How long does it take to move in after painting?

When decorating a house, some paint will be used more or less. Most of the paints are chemical substances. For example, after painting the wall, you can usually smell a pungent smell, which may be harmful to the human body. Therefore, after painting the house, you need to open the doors and windows for ventilation for a while to allow harmful gases to dissipate. How long after painting can you move in safely?

How long does it take to move in after painting?

1. Indoor pollution generally comes from household paints or newly painted wall paints, and the pollutants contained in these two types of paints are generally benzene and TVOC. For this type of pollution, ventilation can be used because the volatilization period of these two pollutants is relatively short. If the ventilation conditions are good, these two substances can be evaporated in about a month, and if the ventilation conditions are poor, they can be removed in about two months.

2. If only adults are moving in, it is sufficient to open the windows for ventilation for about a month. If there are infants or elderly people, it is better to open the windows for ventilation for more than two months. The decoration of a new house is an exciting and thrilling thing for many homeowners. Many homeowners always want to move in as soon as possible after the decoration is completed. However, the newly renovated house contains heavy decoration pollution gases, which has an impact on human health. Therefore, try not to move in within a short period of time after the decoration is completed. If you want to eliminate pollution as soon as possible, you can place activated carbon bags, a variety of green plants (such as aloe vera, spider plants, etc.), filtered air purifiers, and open windows for ventilation.

3. When decorating a new house, try to use green and environmentally friendly decoration materials. Then the harmful substances released will be much less, and the drying time will be relatively shorter. If the home has a high environmental protection level, you can basically move in in one or two months.

What are the steps for painting?

1. Before construction, the paint brand, certificate, color card and finished product samples should be submitted to the owner, and materials can only be delivered after confirmation. The wood surface should be repeatedly sanded with wood sandpaper to remove wood burrs and make the surface smooth. The residual glue in the wall joints and other glued places should be scraped off with a scraper or polished off with fine sandpaper. If there are color spots on the surface and the color distribution is uneven, the wood surface should be decolorized in advance to make the color uniform.

2. The surface of metal components should be cleaned of dust, oil stains, welding slag and rust spots, and painted with anti-rust paint. If there is no specification in the drawings, the paint should be applied at least twice. Before painting, first clean the surrounding environment to prevent dust from flying and affecting the quality of paint.

3. During paint construction, the number of coats should be determined according to design requirements and quality standards. The requirements include clear wood grain, soft brightness, smooth feel without bumps, consistent color, no brush marks or ridges, no dripping or falling off, no missed paint marks, horizontal and vertical surfaces, and no pollution to adjacent surfaces of the paint and hardware accessories.

4. The surface of the paint project shall be free of alkali reflection, color biting, spray spots, brush marks, dripping, lumps, splashing, uniform color, no sand holes, no scratches, straight decorative lines and color separation lines, and clean doors and windows, and clean lamps. Check under light and find no obvious unevenness.