Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Help with paint question 13Aug 30, 2007 7:58 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Help with paint question 15Aug 31, 2007 10:17 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Help with paint question 17Aug 31, 2007 1:33 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Help with paint question 18Sep 13, 2007 3:40 pm Personally, I've had no problems with any of the cheaper paints. We recently painted our lounge room using British Paints and it turned out a treat. Not only this, but despite being a 'flat' paint, marks are easily gotten rid off. We masked the ceiling when we did the walls and no paint came off what so ever. We did prime properly, though and I've every doubt that your builder's painter did not do this.
We bought a brand new house a couple of years ago (biggest mistake of our lives) and everything was done poorly, from the plumbing to the cabinets, to the paint. The most obvious, of course, was the paint, which had oversprayed onto tiles etc. If I were to build a house again, I'd keep all of the tradespeople on a tight leash and probably either paint the house myself or hire a painter independently of the builder. I simply do not trust builders to engage the services of a good painter... Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7158 Thank you. That is really helpful. Once we get the place done and passed for OC we can upgrade in the future once we get back on our feet and not paying mortgage and rent. 4 5727 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi there, I just recently received my new house from my builder. We handed the house to another company to deal with the… 0 8910 |