Once the leak has been repaired leave to dry for a minimum of 1 week. Scrape and sand any loose areas. Fill & dust if required. Apply a damp sealer or oil based paint and allow to fully dry. Two applications of coloured or white emulsion is recommended.
Hair line cracking normal need racking out with i scraper or knife. Make larger in depth before and good dust. Dry porus areas are recommended to have a coat of uni bond and allowed to dry before being filled normal twice. A light sand and dust is required before two coat of paint. If cracking continue to return hanging lining paper or wallrock is your next best option. Replastering would only be recommended after re plaster boarding in this instance.
Firstly concluding any wooden floor has been stored correctly is difficult to tell just by looking. Acclimatising all wood by opening packs and stacking wood in the desired room for 1 – 2 weeks is essential.
1 roll of wallpaper normal covers 3 lenths of a wall, that’s floor to ceiling 60 inches or 153 cm across.
A useful little aid to help you arrive at the right number of rolls for wallpapering, is the interactive‘How Much Do I Need’ calculation tool..
The two choices are oil based or water based paints.
Oil Based, pros. 1. Much better quality finish. 2. Much strong to wear & tear. 3. Easier to wipe over. cons. 1. Smell is stronger. 2. White paints dis colour over the years. Rooms with low natural light levels will discolour quicker.
Water based, pros. 1. White paint stays white even in dark rooms. 2. Smell in very low odor. cons. 2. Some brands and finishes can be low quality finish. More difficult to achieve ultra flat application in direct sunlight or in high temperatures.
Our recommendations are water based emulsions for walls & ceilings. Oil Based for wood work. Furniture is ok with water based paints if spraying.
Depending on the application we use different brands of paint for different areas and preferred finishes. We have grown to prefer the following brands.
Dulux Trade, Little Green, Sandtex, Zinsser, Albany.
Adding features to walls is sometimes a more difficult task. If a room is long and narrow adding a feature on the small end wall will help the room feel more square. Adding on the long wall will only make the room feel even narrow.
