When you install fresh drywall, it's tempting to jump straight to painting. After all, fresh surfaces are a blank canvas, right? Uh, not quite. Before that first coat goes on, primer is a must.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Primers are formulated to adhere to the substrate and create a uniform surface for the finish coat. Primers stick to the surface; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. view over the shoulder of a young woman priming a white wall with a yellow paint roller Q: I am planning to paint the living room ...

Dear James: We remodeled our bathroom and tried to do the drywalling ourselves. There is shadowing by the joints, and it seems worse at night. What was our mistake?—David G. Dear David: There is quite ...

Applying a coat of primer before painting can seem like a waste of time to any DIYer in a hurry, especially since many paints come with primer formulated into them. However, in some situations, not ...