paint won't stick to the wall

ali-t

I redecorated my bathroom a few years ago and have had nothing but bother since and am looking for some advice on how to remedy it.

When I moved into the house there was a paper border on the wall which I immediately removed and painted a band round the wall to disguise where the mis-matched paint under the border was. the band was painted with standard feature wall matt paint. A few years later I wanted to decorate the whole bathroom so got a decorator in to do it.

As soon as he painted the wall the paint started to distort and flake and this was most obvious on the band I had painted a few years previous. the painter was back and forth 6 times until I told him just to leave it. He sanded it down, put a product on before the paint (not sure what though) and it didn't make any difference. In the end I put mirrored tiles up to cover it up.

6 months ago I got another decorator in and removed the mirror tiles as he felt he could fix it. Again it was a total nightmare and he ended up sanding the wall back and reskimming it with plaster. It is still flaking off and comes off on a daily basis. The flaking is now on most of the wall and not just the 'band' area.

I have no idea how to remedy this and am loathe to let another painter charge a fortune to not be able to fix it. Short of getting the wall replaced is there any product that can seal the wall or make the paint stick?

If not, any suggestions about a moneysaving way to fix this problem. thanks

diggerman123

paint the wall with NEAT pva (not expensive ) and then paint again with paint mixed with pva
this will also repel moisture

ali-t

will it not peel off like PVA does on plastic?

eco-friendly_2

I got another decorator in and removed the mirror tiles as he felt he could fix it. Again it was a total nightmare and he ended up sanding the wall back and reskimming it with plaster. It is still flaking off and comes off on a daily basis.

Plaster the wall again! use a plasterer this time, and don't PVA it either.

diggerman123

no it will anchor it to the wall. make sure all loose is removed first though !
or go with eco and waste money .

ali-t

eco-friendly wrote: »

Plaster the wall again! use a plasterer this time, and don't PVA it either.

Sorry, I didn't elaborate in my OP. the painter got one of his friends in who is a plasterer to do it. does the whole bathroom need redone or just the bits that are particularly bad?

Foggster

If you are sure the wall isnt damp I would use lining paper and paint that. Far cheaper than replastering the wall.

diggerman123

full plaster isnt required in my opinion , and it is ONLY my opinion , but i bet i am right .

eco-friendly_2

ali-t


Do you know what type of paint was used on the newly plastered walls, matt/silk/vinyl ??

ali-t

Foggster wrote: »

If you are sure the wall isnt damp I would use lining paper and paint that. Far cheaper than replastering the wall.

By my own logic (which is [STRIKE]often[/STRIKE] usually flawed, surely if paint won't stick to the wall then neither would wallpaper paste? Genius I ain't though!

Eco-friendly, the house was newly built about 7 years ago and the paint on it wasn't matt but didn't look particularly shiny either. the band I painted on was a navy flat matt but this was only a few inches wide. the paint that went on top of the skimmed plaster 6 months ago was matt.

diggerman123

you must use a good quality paint , not cheap stuff !