PVA glue used on walls - now emulsion cracks when dry !!!
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:49 pm
Hi,
I recently had my Bathroom walls replastered and my b/f thought the plasterer said to seal the walls with PVA glue before painting. In fact he only meant to PVA the areas where we were going to tile.
Now, when we paint the walls with emulsion and it dries out....it looks like a dried up river bed....hundreds of cracks!! I think this is because the paint cannot soak into the walls because of the PVA.
What I need to know is what paint i can use on top of the PVA, so that this crackle effect doesn't occur ??
Many Thanks
Maxie
I recently had my Bathroom walls replastered and my b/f thought the plasterer said to seal the walls with PVA glue before painting. In fact he only meant to PVA the areas where we were going to tile.
Now, when we paint the walls with emulsion and it dries out....it looks like a dried up river bed....hundreds of cracks!! I think this is because the paint cannot soak into the walls because of the PVA.
What I need to know is what paint i can use on top of the PVA, so that this crackle effect doesn't occur ??
Many Thanks
Maxie