No matter how good a Decorator you are there is always a customer with a limited amount of money to spend that can only go so far with the job they need doing ,its frustrating at times but thats life i suppose .Those walls should be taken back to brick and replastered or at least over boarded but you can only work within the budget available at the time .Common problem i see every week so you just have to switch off your desire to do a nice job and move on to the next one .
Fair play mate! You’ve managed a silk purse out of a sows ear haha!! And your right when you say white hides a multitude of things. I’m sure your customer will be chuffed! Take care! Marc
I sympathise. I'm a spread, my best mate is a deccy like you. I'd wind him up by over poloshing on final trowel, you know the score! But that's brutal mate tbh! You did sound depressed in this video lol. I do like to look after the decs, just for personal pride in my work let alone reputation on a serious note. Subscribed.👍🏻Good job.
why do you have to use diluted pva please? to seal the large areas of plaster & filler? due to a bathroom or always as best practice to seal filler prior to painting?
As a professional painting contractor, I have worked on walls just like this unfortunately, and they are always a lot of work and very time-consuming to restore.
I would scrape that wall then get a cementitious product to do a first coat (durarock 90 in Canada) and try to not sand it, then scim coat over all of that
I've had that at the house we moved into. Looked good but over time plaster chalked away. Have to sand it and redo. Case of mask it for the sale i think
You obliviously did not watch the video... this was peeling plaster lol... not paint... watch all before commenting.. and gain some knowledge in decorating..
@@PaintingandDecorating I meant the flaking paint issue which is what the original problem was when somebody decided to skim it. I've been subscribed to your channel for a while and didn't think I'd left any bad comments on any but it seems you got out of bed on the wrong side this morning or something so I'm unsubscribing grumpy chops. Some home truths by the way, I did watch all the video and thought you bodged it. Plaster doesn't peel it de-laminates, the bits you left and feathered up to will delaminate just the same because they have the same layers as the rest. It needed all scraping off, PVA and then a re-skim, I can actually plaster and that is a quick job made long winded by a bodging low-skilled decorator like yourself. Bit my tongue on plenty of your bodging videos so to be called out when I said nothing is hilarious. Get over yourself and learn to plaster!
Do you have to dilute paint before painting and by how much? Total noob here (well made a mess of bathroom by slapping on Matt paint and steam made it all peel off)
Hi, I am starting off my DIY career in my new house, can't get enough of your videos. But this one leaves me confused, most places I look it says not to PVA before painting. When and where is this rule applicable?
Nice job..may I ask about the pva though ..on a number of forums incl trade it seems to be seen as a bad idea to emulsion over pva . Is that only in relation to neat pva and what's the max strength dilution you'd be happy to use then emulsion on top?. Many thanks, Bill in Devon
I was happy on ur work and it supposed help me to solve problems;thank u! But one thing like to ask u is the chemical or material u used sell is what was it? Writing u please
Cracking job. I have a similar problem (less filling) but the customer has had it previously painted with a very shiny paint, not gloss, assuming vinyl silk. I have to paint over this, do I need to sand it first and then apply vinyl silk again? (I'm new to decorating and its a massive learning curve) - thanks if you find the time to reply. Keep up the great work :)
@@andrewmcgeorge7820 do you not to give it light sand to give a key for fresh new paint to be applied , which has been painted say about 5-10years. It is ok if you have painted the wall few days before or few weeks before then you are ok applying the paint without sanding,as it still fresh.
Hi, love your video, cracking result! I've got a cheeky question... I understand if you don't have the time to answer. I've recently moved into an old house after years in rented accommodation, so my DIY skills are scanty. I've filled some cracks in my plasterboard ceiling, but have over-filled it I think, so lots of rubbing down! Ceiling is slightly textured (textured paint I think, not Artex or anything like that), but the rubbed- down areas are now obviously smooth; it will look horrible when I paint over it. Short of sanding the whole ceiling flat 😬, I was thinking of rollering the smooth bits with textured paint and trying to blend it in, and then painting over whole ceiling with emulsion. I do want a good result though, so do you think this will work? or can you suggest anything else please? Kind regards, Mike
Excellent video. I have been following your channel for some time now. Using the products you use. One thing I keeping struggling with is the filler shows through the paint. Even after multiple coats. I think you call this flash back. Not sure. Any pointers on this please. Thank you
Like night and day - another great job!! I am about to tackle a room, with cracks running down the internal corners. Do you tape them before filling, or do you rake out, PVA and then fill?
