Two years ago, I emulsioned my Lounge, hall, stairs and landing in the same
colour using B&Q's own ivory matt. Most of the stairs and landing now looks
horrendous. There is large scale cracking that looks like crazy paving.
The size of the paving is about 25mm and fairly consistent. It is getting
worse by the week although it started about a year ago after it had been
done a year or so. In the bedroom it has started although not nearly as
bad. In places up the stairs it has started to bubble and lift away from
the wall. Some of the crack lines are perfectly vertical and yet another
pair of lines follow exactly where the premoved old dado rail was.
Previously, the walls were de-papered, leaving part bare plaster(in good
condition) and part previous old emulsion which was lightly sanded to try to
achieve a more uniform surface to take the new emulsion. When finished it
looked wonderful. Now it looks like a pig's ear and will have to be done
again. What did we do wrong? Was it cheap paint? Lack of prepping?
Global warming? Hoping someone can put me right as I don't want to have to
do it all over again in another 2 years.

Glyn

"wounded horse" wrote in message
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Two years ago, I emulsioned my Lounge, hall, stairs and landing in the
same colour using B&Q's own ivory matt. Most of the stairs and landing now
looks horrendous. There is large scale cracking that looks like crazy
paving. The size of the paving is about 25mm and fairly consistent. It is
getting worse by the week although it started about a year ago after it
had been done a year or so. In the bedroom it has started although not
nearly as bad. In places up the stairs it has started to bubble and lift
away from the wall. Some of the crack lines are perfectly vertical and yet
another pair of lines follow exactly where the premoved old dado rail was.
Previously, the walls were de-papered, leaving part bare plaster(in good
condition) and part previous old emulsion which was lightly sanded to try
to achieve a more uniform surface to take the new emulsion. When finished
it looked wonderful. Now it looks like a pig's ear and will have to be
done again. What did we do wrong? Was it cheap paint? Lack of prepping?
Global warming? Hoping someone can put me right as I don't want to have
to do it all over again in another 2 years.

Cheap paint, yea olde 3 coat (or more) B&Q emulsion showing its form again.