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Hi there.
I'm new to the forums, but I feel like I'll be around a fair bit!
I have a bit of an issue that I'd like some advice on.
As the post title says: I have paint peeling off my rendered brick walls.
We live in an old Californian Bungalow - double brick with rendered interior walls. I've painted a couple of rooms without issue, but today I started scratching at some loose paint on our dining room wall and within a very short time - had peeled the whole wall! The paint comes off in a thick sheet (MANY layers of paint), and hardly needs any help once you've got an edge loose. Underneath is just the render, which is really smooth, though has some chips and blemishes.
So, my questions:
1. Is this a sign of something more sinister - eg. damp brick/plaster or is it simply that the base coat has lost adhesion?
2. What's the best way to repair this? I was intending to strip off as much paint as is loose (which might end up being the whole room!) and then hit it with some zinzser, skim-coat, zinser again, and then paint..
Any help is appreciated - thanks!