Not wallpaper, but if paint has aderhered to the plaster good, and isn’t flaking or cracking, no loose parts, and it’s still decent plaster under the paint, like and old wall with browning or something if you scour with Stanley and pva, it will be a good finish on paint. I don’t know what’s happened here
The end result looks fabulous. While I was repainting my shower room, a piece of plaster fell off, exposing the pinkish unfinished wall underneath. How can I fix this problem? Should I sand it and then apply some dilute PVA? I have some wood glue at home and it says it's PVA, do you think this would be suitable? I'd very much appreciate your advice.
Newsflash - plaster doesn't stick to paint. Had the same problem at my house - skim everywhere, over wallpaper, over poor plaster (cracked to buggery) and over paint. On the topside of one window reveal it was only the outer layer of (horrible grey) vinyl silk holding it up... What can we learn? Skimming doesn't solve anything apart from a plasterer's cash flow problems.
Every comment you seam to leave is derogative.. which leads me to only one conclusion. You will have to forgive me if I ignore you from now on. Thanks.
@@PaintingandDecorating All I asked was what paint you used, how is that derogatory? Was it the joke about the spray foam, I thought that was a bit of fun an in joke amongst regular viewers, wasn't meant to offend. Anyway, unsubscribing, strange reaction from you.
to be honest the problem is not with the plasterers because they would have to stay 2 days to clean 1 square metre of paint , problem is the owner he should paid more to do all the walls with plasteboard or just to shut the mouth not to complain , it's funny when you get phone calls I want it really cheap and perfect quality , is like to say i want the shit to smell like flower which it means they don't come together
Nice recovery mate, As a decorator for 50 years (now retired) I came up against
These problems all of the time, & like i said nice Recovery.
Baz.
Cheers mate, you don't know what your missing it's gone mad out there..
No matter how good a Decorator you are there is always a customer with a limited amount of money to spend that can only go so far with the job they need doing ,its frustrating at times but thats life i suppose .Those walls should be taken back to brick and replastered or at least over boarded but you can only work within the budget available at the time .Common problem i see every week so you just have to switch off your desire to do a nice job and move on to the next one .
Money its the biggest factor in every story similar to this! People simply do not have enough money for this style of modern living!
Fair play mate! You’ve managed a silk purse out of a sows ear haha!! And your right when you say white hides a multitude of things. I’m sure your customer will be chuffed! Take care! Marc
Cheers mate 👍
Wow!
...as always - thank you for walking us through what's going on here!
Thank you
Man, times I've come across this, even over wallpaper. The mind boggles.
I sympathise. I'm a spread, my best mate is a deccy like you. I'd wind him up by over poloshing on final trowel, you know the score! But that's brutal mate tbh! You did sound depressed in this video lol. I do like to look after the decs, just for personal pride in my work let alone reputation on a serious note.
Subscribed.👍🏻Good job.
Cheers thanks.. hard work at times.
But like you say it's nice to have a good reputation. Thanks again for subscribing..
@Painting and Decorating Pleasure. All the best. 👍🏻
Top job, ya did well to rescue this mess mate. Nice 1.
Thank you.
Would this not have been a good candidate for using Zinsser Gardz instead of diluted PVA? Or did the budget not allow for it?
No I use the diluted PVA to seal the filler and bare plaster.
@@PaintingandDecoratingthanks. Looking forward to a video where you think it's needed.
This channel is great. So many handy tips.
Thank you, thanks for watching.
Great video nice job stay safe 🇬🇧👍🏻
WOW! amazing finish worth the hard work TFS
Thank you.
Amazing transformation!
Thanks.
It looked great when done!
good stuff.
why do you have to use diluted pva please? to seal the large areas of plaster & filler? due to a bathroom or always as best practice to seal filler prior to painting?
As a professional painting contractor, I have worked on walls just like this unfortunately, and they are always a lot of work and very time-consuming to restore.
Yes the painter saves the day, yet again 👍👍👍👍👍👍🏴
Thank you.
The plaster was hard enough to get off sure u didn't just make a big job out off it
Seems to always happen on a Monday morning or even worse Friday morning with a new job starting Monday 😡😡
I would scrape that wall then get a cementitious product to do a first coat (durarock 90 in Canada) and try to not sand it, then scim coat over all of that
Amazed how you made all that lot come good. Assume that was ready mix Polly filler over the undercoat plaster.
thanks and no it was not ready mixed.
