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Painting & Decorating

Repairing and painting the bits around a window

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.24 PM

We have a Victorian terrace house and the fancy bits around the large bay window is crumbling (due to water damage I think-a previous handyman didn’t use the right outdoor paint and so water soaked through causing damage). A builder we hired rectified the problem but that was about five yrs ago and now it has started to crumble again. What do I need to do? Get a specialists in to fix it? Or can a normal painter do it? Many thanks in advance

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4 Answers

Timothy David Interiors

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Tonypandy
The "fancy bits" are bath stone? If they are i would say to source someone who specialises in bath stone restoration
Answered25 June 2019
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Anonymous user

I would recommend, scraping away any loose and crumbling masonry, then apply Turplur filler which is a moulding filling. This filler can also be sanded down for a smooth finish. Apply 2 coats of Sandtex smooth masonry paint to finish.
Answered29 June 2019
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Anonymous user

Is really depends on what the "fancy bits are" and the material there made of and obviously the extend of the damage. If its minor water damage a good painter could repair use a good waterproof exterior filler. If more substantial damage call out a stone Mason or specialist.
Answered5 July 2019
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Anonymous user

Breaks and controls the problem and after finding the problem follow the advice
Answered9 July 2019
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