Painting - Spray and roll out or just roll

I am trying to decide which is quicker and easier to do.


Rent a spayer and spray all the ceiling in the house and then roll it out if it not even or
go with rolling it all on

We plan on painting all the walls so i am not worried about over spray and masking all that much. It's the entire upper floor on a Hi-Ranch. some areas are pain because of the high ceilings (above the entrance stairs). the house will be empty and the hardwood floors are going to be redone after the ceilings and maybe the wall if we can paint quick enough.

any suggestions on equipment or methods would be appreciated.

Thank

It really depends on how skilled you are with each method, if not in either, I would cut and roll., sometimes by the time you get set up to spray, you could have had it half done by hand. I would cover your floors regardless, there is no sense in getting paint all over them.

Bill

I usually only spray interiors on new construction because there is less worry with overspray. An empty house might be tempting to spray but you still need to make provisions to either clean or cover windows, cabinets, fixtures [electrical and plumbing] and anything else you don't want overspray on. Overspray can travel out of the room [s] you are spraying.

What type of ceiling texture is there? I'd be more inclined to spray popcorn texture than I would most any other form of texture. Time spent prepping for and cleaning up after may not equate to time saved by not rolling. Usually it's best to back roll walls that are sprayed - sometimes you can cheat by not back rolling ceilings but it depends a lot on the type of texture [if any] coating used and skill with the airless.

Thanks for the info.

There is no texture on the ceiling and nothing special on the ceiling paint either just your typical white.

I agree with masking off windows and floors and anything else that i don't want to clean. if it were all 8 foot ceiling i would say a roller would be fine. I am just thinking on what is the quickest way to get the paint on the ceiling and then would roll it out.

I basically have 3 bedrooms, living room and dining room that i would consider spraying in. Kitchen and bath I don't want to spend the time masking so it roller and brush.

I was considering using a cheap wagner to get the paint up, just to keep clean-up as easy as possible.

I've never used a diy type airless so I can't really say how good/bad they work.

Use a roller pole [extension] when rolling the ceilings. The high ceilings may not be as much hassle as you think.

if it were all 8 foot ceiling i would say a roller would be fine. I am just thinking on what is the quickest way to get the paint on the ceiling and then would roll it out.

If the ceilings are higher than 8', how did you intend on spraying them? You would have to use a tip extension or a pole (spray) gun. You can't just "shoot" paint from the floor up at a 10' (or higher) ceiling. Half of the paint will end up on the floor (never making it to the ceiling), or as "spray fog" in the air. Good spray technique would have the airless gun about 12" -18" from the ceiling during the spray application.

Yes and an extension for the roller handle will be a lot cheaper than an extension for the spray tip.......