When u put pva on before painting what mixture do u put on. Also do u then mist coat after or full coats of paint
I've had that at the house we moved into. Looked good but over time plaster chalked away. Have to sand it and redo.
Case of mask it for the sale i think
Great job looks amazing what's a good roller sleeve for a 9 inch and a 4 inch roller
Great transformation. What was the treatment for the plaster? You used something before PVA?
As mentioned it wasn't PVA as it would've taken too long to dry so zin primer was used instead.
Used Zinser Peel Stop on a wall a bit like that, have to say well impressed with the hassle it saved me.
You obliviously did not watch the video... this was peeling plaster lol... not paint... watch all before commenting.. and gain some knowledge in decorating..
@@PaintingandDecorating I meant the flaking paint issue which is what the original problem was when somebody decided to skim it. I've been subscribed to your channel for a while and didn't think I'd left any bad comments on any but it seems you got out of bed on the wrong side this morning or something so I'm unsubscribing grumpy chops. Some home truths by the way, I did watch all the video and thought you bodged it. Plaster doesn't peel it de-laminates, the bits you left and feathered up to will delaminate just the same because they have the same layers as the rest. It needed all scraping off, PVA and then a re-skim, I can actually plaster and that is a quick job made long winded by a bodging low-skilled decorator like yourself. Bit my tongue on plenty of your bodging videos so to be called out when I said nothing is hilarious. Get over yourself and learn to plaster!
Do you have to dilute paint before painting and by how much? Total noob here (well made a mess of bathroom by slapping on Matt paint and steam made it all peel off)
Hi, I am starting off my DIY career in my new house, can't get enough of your videos.
But this one leaves me confused, most places I look it says not to PVA before painting. When and where is this rule applicable?
Nice job..may I ask about the pva though ..on a number of forums incl trade it seems to be seen as a bad idea to emulsion over pva . Is that only in relation to neat pva and what's the max strength dilution you'd be happy to use then emulsion on top?. Many thanks, Bill in Devon
Thamk you... We use it thin like milky water.. and allow it to soak right in.. PVA can be bad if used wrong.
Should you always pva over the polyfiller to seal it stronger for when you roll it?
Can you link the thin card tool that you was using to scrape the paint off
Its just a continental filling knife
Great video again mate 👍
Thanks.
I was happy on ur work and it supposed help me to solve problems;thank u! But one thing like to ask u is the chemical or material u used sell is what was it? Writing u please
..Saturday tea time tutorial: 👏Thanks!
Great video as usual 👌 what undercoat filler did you use,
Thanks thistle undercoat plaster for solid walls.
Cracking job. I have a similar problem (less filling) but the customer has had it previously painted with a very shiny paint, not gloss, assuming vinyl silk. I have to paint over this, do I need to sand it first and then apply vinyl silk again? (I'm new to decorating and its a massive learning curve) - thanks if you find the time to reply. Keep up the great work :)
As long as it's not oil based, should be ok.
Sugar soap it first.
@@andrewmcgeorge7820 do you not to give it light sand to give a key for fresh new paint to be applied , which has been painted say about 5-10years. It is ok if you have painted the wall few days before or few weeks before then you are ok applying the paint without sanding,as it still fresh.
don't mean to be rude mate but how do you have customers when you're only beginning?
How long does the undercoat plaster take to dry mate? Got a job that needs to be done in 2 days got a deep hole. Cheers
Hi, love your video, cracking result!
I've got a cheeky question... I understand if you don't have the time to answer. I've recently moved into an old house after years in rented accommodation, so my DIY skills are scanty. I've filled some cracks in my plasterboard ceiling, but have over-filled it I think, so lots of rubbing down! Ceiling is slightly textured (textured paint I think, not Artex or anything like that), but the rubbed- down areas are now obviously smooth; it will look horrible when I paint over it. Short of sanding the whole ceiling flat 😬, I was thinking of rollering the smooth bits with textured paint and trying to blend it in, and then painting over whole ceiling with emulsion. I do want a good result though, so do you think this will work? or can you suggest anything else please? Kind regards, Mike
Yes but its critical to got as close to the texture as possible and blend. Test patch work out your technique. Thanks
Thank you so much, and for quick reply!
Why the coat of diluted PVA glue over the powdered filler ? Won’t a mist coat do the same .. it’s just to even the absorbency right ..
