OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?
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"Mogga" wrote in message
...
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?



4 weeks?
I painted 50% water/emulsion mix just 3 days later
never had a problem
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Vass wrote:
"Mogga" wrote in message
...
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?



4 weeks?
I painted 50% water/emulsion mix just 3 days later
never had a problem
Yep. As long as you use a matt finish then the surface will breathe.

Likewise behind cupboards..its enough air movement to let them dry.

Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

I waited a couple of weeks and three years later the walls are fine.

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?

All rooms. If you don't seal the plaster, the dry plaster sucks much of
the water out of the paint and your paint does not go on properly.

The sealing is to protect the paint not the wall!

Guy
-- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Guy Dawson I.T. Manager Crossflight Ltd

On 6 Jun, 15:09, Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)

You can use porous paint right away, but best not to use emulsion. If
you do, it may be fine, but no guarantees.


but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

no. Best wait a few days till the worst of the damp is out though.

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?

none should be PVAed.


NT

Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?

No rooms at all! Never put PVA on plaster before painting; it's far
worse than not treating it at all. It seals the plaster, but makes a
nice non-stick layer which the paint will subsequently peel right off.
Use cheap diluted-down emulsion.

David

Lobster wrote:
Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing) but what about
hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?
And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?

No rooms at all! Never put PVA on plaster before painting; it's far
worse than not treating it at all. It seals the plaster, but makes a
nice non-stick layer which the paint will subsequently peel right off.
Use cheap diluted-down emulsion.

David
Or simply dilute whatever emulsion you are using by 30% or so.

On Jun 6, 3:09 pm, Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?
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I'd hang on until the plaster has had at least a week to dry before
hanging your cupboards.

Many people use PVA and get away with it! If you do use it, use it
sparingly. PVA has two issues - (1) the particle size is larger than a
typical plaster sealer, it doesn't soak in to the plaster as well, so
does not "fix" the plaster as effectively. (2) Applying too much can
cause problems, as it sits on the surface which can cause a number of
issues when paint is applied on top.

Using a diluted first coat of paint is not the best option either.
Although diluting it gets around the issue of the plaster sucking
water out of the paint (causing the paint to dry too fast), paint is
not as good as plaster sealer at binding the powdery plaster surface .
The issue there is that this powdery layer can cause problems later
on. Maybe not on your first painting, but in future re-decorations.
Paint (particularly matt paint) contracts as it dries. This
contraction can cause paint to crack and flake off if underlying
layers have poor adhesion.

So...as you may have guessed by now..... I would recomend using
plaster sealer. But only after your plaster is dry.

www.diypaint.co.uk

On 6 Jun, 17:28, Lobster wrote:
Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?

No rooms at all! Never put PVA on plaster before painting; it's far
worse than not treating it at all. It seals the plaster, but makes a
nice non-stick layer which the paint will subsequently peel right off.
Use cheap diluted-down emulsion.

David

David, you should have typed that in capital letters! DON'T PUT PVA ON
BARE PLASTER IF YOU INTEND TO PAINT OVER IT!!!!!!!!!

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:47:45 -0700, Mr Fuxit
wrote:

On 6 Jun, 17:28, Lobster wrote:
Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?

No rooms at all! Never put PVA on plaster before painting; it's far
worse than not treating it at all. It seals the plaster, but makes a
nice non-stick layer which the paint will subsequently peel right off.
Use cheap diluted-down emulsion.

David

David, you should have typed that in capital letters! DON'T PUT PVA ON
BARE PLASTER IF YOU INTEND TO PAINT OVER IT!!!!!!!!!


So that's definitely no pva then?

Matt emulsion?
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On Jun 7, 8:21 am, Mogga wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:47:45 -0700, Mr Fuxit



wrote:
On 6 Jun, 17:28, Lobster wrote:
Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?

No rooms at all! Never put PVA on plaster before painting; it's far
worse than not treating it at all. It seals the plaster, but makes a
nice non-stick layer which the paint will subsequently peel right off.
Use cheap diluted-down emulsion.

David

David, you should have typed that in capital letters! DON'T PUT PVA ON
BARE PLASTER IF YOU INTEND TO PAINT OVER IT!!!!!!!!!

So that's definitely no pva then?

Matt emulsion?
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Or get it delivered for free

Normal matt in kitchen & bathrooms - no.

Dulux & B&Q both do a kitchen and bathroom matt. These will withstand
the higher humidity and water splashes you may have in these rooms.

On Jun 7, 8:21 am, Mogga wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:47:45 -0700, Mr Fuxit



wrote:
On 6 Jun, 17:28, Lobster wrote:
Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?

No rooms at all! Never put PVA on plaster before painting; it's far
worse than not treating it at all. It seals the plaster, but makes a
nice non-stick layer which the paint will subsequently peel right off.
Use cheap diluted-down emulsion.

