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Painting the house

Huis
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Hi all, just bought my first property and am painting the whole house. We’re painting the ceilings (newly plastered) and all the walls. I’ve read online that you need to use a certain type of paint for plastered walls, another type for painted walls and another type of walls that have been easy-filled. We’ve got a combination of all 3 (See picture)
My questions are:
-What’s the brand of paint you’d recommend? (Dulux seem to have bad reviews?)
-Whats the best way to paint these walls? I’ve seen B&Q selling ‘make good paint’...does this work or is this a fad? Some websites say you have to prime, some say you have to put a undercoat on and some say mist coat it. I’m getting a bit confused haha!
- If we need to mist coat, can you buy this ready in a pot or would you buy brilliant white and dilute it with water? If so, how much ratio?
-Is there a limit on how many layers of mist coat I can put on? The walls aren’t very smooth so I think it will need quite a few layers?
-What is the best paint for newly plastered ceiling?
-What is the best brand of brushes/rollers? Purdy, Harris, Hamilton?
Any advice greatly appreciated because I’ve got no clue what I’m doing lol.
My questions are:
-What’s the brand of paint you’d recommend? (Dulux seem to have bad reviews?)
-Whats the best way to paint these walls? I’ve seen B&Q selling ‘make good paint’...does this work or is this a fad? Some websites say you have to prime, some say you have to put a undercoat on and some say mist coat it. I’m getting a bit confused haha!
- If we need to mist coat, can you buy this ready in a pot or would you buy brilliant white and dilute it with water? If so, how much ratio?
-Is there a limit on how many layers of mist coat I can put on? The walls aren’t very smooth so I think it will need quite a few layers?

-What is the best paint for newly plastered ceiling?
-What is the best brand of brushes/rollers? Purdy, Harris, Hamilton?
Any advice greatly appreciated because I’ve got no clue what I’m doing lol.
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New plaster use a mist coat first. Some painters say 70/30 paint water, others 80/20 others something different. What colour are the walls going to be?
Purdy or Wooster are both good.0 -
stuart45 said: New plaster use a mist coat first. Some painters say 70/30 paint water, others 80/20 others something different.Or even 50:50 dilution for the mist coat.I'd probably cover all the walls & ceilings (new & old plaster) with a mist coat, perhaps even two coats. Once dry, put the top coats on - Two coats depending on how thick the paint is and how well it goes on.Dulux Trade is a perfectly acceptable paint, perhaps a bit more expensive than say Leyland.Her courage will change the world.
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You can't really put too many mist coats on a wall, but two is the most you'd ever need.
You mentioned that it would take more coats because the walls aren't smooth. Paint won't smooth anything out - the surface you have now is the surface you'll have when painted.2 -
For a ceiling I'd use a good trade flat matt as a mist and final coat, something like Armistead contract matt. As far as rollers are concerned I'd go for Purdy or Fat Hog and it's worth buying a good roller frame and extension pole.
Also worth a visit to local decorating centres rather than B&Q, ie, Johnstones, Brewers and Dulux, you get better quality products and often discounted too.0 -
Grenage said: You mentioned that it would take more coats because the walls aren't smooth. Paint won't smooth anything out - the surface you have now is the surface you'll have when painted.
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