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by Matthew32
Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:21 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Bathroom Wall Paint Suddenly Gone all Patchy?
Replies: 0
Views: 2427

Bathroom Wall Paint Suddenly Gone all Patchy?

Hi all, One of my bathroom walls is an external Victorian wall. It’s been damp checked etc. It was previously painted with matt emulsion with no problems, however I got same colour in Dulux bathroom paint and painted it in that, in August. It looked absolutely fine, until about 2 weeks ago, at the s...
by Matthew32
Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:12 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Small Paths on Inside of Kitchen Exterior Wall Keeps Cracking/Pushing out
Replies: 0
Views: 1651

Small Paths on Inside of Kitchen Exterior Wall Keeps Cracking/Pushing out

Hi, I have a small patch about the size of a large coin that keep cracking/splitting outwards ok my kitchen wall. It’s on the inside of an exterior wall. I’ve lived here for 8 years and it appeared about a year ago. If I repair it (scrap it out and fill it) it’s fine for about a month and then gradu...
by Matthew32
Tue May 07, 2019 3:43 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Paint Blistering Around Edge of Filler
Replies: 3
Views: 4986

Re: Paint Blistering Around Edge of Filler

gc1967 wrote:Scrape it down again and refill and sand it all down and give it a good dusting down. Apply a coat of Zinserr over all the filler patches, all Zinserr to dry and then apply your top coats.


That's exactly what I did this time around, but I didn't Zinsser over the filler.
by Matthew32
Sun May 05, 2019 3:03 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Bathroom Wall Problem With Paint not Adhering Properly
Replies: 0
Views: 1740

Bathroom Wall Problem With Paint not Adhering Properly

I feel like I've written about this a million times, but here goes.... When I moved in my property 8 years ago, I had tha bathroom retiled and the bathroom wall replastered. It's an exterior brick wall in a victorian house. It then transpired the tiles were fixed directly to the plaster, with no mem...
by Matthew32
Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:04 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Paint Blistering Around Edge of Filler
Replies: 3
Views: 4986

Paint Blistering Around Edge of Filler

I had a previous issue with the shower tiles leaking and damaging the plaster on the bathroom wall. This issue has since be remedied. The tiles no longer leak, and I’ve had the wall checked for damp. There’s no pipe work in the wall and the outside is sound. I filled the damaged area with Polyfilla,...
by Matthew32
Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:32 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Tiling Leaking or is Bath/Shower Leaking Even With Waterproof Membrane
Replies: 0
Views: 2428

Tiling Leaking or is Bath/Shower Leaking Even With Waterproof Membrane

Bear with me, this is a long story: This the 5th time I've had this work done, and no body seems to know the cause. I have a bath mounted shower, which comes off a bath mixer tap which come from the floor. (THERES NO PIPES IN THE WALL). This was all originally fitted with new tiles after I moved in ...
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