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[Nat14]

For the past week I've had the guy on here known as super finish complete my living room. Omg the walls are plastered perfect and have been painted and now I can finally relax. I recommend him his name is jostin his number is 07908729222

[Salsaboy]

Hmmm. Another first post klaxon.

[Sue]

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/search.php?12,search=SuperFinish%20Plaster,page=1,match_type=AUTHOR,match_dates=0,match_forum=ALL

[DulwichFox]

mmmmmhh. Plastered and painted in one week ?

How long to wait before painting new plaster

There is no definitive answer to this question as all walls and ceilings will dry out at different speeds. With a normal centrally heated house you can be pretty sure of safely painting after 4 weeks but it can take as long as 6 and with extra heat in the room it may be ready in 3.

The reason for not painting before the wall is completely dry is that most paints will simply form an air tight skin over the wall.

The moisture from the new plaster is then trapped behind this skin and cannot evaporate off.

The damp then either retreats back into the wall where it develops mould growth or reacts with the salts in the wall to become Efflorescence. Either way you have a problem on your hands that is incredibly difficult to deal with.

A fully plastered wall, i.e. two or even three coats of plaster, can take months to dry.

www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/paintnewplaster.htm

DulwichFox