Recent content by Andrew Le Mas

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    Painting on plaster

    Thanks @JohnD for your very kind suggestions. I am very inexperienced with painting so your recommendations are greatly valued. I will mistcoat with the Dulux Trade Supermatt and then sand/fill and then add a second mistcoat layer before applying full coats. Would a 60% paint / 40% water be...
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    Painting on plaster

    I’ve been told it is good to block any damp staining coming through from the plasterwork
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    Painting on plaster

    Following replastering of my wall I have waited five months for the wall to dry out. This will sound like a crazy amount of time but I have had a slight damp patch where the timber has been historically soaked with water ingress. The exterior brickwork was fixed prior to replastering but it...
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    Damp patch on new plaster

    Hi all, From the pictures you may be able to see that I had heavily damaged plaster and a damp patch on the right hand side of my wall. After investigation, it was realised that poor guttering had led to water contact with the brick and it had eroded the external brickwork. This was then...
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