I'm currently having much of my home skimmed, and need to decide how to decorate.
Would you recommend painting direct onto plaster, or using lining paper?
I have concerns that lining paper will lead to visible joins throughout the room - is that a valid concern? If you used lining paper, do you have any photos of the end result?
Finally, if we were to go with lining paper I'd probably prefer a professional to come in and do the difficult spots such as the staircase - has anybody got experience of what I might expect to pay for this?
Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?
Plaster can be painted over but beforehand, a miss coat should be applied. This is a watered down paint, which will then allow you to paint over with the colour of your choice. Beware this is a very messy process so make sure you cover everything well .
Hi. If the plastering is finished the way it should be then you will have a surface that is perfect for painting. There may be some slight imperfections that will require some prep(filling/abrading) but that's all.
Mist coat with paint for new plaster first
Answered26 September 2018
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Anonymous user
No need to Line paper newly plastered walls if there is no visible marks or cracks showing. Just prime and paint.
Hi there
Ones you skimmed most of the house the best way is to paint plaster ones is dry properly (3-4 days) There is new paint from screwfix https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-trade-bare-plaster-paint-brilliant-white-10ltr/51004 which you can apply on fresh plaster this paint is great after 1st coat covers really well.I wouldn't recommend lining paper as I believe you pay good money to get your house skimmed.
Hope this helps.
It’s perfectly fine to paint over new bare plaster.
Firstly you will need to apply a mist coat (thinned down emulsion) this is a very important step, it needs to be able to sink into the absorbent plaster and needs to be thin and not leave a roller texture on the wall.
If it’s not thinned adequately it will leave a unattractive texture for all subsequent following coats to sit on.
It also needs to be thinned to allow for best adhesion results.
There should be no reason to line if the plastering has been completed to a good standard.
Hi
If you have gone to the expense of having your house plastered then i would definitely rub down all plastered areas removing any nibs of plaster and wipe all plaster areas down with a damp cloth, then you are ready to seal the plaster which is very important as if this is not done right it could cause paint to peel of in the future, use a plaster sealer which can be expensive, I would use a contract wall emulsion with a ratio of 50% paint and 50% water to seal all wall and is so much cheaper and does the same job. After sealing wall you will be able to see any filling that is required and prepare as needed.
hope this helps
lee
I'd recommend using a cheap emulsion for the first coat as the fresh plaster will suck the water out of the paint. The second coat should be in your chosen colour and then a third coat if you want the colour to be bolder/ stronger.
