Painting the edges by hand with a brush — along trim, ceilings, corners and anywhere a roller cannot go. Cutting in is the slow part of a paint job and the part the customer inspects, which is why a price built only on wall area under-prices a room full of doors, windows and mouldings.
Related terms
- Spread rateHow much surface a litre or a gallon of coating covers at the film thickness it is meant to go on at.
- SheenHow much light a dried coating reflects, running from flat through matte, eggshell and satin to semi-gloss and gloss.
- Unit priceA price for one unit of work — a square foot of floor, a linear foot of cabinet, a fixture, a visit — which you multiply by the quantity.
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