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Because it is new roughcast, you need to work the paint in with the mechanical action of a brush or roller, otherwise the spray will bridge the nooks and crannies and this can lead to the paint coming off in winter if water gets into them and freezes. You can spray it first then back roll it...

The best way is to use an airless spray pole-gun. You will probably want to hire the airless sprayer. Some hire shops have pole-guns. If you get a modular one, you can screw extra lengths together usually 1 metre at a time. _________________________________ lynda, moderator please note...

Hi Zampa, Airless sprayers are easy to use and many DIY people in America own them to paint their homes. The best way for a DIY person to get one, is to hire it, say from Hewden Hire, Speedy, HSS etc. or many local hire companies keep them. Remember that a classic airless sprayer can only...

Sticking anything on pebbledash can cause problems because it can pull off the pebbles when you remove it, and those pebbles will be on your neighbour's side. Assuming you are going to spray it, be sure to use airless spray and use a spray shield, which is a 10" wide sheet of aluminium of...

The best way to paint breeze blocks, assuming that they have never been painted before, it to spray and back roll them first with blockfiller. This is a generic product widely available in the USA but in the UK probably only from Dulux through their Decorator Centres under the Glidden brand...