Do I paint the whole plaster or leave where the skirting board will go?

TheJackah

This is probably a very stupid question but new to this!

We have had an entire room replastered and are having new skirting board but first need to paint. Do we paint the whole plaster or do we need to leave the bit where the skirting board will be stuck to?

the skirting board will be UPVC stuck on with silicone. 

Bendy_House

Paint it all, with the first coat being 'mist' as normal.

The paint will 'balance' the plaster, making it all primed and similar, whether ready for additional coats of paint, or adhesive.

Are you sure you use silicone as the adhesive, tho'? This is not known for taking a subsequent coat of paint - it kind of repels it.

I'm sure there are better alternatives for this.

TheJackah

Bendy_House said:

Paint it all, with the first coat being 'mist' as normal.

The paint will 'balance' the plaster, making it all primed and similar, whether ready for additional coats of paint, or adhesive.

Are you sure you use silicone as the adhesive, tho'? This is not known for taking a subsequent coat of paint - it kind of repels it.

I'm sure there are better alternatives for this.

Thank you! Not 100% on the silicone, we have a joiner who will be doing the skirting board part. My understanding is that it is silicone but I could be wrong. It is the Roomline skirting board from Eurocell. 

TELLIT01

Looking on the website, contact adhesive is used to fix it to the wall.  We have uPVC skirting in our conservatory and a bead of silicone was applied along the top and bottom edged to cover any imperfections in the wall and floor lines.

flashg67

I'd just paint the lot with at east the first coat. My skirtings were held on with blobs of silicone on the back - does the job as they were a !!!!!! to get off. Usually acrylic sealer is then used for any gaps as it is paintable

casper_gutman

I painted basically the whole wall, but didn't go right down to the floor. Why would I bother going carefully? Even if it doesn't matter if I get paint on the floor, I don't want to get dust from the floor on the roller.

Bendy_House

That's a good point. There's no need to go right down to the floor, as that runs the risk of picking up dust and debris that'll appear in the paint. Stopping a half-inch or so above floor level is reasonable and good practice.

But, as to whether the plaster should be painted before skirting is adhered to it, the answer is 'yes'.