David

David, you should have typed that in capital letters! DON'T PUT PVA ON
BARE PLASTER IF YOU INTEND TO PAINT OVER IT!!!!!!!!!

So that's definitely no pva then?

Matt emulsion?
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free


normal matt emulsion - no.

Dulux or B&Q Kitchen & Bathroom matt - yes

Mr Fuxit wrote:
On 6 Jun, 17:28, Lobster wrote:
Mogga wrote:
OK it says at least 4 weeks before painting (sealing)
but what about hanging units on them? Will they stop drying out if
there are cupboards on the walls?

And should you pva seal all romos or just bathrooms and kitchens?

No rooms at all! Never put PVA on plaster before painting; it's far
worse than not treating it at all. It seals the plaster, but makes a
nice non-stick layer which the paint will subsequently peel right
off. Use cheap diluted-down emulsion.

David

David, you should have typed that in capital letters! DON'T PUT PVA ON
BARE PLASTER IF YOU INTEND TO PAINT OVER IT!!!!!!!!!


Hmmm - I've nearly always done it, and never had any problems. I've
occasionally used thinned emulsion instead, and that's worked fine too.
Once her ladyship changed the plan and I had to emulsion over sizing, and
that worked OK as well.

Seems to me that the key is to use a very light, thin penetrating
application, rather than slather on so much paint/pva/size/sealant so it
skins.

On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:33:03 -0700, diypaint
wrote:



Matt emulsion?
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Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free


normal matt emulsion - no.

Dulux or B&Q Kitchen & Bathroom matt - yes

for the dilution bit?
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On Jun 8, 10:11 am, Mogga wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:33:03 -0700, diypaint
wrote:



Matt emulsion?
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

normal matt emulsion - no.

Dulux or B&Q Kitchen & Bathroom matt - yes

for the dilution bit?
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

Use plaster sealer. With any other method (PVA or diluted paint) you
may get away with it, you may not.

On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:34:51 -0700, diypaint
wrote:

On Jun 8, 10:11 am, Mogga wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:33:03 -0700, diypaint
wrote:



Matt emulsion?
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

normal matt emulsion - no.

Dulux or B&Q Kitchen & Bathroom matt - yes

for the dilution bit?
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

Use plaster sealer. With any other method (PVA or diluted paint) you
may get away with it, you may not.


We asked in B&Q for it and they don't even sell their own. Someone
else was there looking for it too. They recommended emulsion
We went to focus and they don't stock it either. They recommended PVA.
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In article ,
Mogga writes:

We asked in B&Q for it and they don't even sell their own. Someone
else was there looking for it too. They recommended emulsion
We went to focus and they don't stock it either. They recommended PVA.

You might find it in a specialist decorators supplier.
However, most decorators use cheap brilliant white
emulsion, thinned (or don't bother preparing the
plaster at all, and don't care that the paint will
flake off in a few years).

--
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On Jun 9, 4:55 pm, Mogga wrote:
On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:34:51 -0700, diypaint
wrote:



On Jun 8, 10:11 am, Mogga wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:33:03 -0700, diypaint
wrote:

Matt emulsion?
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

normal matt emulsion - no.

Dulux or B&Q Kitchen & Bathroom matt - yes

for the dilution bit?
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

Use plaster sealer. With any other method (PVA or diluted paint) you
may get away with it, you may not.

We asked in B&Q for it and they don't even sell their own. Someone
else was there looking for it too. They recommended emulsion
We went to focus and they don't stock it either. They recommended PVA.
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

B&Q do sell plaster sealer! Though you may need to go to a warehouse
store to find it.
Go to www.diy.com and search for "plaster sealer". You'll get several
hits.
They stock their own brand and a dulux branded product.

On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:36:12 -0000, diypaint
wrote:


We asked in B&Q for it and they don't even sell their own. Someone
else was there looking for it too. They recommended emulsion
We went to focus and they don't stock it either. They recommended PVA.
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

B&Q do sell plaster sealer! Though you may need to go to a warehouse
store to find it.
Go to www.diy.com and search for "plaster sealer". You'll get several
hits.
They stock their own brand and a dulux branded product.


We went to the B&Q warehouse. The largest in the are with two floors.
They don't sell it.
You can't buy it online but it is listed - both their own and dulux.

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On 09 Jun 2007 16:18:55 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
Mogga writes:

We asked in B&Q for it and they don't even sell their own. Someone
else was there looking for it too. They recommended emulsion
We went to focus and they don't stock it either. They recommended PVA.

You might find it in a specialist decorators supplier.
However, most decorators use cheap brilliant white
emulsion, thinned (or don't bother preparing the
plaster at all, and don't care that the paint will
flake off in a few years).

