A painter and decorator

is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator or house painter

Activities of the Painting trade

Professional painters need to have keen knowledge of the tools including sanders, scrapers, sprayers, brushes, rollers, ladders, scaffolding, in addition to just the paint in order to correctly complete work. Much preparation needs to be considered before simply applying paint. For instance, taping and drop cloth techniques, sizes of brushes or rollers, material types or dimensions of rollers or brushes (there are different sizes or types of brushes and rollers for different paints), wood care (including sanding without scratching wood grain), amount of paint, amount of paint coats, amount of primer, types of primers and paints, certain grits and cuts of sandpaper, trim cutting (the act of
painting with a brush on the outline of baseboard, moldings and other trim work), wallpaper removal, and nail hole filling techniques just to name a few.

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