials, and I'm thinking there may be some new tools needed too.

I have done a fair amount of painting and have a fine collection of drop-clothes, buckets, scrapers, brushes and rollers. I've done some auto spraying, but never house paint.

I have roughly estimated there is about 20 man hours of cleaning, patching and otherwise prep'ing the walls, and about 30-40 man-hours per coat of painting with brush and roller. (My slow pace, pro quality, but not at pro speed.)

I'm thinking I can maybe get 5 hundo out of him to buy something.

In this case the rooms will be cleaned out, its about 2600 sq ft of wall with 800 ln ft of wood trim, and 290 ln ft of ceiling line.

Thanks for any advice!

 

[scott37300]

I have a nice titan airless sprayer that I have only used twice. I bought it to do a basement I was finishing. It was great because I didn't have much to tape off, didn't matter if overspray got on the cement floor. I also used it on a friends house when we re did his kitchen and living room, once again all the floors were ripped out and just had to tape off the windows, all the trim was pulled out already to.

If the floors and trim are still there it's not worth it. Takes a long time to tape everything off and cover the floor. Airless sprayers have a lot of overspray and when you spray the air is full of paint flying around that will make it to the floor. You have to clean the machine each time you use it which isn't the easiest, not difficult but a little time consuming if you do it right.

I can paint couple of rooms faster than I can tape and spray. I can free hand good when cutting in around trim and what not so not a lot of taping to do. Throw some drop cloths down and go to town.

My thoughts are if floors and trim are in then it's brush and roller, if floor and trim are out I will put some plastic over windows and doors and spray away.

 

[Tlag]

Thanks for the response.
I don't tape much either.
I can cut freehand with a brush at about the same speed I can tape. Maybe if I did it more, I'd be faster at taping.

There would be about 1100 ft I'd need to tape, ceiling, window, doors, floors. So I guess this is not a good match for spaying.

I never thought about it, but I probably would need to tape off everything at once, then paint everything, if using sprayer. Rather than working room to room like I do cutting free hand and rolling.

 

[scott37300]

Thanks for the response.
I don't tape much either.
I can cut freehand with a brush at about the same speed I can tape. Maybe if I did it more, I'd be faster at taping.

There would be about 1100 ft I'd need to tape, ceiling, window, doors, floors. So I guess this is not a good match for spaying.

I never thought about it, but I probably would need to tape off everything at once, then paint everything, if using sprayer. Rather than working room to room like I do cutting free hand and rolling.

If the floors and trim are already in and you can cut in free hand good then just stick to the roller and brush. It's the quickest way to do it. Couple good brushes and rollers and your set to go.

Also I am a big fan of sherwin williams paint. I used to buy the HD or menards paint but tried sherwin williams once and will not ever go back. The paint is so much nicer and goes on without much splatter and covers 100 times better than box store paint. I love to save a buck when I can but when it comes to paint you get what you pay for. A lot of people that don't like to paint are the same ones that get the cheap stuff. A good paint store paint is well worth the price.

 

[Tlag]

I've uses Sherwood Williams inside and out at my house for the last 15 years. Mostly latex.
Like you, I like the way it goes on and covers.

I've had good results with Porter Paints in the past too, it is also a paint store brand.