I think this is the route we'll be going... although its almost
tempting to do half one way in pva and one in emulsion...
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On Jun 9, 6:57 pm, Mogga wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:36:12 -0000, diypaint
wrote:

We asked in B&Q for it and they don't even sell their own. Someone
else was there looking for it too. They recommended emulsion
We went to focus and they don't stock it either. They recommended PVA.
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

B&Q do sell plaster sealer! Though you may need to go to a warehouse
store to find it.
Go towww.diy.comand search for "plaster sealer". You'll get several
hits.
They stock their own brand and a dulux branded product.

We went to the B&Q warehouse. The largest in the are with two floors.
They don't sell it.
You can't buy it online but it is listed - both their own and dulux.

--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

It is is a white container with a screw top lid.

Go to the store armed with the EAN (barcode number - which you can get
from the website) and ask for a location at the service desk.

0000003220726 (2.5L)
0000003311271 (1 L)

If I remember right, it is in the same aisle as paint brushes
etc....Just to be sure, give the store a ring before u go to see if
they have any in stock.
Good luck.!!!

On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:17:47 -0000, diypaint
wrote:



It is is a white container with a screw top lid.

Go to the store armed with the EAN (barcode number - which you can get
from the website) and ask for a location at the service desk.

0000003220726 (2.5L)
0000003311271 (1 L)

If I remember right, it is in the same aisle as paint brushes
etc....Just to be sure, give the store a ring before u go to see if
they have any in stock.
Good luck.!!!

I think you're madly optimistic! She looked it up on the computer and
came and showed us the shelf where it'd be.
I thinkit was interesting to see their attitude too - that the staff
were happy to not recommend it. Wonder if dulux know?

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On Jun 9, 10:20 pm, Mogga wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:17:47 -0000, diypaint
wrote:



It is is a white container with a screw top lid.

Go to the store armed with the EAN (barcode number - which you can get
from the website) and ask for a location at the service desk.

0000003220726 (2.5L)
0000003311271 (1 L)

If I remember right, it is in the same aisle as paint brushes
etc....Just to be sure, give the store a ring before u go to see if
they have any in stock.
Good luck.!!!

I think you're madly optimistic! She looked it up on the computer and
came and showed us the shelf where it'd be.
I thinkit was interesting to see their attitude too - that the staff
were happy to not recommend it. Wonder if dulux know?

--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

Hiya, madly optimistic! The nicest thing anyone has said to me in a
while!! lol
I miss-understood what you were saying - I though you were saying that
they didn't sell it rather than they didn't have any in stock. Maybe
loads of people have been reading these posts and now there is a
countrywide shortage of plaster sealer?!! :-)

The EANs I posted were for the B&Q version, not Dulux. In my opinion
it is actully better - as it has a shorter re-coat time and does just
as good a job!.

On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:49:40 -0000, diypaint
wrote:

On Jun 9, 10:20 pm, Mogga wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:17:47 -0000, diypaint
wrote:



It is is a white container with a screw top lid.

Go to the store armed with the EAN (barcode number - which you can get
from the website) and ask for a location at the service desk.

0000003220726 (2.5L)
0000003311271 (1 L)

If I remember right, it is in the same aisle as paint brushes
etc....Just to be sure, give the store a ring before u go to see if
they have any in stock.
Good luck.!!!

I think you're madly optimistic! She looked it up on the computer and
came and showed us the shelf where it'd be.
I thinkit was interesting to see their attitude too - that the staff
were happy to not recommend it. Wonder if dulux know?

--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

Hiya, madly optimistic! The nicest thing anyone has said to me in a
while!! lol
I miss-understood what you were saying - I though you were saying that
they didn't sell it rather than they didn't have any in stock. Maybe
loads of people have been reading these posts and now there is a
countrywide shortage of plaster sealer?!! :-)


the bloke implied they never had any in stock but he'd not recommend
it anyway

The EANs I posted were for the B&Q version, not Dulux. In my opinion
it is actully better - as it has a shorter re-coat time and does just
as good a job!.

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50/50 matt is fine. If you need to use PVA then water it down by a lot
more then 50/50. Use 50/50 Matt paint though it's alot easier. Paster
will dry within a week or less.
I hate it when I redecorate a place thats has unsealed plaster, my pet
hate along with people that have not removed covers on downlights
before decorating.

On 9 Jun, 17:18, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
In article ,
Mogga writes:



We asked in B&Q for it and they don't even sell their own. Someone
else was there looking for it too. They recommended emulsion
We went to focus and they don't stock it either. They recommended PVA.

You might find it in a specialist decorators supplier.
However, most decorators use cheap brilliant white
emulsion, thinned (or don't bother preparing the
plaster at all, and don't care that the paint will
flake off in a few years).

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]