Post-plastering problems

girl_withno_name

Ok, not problems really, but queries! (Just the P-p p went quite well!) This week we’ve had the plasterers in doing all the ceilings in the house (covering up the artex) and I’m looking for some after-plaster tips and advice.

Obviously we’ll need to paint the ceilings, for which we’ve bought Wilkos white paint… am I right in assuming it doesn’t need to be any special type of paint? And do we need to do anything to it before using (my father mentioned something about maybe adding water for the first coat)?

Also – should we be keeping the house at any particular temperature? I asked the plasterer this before they started and he said to leave the heating off while they were here during the days and they’d get air flow through as needed… but nothing specific to do in the evenings. However, there’s still condensation on some windows (guest bedroom particularly) although we’ve left the windows on the latch.

It seems that, as a result of having the ceilings plastered, we’ll need to paint everything else in the house too (e.g. walls, woodwork, fireplace) so I might be back with more questions at a later date!

phill99

Thin the first coat it MATT emulsion (not silk) with about 50 % water. This will allow the paint to adhere properly. Then apply 2 or 3 coats of unthinned emulsion.

nickj_2

if you have gone to the expense of having the ceilings replastered , why paint it with naff wilko paint , get some dulux supermatt , and as phil says , thin it , i always add a drop of water to any further coats

Leif

Dulux brilliant white matt is cheap and good.

Innys

Keystone mentioned a week or so ago that fresh plaster should be left to dry out fully for six weeks before it is painted. If it isn't allowed to dry out for that period, it will eventually crack.

I recently had some building work done and painted within a week later. Yes, it did crack, but the cracks were easily filled and repainted. That was a better bet than having bare plaster on the walls for six weeks.

shegirl

Innys wrote: »

Keystone mentioned a week or so ago that fresh plaster should be left to dry out fully for six weeks before it is painted. If it isn't allowed to dry out for that period, it will eventually crack.

I recently had some building work done and painted within a week later. Yes, it did crack, but the cracks were easily filled and repainted. That was a better bet than having bare plaster on the walls for six weeks.

Depends on whether it's a skim or not. When a wall or ceiling has been skimmed you don't need to wait 6 weeks. Artex will have been skimmed

rum1

Wait for it to dry then paint with a good brand paint not Wilko if your that worried the give it a coat of watered down pva first

Sgt_Pepper_2

Wilko paint 50/50 with water will be running down you arms painting a ceiling.

girl_withno_name

I know Wilko is gonna be cheap, but I figured that good quality would be a waste on a base coat at least? (we've 20L of it but, as mentioned, all the walls will need a base coat at some point too)

southcoastrgi

rum1 wrote: »

Wait for it to dry then paint with a good brand paint not Wilko if your that worried the give it a coat of watered down pva first

No No No don't use pva the paint won't stick to it

Leif

shegirl wrote: »

Depends on whether it's a skim or not. When a wall or ceiling has been skimmed you don't need to wait 6 weeks. Artex will have been skimmed

Yes, I was told a week if only a skim.

And as already said DO NOT use PVA.