Excellent video. I have been following your channel for some time now. Using the products you use. One thing I keeping struggling with is the filler shows through the paint. Even after multiple coats. I think you call this flash back. Not sure. Any pointers on this please. Thank you
It will be down to texture either your filler is raised or too smooth for the surrounding area. Thanks
@@PaintingandDecorating ok thank you.
Go over the filler with base coat or acrylic paint prior to top coat
@@stevencrump3601 ok thank you. Will give that a go.
Like night and day - another great job!!
I am about to tackle a room, with cracks running down the internal corners. Do you tape them before filling, or do you rake out, PVA and then fill?
Thank you yes same steps but use foam to back fill...
What an amazing transformation. Does that long pile sleeve smooth out Ok?
Thank you and no it does leave orange peel effect. But it was needed to match the rest of the walls..
Not wallpaper, but if paint has aderhered to the plaster good, and isn’t flaking or cracking, no loose parts, and it’s still decent plaster under the paint, like and old wall with browning or something if you scour with Stanley and pva, it will be a good finish on paint. I don’t know what’s happened here
The !@#$ wal, got more layers then a onion
The end result looks fabulous.
While I was repainting my shower room, a piece of plaster fell off, exposing the pinkish unfinished wall underneath. How can I fix this problem? Should I sand it and then apply some dilute PVA? I have some wood glue at home and it says it's PVA, do you think this would be suitable? I'd very much appreciate your advice.
Thanks... yes you can sand seal using diluted PVA then fill seal and paint.
@@PaintingandDecorating Brilliant. Thanks so much for getting back to me.
Proper Job !!
So you can polish a turd... well done, looks top.
Cheers
Newsflash - plaster doesn't stick to paint. Had the same problem at my house - skim everywhere, over wallpaper, over poor plaster (cracked to buggery) and over paint. On the topside of one window reveal it was only the outer layer of (horrible grey) vinyl silk holding it up...
What can we learn? Skimming doesn't solve anything apart from a plasterer's cash flow problems.
But plaster does stick to paint?
Plaster does stick to paint! I've been doing it for over 20 years.
Was wondering what emulsion you use, been using ordinary dulux and the coverage is rubish
Every comment you seam to leave is derogative.. which leads me to only one conclusion. You will have to forgive me if I ignore you from now on. Thanks.
@@PaintingandDecorating All I asked was what paint you used, how is that derogatory? Was it the joke about the spray foam, I thought that was a bit of fun an in joke amongst regular viewers, wasn't meant to offend. Anyway, unsubscribing, strange reaction from you.
What make of emulsion are you using and why.
Great job , can I ask how long I took , cheers
Thanks, with drying times it took a day and half.. but did other things as well..
I hate when that happens
Who’s white emulsion is that , cos it’s got good covering power?
Dulux trade pure brilliant white vinyl matt.. thanks
Good question
What brand plaster did you use?
Cool 😎
more proof paint isn't a good key for plaster
that is so easy to fix with hawk and trowel. But most painters can't plaster.
💯👍👍
Why do you use polyfilla after plaster? I thought plaster can be painted on after a mist coat.
Easi fill buddy.
Hello mate what roller is that you were using?
Hamilton Perfection Extra Long Pile Roller Sleeve, 4" Long
@@PaintingandDecorating Thanks Mate 👍
Efflorescence
But why was it skimmed in the first place, won't the underlying problem still be there?
to be honest the problem is not with the plasterers because they would have to stay 2 days to clean 1 square metre of paint , problem is the owner he should paid more to do all the walls with plasteboard or just to shut the mouth not to complain , it's funny when you get phone calls I want it really cheap and perfect quality , is like to say i want the shit to smell like flower which it means they don't come together
Such a shame.
👍
Thanks
That plaster er should of used PVA. Bond it. Skim it. Quick razzle with my mirka abracadabra. Mist coat. 2X acrylic eggshell.
When do you stop scraping paint off?
I'm doing my bathroom ceiling and it just had some minor cracks but the paint is peeling off in places if I use a scraper
This doesn't surprise me. Not one bit.
Tiles are covered in paint
😊👍
Did you use a bathroom paint for that I guess like you said will never be perfect.
No just a vinyl matt. Thanks
@@PaintingandDecorating any tricks of the trade for touching up Dulux Vinyl Matt or do I have to re roll the wall? It's a darkish teal.
@@Napoleon-Blownapart you will have to do the whole wall..
@@PaintingandDecorating That's what I suspected! Love the flat finish but not great paint if you mark it in any way!
your no decorator
And you are?