Builders responsibilites

G_M

Whatever the cause, bubbling in paintwork is not acceptable from a professional. Plaster not dry; wrong paint used; not right or missing undercoat........ dosn't matter why.

Frankly, the project manage, and the builder/painter etc are the experts, you are not.

So yes, you say (in essence, but in the nicest possible way, as you offer them a slice of cake) "the paintwork is rubbish, please put it right before I make the final payment."

Mutton_Geoff

I wouldn't put PVA on fresh plaster if I was going to paint. I bet they used vinyl paint instead of basic contract matt as a base coat. Plaster takes a while to dry out, especially in the winter. I would paint only when it was completely dry (say 4-6 weeks at this time of year).

moneyistooshorttomention

Mutton_Geoff wrote: »

I wouldn't put PVA on fresh plaster if I was going to paint. I bet they used vinyl paint instead of basic contract matt as a base coat. Plaster takes a while to dry out, especially in the winter. I would paint only when it was completely dry (say 4-6 weeks at this time of year).

That is one of the facts us home-owners could do with knowing - before a tradesperson tells us different..

I'm steadily getting more inclined to think there should be a "sticky" on this sub-forum giving basic information about what to look out for/the basic gist of how jobs on a house should be done/etc/etc that home-owners/would-be homeowners could study before buying first house/a new house and they'd know whats what rather better (rather than having to learn from hard experience of employing a tradesperson that doesnt know/won't do their job properly). It would also be useful in the event of, if any tradesperson said "the job is done like B to A" one could point to and say "See point 5 on the sticky - where it says clearly its to be done like A to B".

Davesnave

Mutton_Geoff wrote: »

I wouldn't put PVA on fresh plaster if I was going to paint. I bet they used vinyl paint instead of basic contract matt as a base coat. .

Even the contract matt needs watering-down to be a proper mist coat, before the top coats are applied. Any problems with the surface tend show up then.

Of course, putting on 3 coats is time consuming. As amateurs, we've done our entire property from bare plaster/skim, and there were no problems whatever, but time is something we've plenty of!

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

That is one of the facts us home-owners could do with knowing - before a tradesperson tells us different...

To be fair, money, there's more info available than ever before and it's easy enough to find. People just need to be motivated.

I've just spent an afternoon siliconing tile joints in the en-suite; a job which I'm sure I could have made a complete hash of without the internet.

On second thoughts, not "could," but "would!" :rotfl:

G_M

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I'm steadily getting more inclined to think there should be a "sticky" on this sub-forum giving basic information about what to look out for/the basic gist of how jobs on a house should be done/etc/etc that home-owners/would-be homeowners could study before buying first house/a new house and they'd know whats what rather better (rather than having to learn from hard experience of employing a tradesperson that doesnt know/won't do their job properly). .

There are plenty of forums around where you can get specialist information/advice. I'm quite a fan of DIYnot for info and DIYnot forums for professional advice.

Utube is also a great source nowadays for any DIY 'how to' video.

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