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Plastering over brickwork you can PVA the wall first, then to get it a thicker layer you can use bonding plaster with some PVA mixed in. Finally skim coat with multi-finish.

I put coving up in my flat over new plastered walls and ceilings and I 'primed' the walls by mistcoating them with a diluted matt white paint 20% water 80% paint. It will dry very quickly so two coats should seal it okay. Then stick the coving up using solvent-free gripfill or something similar...

I agree with Pigeon85. Assuming there's no paint flecking off (it would bubble under the previous skin of paint) then I would apply another full strength coat. The final coat of Bathroom+ should dry at a slower rate than the mistcoats so you shouldn't get the streaks once it's finished. You...

I added some picture rails to two rooms in my Edwardian property. In the reception room the rail is fitted above and touching the top of the door architrave. In the bedroom the rail is higher at midway between the ceiling (or base of any decorative coving) and the top of the door architrave.

The stain could be a knot in the wood and the resin is seeping into the surrounding paint. Unless the skirting and door was bare wood be reassured there was no need to use a primer. Undercoat is sufficient. If the door is patchy it's probably that there was quite a drastic change of colour...