OK, a few questions that I thought I'd ask in the same thread as I didn't want to clog up the board. I'm decorating the bathroom and need a bit of advice before I jump in feet first.
1. I've removed the lining paper from the walls, had some re-plastering done and made good the rest. So, I plan to paint directly on the plaster. Can I use matt emulsion for the mist coats and then use silk to finish?
2. The ceiling had been painted and some it flaked. I've removed the flaky paint and sanded those areas. Will it be OK to paint on the celing and should I mist-coat these areas?
3. The bathroom is part-tiled and as far as I can tell, there are two layers of tiles. I want to remove only the top layer as my walls a plaster and lathe and the whole wall will come down with the tiles. My question is, once I remove the top layer what is the best way to make good the surface beneath so that I can then re-tile?
4. (Last one, promise!) I have a vent in the wall that is made of plaster that I want to get rid of - I also have an extractor fan so it's no loss. The plasterer I had in said to just fill-it and smooth it over as removing it is very fiddly due to the nearby location of the fan. Can anyone recommend and easy-to-use material to fill in the vent so it looks smooth? I thought about using that polycell smoothover stuff but it gets very bad reviews.
Thanks
1. I've removed the lining paper from the walls, had some re-plastering done and made good the rest. So, I plan to paint directly on the plaster. Can I use matt emulsion for the mist coats and then use silk to finish?
2. The ceiling had been painted and some it flaked. I've removed the flaky paint and sanded those areas. Will it be OK to paint on the celing and should I mist-coat these areas?
3. The bathroom is part-tiled and as far as I can tell, there are two layers of tiles. I want to remove only the top layer as my walls a plaster and lathe and the whole wall will come down with the tiles. My question is, once I remove the top layer what is the best way to make good the surface beneath so that I can then re-tile?
4. (Last one, promise!) I have a vent in the wall that is made of plaster that I want to get rid of - I also have an extractor fan so it's no loss. The plasterer I had in said to just fill-it and smooth it over as removing it is very fiddly due to the nearby location of the fan. Can anyone recommend and easy-to-use material to fill in the vent so it looks smooth? I thought about using that polycell smoothover stuff but it gets very bad reviews.
Thanks
