Communal Hallway Wood Work

[Jeremy2014]

Hello,

With a neighbour, we want to redo the communal hallway. Paint wise - Couple of thoughts – questions:

1/ Should we stick to white so to keep it neutral? And if so, what type of white as when looking online, there are so many options.
Or should we embrace and be creative and make the hallway a statement with specific colours?

2/Woodwork

• Each door flat and wood frame door
• Skirting board

I have used both Gloss and water-based products before and understand that gloss is trickier to apply and takes much longer to dry.

When I redone inside my flat, went with water-based for wood work and curious if for communal hallway, we should stick to gloss as much more traffic (only 4 flat) but easier to whip clean too.

Many thanks,

 

[Wayners]

Use a waterbased satin in white.

Will stay white.
In the future a 320 grade quick rub over the satin and a clean, then one coat of satin with freshen up.
Easy maintenance...

 

[endecotp]

How much light is there?

 

[Scally-Ho]

IMO the best option for either white or magnolia is Leyland Hard Wearing Matt Emulsion. I recommend this as a landlord where scrubbable paint is essential. Compared with all of the trade outlets, B&Q is still the best value at £60 for 10L.

https://www.diy.com/departments/leyland-trade-hardwearing-brilliant-white-matt-emulsion-paint-10l/5010426809793_BQ.prd

 

[Jeremy2014]

Pics so to show lights in the communal hallway.

 

[Scally-Ho]

After viewing your additional photographs, I am even more inclined to suggest either white or magnolia for maximum reflectance.

 

[endecotp]

Not too gloomy. Since it’s already white, repaint in pure brilliant white unless you fancy something fancy. (Do you want something fancy?) Water-based satin per @Wayners above for woodwork.

 

[Jeremy2014]

Thanks for the advice, guys. I thought that Oil Gloss would be stronger and easier to maintain than water-based satin finish for a communal hallway - is there any specific reason of the recommendation for the water based satin versus oil based gloss?

 

[Collectors]

IMO the best option for either white or magnolia is Leyland Hard Wearing Matt Emulsion. I recommend this as a landlord where scrubbable paint is essential. Compared with all of the trade outlets, B&Q is still the best value at £60 for 10L.

https://www.diy.com/departments/leyland-trade-hardwearing-brilliant-white-matt-emulsion-paint-10l/5010426809793_BQ.prd

Totally agree, i rent 3 rooms in my place & if there is a change of lodger a quick scoot around with a brush to touch up is very easy. Quicker than a wash down. Havant had to re-decorate in 8 years & all are happy.

 

[Scally-Ho]

Totally agree, i rent 3 rooms in my place & if there is a change of lodger a quick scoot around with a brush to touch up is very easy. Quicker than a wash down. Havant had to re-decorate in 8 years & all are happy.

I am fortunate with my list of tenants as most keep wanting to renew their lease, so I am left with nothing to do. Now the area council want me to rent to them (government pressure, I'm sure) but there's no way I'm allowing illegal immigrants access to any of my properties. I'd rather sell than to let one of those into any of my hard-won properties. . . sod off!!

 

[Collectors]

I am fortunate with my list of tenants as most keep wanting to renew their lease, so I am left with nothing to do. Now the area council want me to rent to them (government pressure, I'm sure) but there's no way I'm allowing illegal immigrants access to any of my properties. I'd rather sell than to let one of those into any of my hard-won properties. . . sod off!!

Totally agree.

 

[Jeremy2014]

and for the woodwork Like doors, door frame and skirting board, would you use the same product as well? I thought that for wood, one needed a slightly different product than for walls.

IMO the best option for either white or magnolia is Leyland Hard Wearing Matt Emulsion. I recommend this as a landlord where scrubbable paint is essential. Compared with all of the trade outlets, B&Q is still the best value at £60 for 10L.

https://www.diy.com/departments/leyland-trade-hardwearing-brilliant-white-matt-emulsion-paint-10l/5010426809793_BQ.prd

 

[Scally-Ho]

With most modern hard-wearing latex-based paints, they will be good for covering most internal surfaces. I have a recently made long multiple sliding door wardrobe in my bedroom with cupboards above, and the whole of it was finished in Leyland Trade Hard Wearing Emulsion (pastel green). No frikkin about with different paints and the same can did the lot after the Leyland primer of course

 

[Jeremy2014]

Hi All, so if the existing wood work has been oil based painted in the past, then light sand, then primer before to apply the water Satin wood based paint? am I correct?
and by light sand, is that just a gentle sanding to scratch the paint?
Thanks in advance

 

[Scally-Ho]

Yeah, just put some grab on the old gloss and then paint away after a good vacuuming