Wall and ceiling preparation in Wednesbury before decorating: cracks filled, small patches made good, stains sealed and surfaces sanded, so the paint lasts.
Wednesbury has plenty of walls that have been patched by four different people over fifty years, and painting straight over that is money spent twice. The preparation is filling, sanding and sealing so the old patches disappear under the paint; a ceiling or wall that has actually come away needs a plasterer first.
The oldest Wednesbury houses have lime plaster rather than modern gypsum, and it needs to breathe. The decorating side of that is choosing fillers and paints that suit an old wall, because a heavy modern vinyl paint sealed over lime can trap moisture and flake off within a year.
On a hairline crack, yes. On anything that has opened or sounds hollow, filling over buys months. We tap the wall and tell you which you have.
Fine cracks can be filled, sanded and painted, and lining paper helps on a ceiling with many of them. If the ceiling is sagging or has come away, it needs a plasterer before any decorating, and you will be told.
Yes. Preparation and painting are one job, planned so fillers set and patches are sealed before the top coats.
It can. Lime plaster in the oldest Wednesbury houses needs to breathe, so fillers and paints are chosen to suit it. Where an old wall has actually come away, it needs a plasterer before decorating, and you will be told.
New filler and old plaster soak up paint at different rates, so a patch dries to a different sheen. It needs a sealing coat before the top coats so the whole wall finishes the same.
It depends how many old repairs there are and how sound the wall is. A few hairline cracks are quick; walls patched many times over need more filling and sanding. The walls are checked before any price is given.
Opened up, filled and feathered so the line does not come back through the paint.
Proud or sunken patches from past repairs filled and sanded until they sit flat with the wall.
On sound but uneven older walls, lining paper gives a smooth surface to paint without replastering.
Patches and bare areas sealed so they take the paint at the same rate as the rest of the wall.
On lime walls a breathable paint is used so moisture can escape and the finish does not blister or flake.
Filled areas feathered out and sealed so they do not show as a different sheen once the paint is on.
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