Hi all
Just had our lounge walls and ceiling re-plastered (old ceiling pulled down and boarded and skimmed, walls knocked back to brick and a float and skim put on). This was completed about three weeks ago and, with the recent weather, seems dry.
Having looked at various other threads about painting new plaster, it would seem that Dulux supermatt is the paint to start with. The final coat will be Soft-sheen magnolia (or that type of colour). I will have a look at the instructions on the tin but do I need to thin/water down the supermatt? I once painted over newly plastered walls with the cheapest paint possible and it took SIX coats of paint – this was using a pad. I was going to use a roller this time as the finish looks far superior to that of a pad – never rollered before though. Do I do the supermatt coats with a roller or is a paint brush preferable?
Final question – for now (bit of a thicky this one). The ceiling is going to be brilliant white. We have just had plaster coving fitted and will be painting the ceiling, coving and freeze (bit above the picture rail) all white. Is it normal to paint this all the same texture of white? I was going to use either soft-sheen or matt.
Many thanks
G
Just had our lounge walls and ceiling re-plastered (old ceiling pulled down and boarded and skimmed, walls knocked back to brick and a float and skim put on). This was completed about three weeks ago and, with the recent weather, seems dry.
Having looked at various other threads about painting new plaster, it would seem that Dulux supermatt is the paint to start with. The final coat will be Soft-sheen magnolia (or that type of colour). I will have a look at the instructions on the tin but do I need to thin/water down the supermatt? I once painted over newly plastered walls with the cheapest paint possible and it took SIX coats of paint – this was using a pad. I was going to use a roller this time as the finish looks far superior to that of a pad – never rollered before though. Do I do the supermatt coats with a roller or is a paint brush preferable?
Final question – for now (bit of a thicky this one). The ceiling is going to be brilliant white. We have just had plaster coving fitted and will be painting the ceiling, coving and freeze (bit above the picture rail) all white. Is it normal to paint this all the same texture of white? I was going to use either soft-sheen or matt.
Many thanks
G
