Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 16, 2015 6:46 pm How long on average is everyone who is finishing their builds currently in winter waiting from plaster to paint? I've heard 6 weeks to let the plaster dry but given it is the middle of winter is this long enough? Also any painter recommendations in Perth central/NOR? And any recommendations for skirting board installers? Re: Painting plaster 2Jul 16, 2015 7:20 pm When I built my first house (40 years ago) the recommended time was 12 months. I did not wait and had hairline cracks appear (looking a bit like crazy paving) as the plaster shrunk so I completely repainted again after 2 years. Possibly today's paints are more flexible. Re: Painting plaster 3Jul 17, 2015 3:45 pm If you are talking hard set plaster on brick walls as opposed to plasterboard then yeah you should wait a fair amount of time. If the bricks at any time during your build got wet then that can take a fair while to dry out let alone all the wet mortar the brickies used then the renderers who usually give the walls a good drink before they start to render. If it was summertime it'd be a different story. Stewie Hi, Have used the Dulux 1 step, oil base on my walls(white set), out of can it’s already a more thinner product than a final coat paint Also in water base Water or… 3 5015 yeah i couldnt picture it issue either, but i could clearly picture what they were doing wrong haha 2 5289 Our 6m high Cathedral ceiling has 0 insulation, just plaster, wrap and tiles as far as I can tell. Wife likes the exposed beams, I hate the $600 per month heating bill,… 0 11760 |