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Quite possibly - it looks even worse today. I'l leave it a week and start again.

Well, I expected it to work - it is, after all, thick white paint and not magic dust.

Thanks - I'll buy some matt emulsion in the morning and get started.

Decorating novice - I'm about to start on a bathroom. It has a new plaster ceiling and the untiled wall has been re-skimmed. Both are completely dry. As I didn't know any better, I've lightly sanded any high points, filled where necessary and given the whole lot a good coat of plaster sealer...

Thanks - it's splitting on the brick, not the mortar. I'll try to get a picture. I imagine I'll be doing it all over again with fungicide and stabiliser ...

I've just painted a brick outhouse with B&Q white masonry paint. The outhouse hadn't been painted for about twenty years and was about half bare brick. I removed all the loose old paint with a stiff broom and have given it two decent coats of the masonry paint a day apart. In some areas...