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The old paint under the skim hasn't come off, that is firmly stuck to the old plaster. The new skim has come away clean with the new paint stuck to it. I sealed the new plaster with watered down emulsion first. Phil

Thanks for your reply. I don't know what mix of pva was used. Also the plaster is coming clean off with a scraper! The paint however is stuck to the plaster. Anyway good news, they are coming back tomorrow to reskim the affected area. Thanks for your help. Phil

It was painted with Dulux matt white emulsion. Also me and my wife are non-smokers

The old plaster was painted and didn't have any blown areas or many cracks. They said that they taped any cracks that where present. I watched them do the work and they used pva before they skimmed. I think maybe it was a poor job!

Hello, we had a couple of walls re-skimmed about 6 weeks ago. I've noticed several hairline cracks and the skim sounds hollow when ive tapped it. I got the plaster back round and he said it was the old backing plaster. However ive removed some skim around a crack and the old skim seems fine...

Hello The walls in my house are currently white, I painted them about them about 2 years ago. However I know wish to apply a new coat over the white (probably an off white). As the white emulsion is about 2 years old, do I need to do any prep? Also could I paint the colour straight onto the...

Thanks for your reply. I understand what your saying, thanks for your help. We may contact the insulation co just to be 100% sure. Phil

Hello We had our cavity wall insulated about 2 years ago and because we had a back boiler then we had to have a vent fitted through the external wall for carbon monoxide reasons. However we have now had the boiler removed and a condenser fitted. Do we still need this vent or can it be blocked...

Hello I'm planning on having my kitchen floor tiled at some point soon. Would be alright to tile upto the skirting boards or shall I remove them and fit new ones on top the tiles? The skirting boards in our house are the shorter type. Thanks Phil

Thanks for your reply. Will I need to prime the radiator before painting? If so, could you recommend one ? Phil

Hello Whats the best way of stripping paint off a radiator? The paint is full of runs and wondered if stripping would be easier than sanding them. Thanks Phil

I have no signs of cracking or peeling paint, only hairline cracks between wall/ceiling which I understand is common anyway. Thanks for your reply. Phil

Hello I've used Polycell Stain Stop and it did the job, its a spray paint. I brought it from B&Q. Phil

Hello I painted my house about 2 years ago straight onto bare plaster without a thinned coat first, but I didn't know this had to be done until now! Anyway the walls are currently white and know want to paint a colour over them. So do I : 1 Go ahead and paint and look out for problems and fix...

Thanks for your replies, I might just leave it as it is! Phil

Well the room is painted, white ceiling white walls but with the chimney breast a dark chocolate colour. I just wondered if having the coving same colour as the chimney breast would look nicer? True though, keeping it the same was easier to paint! Phil

Hello Whats the best way to paint coving so you don't get paint on the walls or ceiling? Thanks Phil

Hello I have a couple of areas on an interior wall affected by rising damp. I had a friend round to have a look and told me my options - he suggested that I try a damp seal paint first. Any recommendations on a particular brand? Thanks Phil

I found that the area isn't hollow after chipping away at the plaster, maybe a thinner layer of plaster? Anyway I've filled them all up now and looks good! Phil

I've just started to work on the cracks and the area affected does sound hollow. Could this have anything to do with it? Phil