The damp course seems to have sorted the dampness out and for the safe measure, the whole wall was skimmed. Removing the emulsion from the uneffected places would take days. The flaky/bubbling emulsion was easy to remove, but the uneffected paint seems to have a good hold on the plaster. Perhaps...
yep, its silk emulsion. What i've done now is scrapped off the loose paint down to the plaster. i know i have to primer the bare plaster, what about the existing emulsion that seems to be ok? do i leave it and just give the whole lot a coat of unthinned emulsion?
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I had a damp course completed a year ago in my living room. I waited for the fresh plaster to dry and painted a fresh coat of emulsion (a bit naive maybe). After a few months ago, there have been patches of the paint that are bubbling/flaking. I assume this is due to the plaster not being...