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By *LBish OP Couple
over a year ago
near bury st edmunds |
Ok im having to decorate, i have a question. I have white wash on my walls grrrr im scraping as much peeled paint off as poss. then i have to wash the walls down, Then paper. Is this right, or is there another way. Also i have mould just abit, been told to go over it with Gloss and it wont come through?
Any advice or any offers to come sort it out lol
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"Ok im having to decorate, i have a question. I have white wash on my walls grrrr im scraping as much peeled paint off as poss. then i have to wash the walls down, Then paper. Is this right, or is there another way. Also i have mould just abit, been told to go over it with Gloss and it wont come through?
Any advice or any offers to come sort it out lol
xxx"
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"Ok im having to decorate, i have a question. I have white wash on my walls grrrr im scraping as much peeled paint off as poss. then i have to wash the walls down, Then paper. Is this right, or is there another way. Also i have mould just abit, been told to go over it with Gloss and it wont come through?
Any advice or any offers to come sort it out lol
xxx"
If its whitewash on brick and no render or plaster you can go vigorously at it with scrapers wire brushes etc. It is unusual to have it on plastered walls though and if you have sanding it down, painting with an ant mould compound then leave stand before papering is what you need to do. A tip it will be hot work so you might want to do it in the bare minimum. I could come watch you to make sure you don’t over heat  |
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If the wall surface is still a bit flaky give it a couple of coats of PVA diluted 1 part PVA with 4 parts water. Once dried this should stick it all together well so that you don't have loads of bits dropping off when you come to paint or paper it. |
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By *LBish OP Couple
over a year ago
near bury st edmunds |
Its a old old council house, so yehh white wash is on plaster. managed to get most of the plaking paint work off, guess now ill just have to scrub the walls down, before papering it, grrrr. Dam pain in the arse. Thanks for the replys. As for the mould, council just keep telling me only to be expected in such old houses, you know what they are like dont give a shit. two vents in the room too so its not venterlation. Fingers crossed what i am doing works i guess. x |
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"Its a old old council house, so yehh white wash is on plaster. managed to get most of the plaking paint work off, guess now ill just have to scrub the walls down, before papering it, grrrr. Dam pain in the arse. Thanks for the replys. As for the mould, council just keep telling me only to be expected in such old houses, you know what they are like dont give a shit. two vents in the room too so its not venterlation. Fingers crossed what i am doing works i guess. x"
mould grows with damp and warmth. Ventilation is the usual suspect but like you say you have 2 vents so should work but make sure they are not blocked or switched on and do open the windows to air. Condensation also causes mould so ensure your windows are properly sealed. Just because it's an old house doesn't mean it should suffer from mould. The other reason is water getting in somewhere. If low level the DPS may need checking, does it have a DPS. If high level in say a bedroom, the roof or guttering could be leaking or bricks need repointing.
Certain companies have damp readers that can help detect where the damp, water ingress is likely to have come from so get on the phone and badger the council to look at it more closely.
Once sorted a good pva / stain block will stop the stain showing. |
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Forget going over it with gloss..its an old wives tale, and PVA wont hold back damp stains trust me..
I dont know what your refering to when you say 'whitewash' because a lot of people still call ordinary emulsion whitewash...
But if it is 'real' whitewash, as in distemper/limewash you will need to thoroughly wash it all over...and then rinse the walls to remove any residue..
Any old damp stains can be sealed with OIL BASED undercoat..if the damp is existing then you have to cure it at the source..
Mould can be treated with fungicidal wash or a mix of 1 part water to 4 parts bleach...sponge it on, leave overnight and then rinse...if there is still a powdery film on the wall when you rub your hand over it then youl have to do it again until it stops.
Personally I would then fill rub down, size or apply a thin coat of alkali resisting primer and line the walls before you put your finish paper on..otherwise you could be throwing good money after bad.. |
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