On Apr 19, 4:22*pm, CoolWebs wrote:
My girlfriend and I are considering painting some rooms in my house,
but we want it to look professional. Here are some of the problems we
have:

There are various different textures, repairs, patches in the walls.
In order to get the most consistent look, should I use an orbital
sander on all of the wall area or try to add texture to repaired/
sanded areas to get them to match the surrounding texture? Please give
any and all advice. Thanks.

Based on 45+ years of this type of stuff, I would recommend a very
light sanding to remove the very highest points of the texture, and
then use lightweight joint cement and a wide 9 - 12" putty knife to
coat the entire walls. If you put on two thin coats and sand lightly
in between, it will not be toooo bad a job. I would definitely put a
fan blowing out in one or more windows of the room to create negative
pressure in the room to prevent dust from migrating to other rooms.
Your screens should be removed if they can be removed easily,
otherwise they will build up a white powder very quickly. Hint - Bare
feet clean off easier than any type of shoe wear and dry much faster.