Hi there,
I have recently moved into a Victorian house and currently doing up the lounge. I have very little DIY experience so please be nice! We are currently looking at decorating the lounge and just had a plasterer do the walls and ceilings. We are now at the stage where we are going to begin sanding and painting the coving/cornice. I wanted some advice really on the best way to go about this. The coving looks to be made of plaster and I’m unsure whether a paint stripper would be used or even if it’s worth completely stripping the paint. There are a few areas where the paint has been chipped. Would it be better to just target these areas rather than stripping the whole lot? If so, what is the best way to go about this? Would we need to use a filler for the chipped paint areas? Would we need a specific primer?
I have attached a couple of photos showing the current state of the coving, one of the pics showing the chipped paint.
Any advice would be much appreciated with any product tips/methods most welcome.
thanks for your time
I have recently moved into a Victorian house and currently doing up the lounge. I have very little DIY experience so please be nice! We are currently looking at decorating the lounge and just had a plasterer do the walls and ceilings. We are now at the stage where we are going to begin sanding and painting the coving/cornice. I wanted some advice really on the best way to go about this. The coving looks to be made of plaster and I’m unsure whether a paint stripper would be used or even if it’s worth completely stripping the paint. There are a few areas where the paint has been chipped. Would it be better to just target these areas rather than stripping the whole lot? If so, what is the best way to go about this? Would we need to use a filler for the chipped paint areas? Would we need a specific primer?
I have attached a couple of photos showing the current state of the coving, one of the pics showing the chipped paint.
Any advice would be much appreciated with any product tips/methods most welcome.
thanks for your time