Hi, we are almost at the end of a loft conversion and we had agreed to decorate the loft ourselves rather than have the builder do it. So the quote for the job on the conversion was to a builders finish. The builder has almost finished now and we are in the process of getting ready to decorate and have noticed that some of the plaster finish needs smoothing and filling to make it suitable for painting straight over also there is lots of gap filling required round skirting board etc. Am I just being hopeful that the room should have been ready to paint straight over or does to a builders finish imply that there is a fair bit of preparation work required before decorating can start. Any comments would be appreciated.
What quality is a "builders finish"
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the painter is often referred to as the undertaker....cos he buries everybody elses mistakes. In my experiance the painter is the last in the line of the process so everybody assumes that he will make good. Its therefore not unusal for tops of skirtings to need caulking, bumps knocks and scratches, filling etc etc.
Having said that there work shouldnt be shoody and if you are not happy point it out
Having said that there work shouldnt be shoody and if you are not happy point it out
Thermo said:
would agree with that, apart from minor knocks or scratches the plasterwork should be ready to paint, when we leave a loft undecorated at a plaster finish, we don't caulk or fill skirtings, architraves etcwe do puinch nails ready for filling but the plasterwork wouldn't need filling.
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