New plaster painting in Bilston, near Darlaston. Freshly plastered walls and ceilings dried, mist-coated and painted so the paint does not peel.
Fresh plaster is the one surface where ordinary emulsion straight from the tin fails. New walls in Bilston extensions, renovations and repaired rooms all need the same thing first: time to dry, and a mist coat.
New plaster has to dry right through before it is painted - it goes from dark pink to an even pale colour with no darker patches. Painting too early traps the moisture, and the paint blisters or peels. In a cold Bilston house in winter that can take a couple of weeks.
The mist coat is thinned emulsion that soaks into the plaster and seals it, so the finishing coats have something to grip. Skip it and the topcoat sits on the surface and peels off in sheets. After the mist coat, any small defects in the plaster show up and are filled and sanded, then the walls get two full coats.
This is a job that often follows a plasterer, and in Bilston it is worth booking both in order so the new walls are painted at the right moment rather than left bare for months. Flaking paint, damp patches that keep coming back, or cracks that reopen are worth looking at before anything new goes over them.
Plaster left until it is dry right through, not just on the surface.
Thinned emulsion that seals the plaster so the paint bonds.
Small marks the mist coat reveals are filled and sanded.
For an even colour on fresh walls.
Wipeable vinyl paints come later, not as the first coat.
Timed so new walls are painted when they are ready.
Usually one to two weeks, longer in cold or damp weather. It turns an even pale colour when ready.
Usually because there was no mist coat, or the plaster was not dry.
A standard matt emulsion thinned with water, or a purpose-made plaster sealer.
Yes - new plaster in extensions and conversions is one of the most common jobs.
No - the plaster needs to dry first, however tempting it is.
Bilston, Darlaston and nearby.
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