Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me!
I had a damp proof course put in at the beginning of november (injection) and obviously had the walls plastered aswell. I was told that I could begin painting them by xmas. I decided to wait an extra month to fully make sure that the walls were dry enough to start painting (i.e plaster turned light pink) I've recently started painting with dulux supermatt exactly as it says on the tin, 1st coat 1 part water 3 parts paint, 2nd and third coats 1 part water 5 parts paint. The majority of the house looks nice but I have patches of paint flaking away and when i rub with sandpaper or a cloth the patches become larger. I have tried re-painting and re-diluting the paint but the flakes still appear. This seems to be mainly in the dining room downstairs which was very damp when i moved in. I am hoping for some advice please, do I leave for longer, use a de-humidifyer, or are there special products for this problem. The house is mid terraced and built in 1890.
I had a damp proof course put in at the beginning of november (injection) and obviously had the walls plastered aswell. I was told that I could begin painting them by xmas. I decided to wait an extra month to fully make sure that the walls were dry enough to start painting (i.e plaster turned light pink) I've recently started painting with dulux supermatt exactly as it says on the tin, 1st coat 1 part water 3 parts paint, 2nd and third coats 1 part water 5 parts paint. The majority of the house looks nice but I have patches of paint flaking away and when i rub with sandpaper or a cloth the patches become larger. I have tried re-painting and re-diluting the paint but the flakes still appear. This seems to be mainly in the dining room downstairs which was very damp when i moved in. I am hoping for some advice please, do I leave for longer, use a de-humidifyer, or are there special products for this problem. The house is mid terraced and built in 1890.