Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Finishing quality of new build - painting 4Mar 15, 2023 3:18 pm paint is one of those things that gets done poorly all the time. SOme of the prep work clearly wasn't done and looks overall rushed/messy. Pretty sure many of those will fall out of tolerance. The square set is strange - its as if youve got light reflecting of the surface? is it just siliconed or is the paint used the wrong paint (ie gloss)? Re: Finishing quality of new build - painting 5Mar 15, 2023 4:06 pm ponzutwo paint is one of those things that gets done poorly all the time. SOme of the prep work clearly wasn't done and looks overall rushed/messy. Pretty sure many of those will fall out of tolerance. The square set is strange - its as if youve got light reflecting of the surface? is it just siliconed or is the paint used the wrong paint (ie gloss)? Thank you for your reply. The square set is where the wall paint meets the ceiling paint, the sheen is the light reflecting the poor cutting in. On some parts of the ceiling in other rooms they have touched up the ceiling using the wall paint which has a slight sheen and then used the ceiling paint to touch up the walls. It just looks awful! I also paid for 3 coats and yet there are patches in the bathroom that have been completely missed. It has been a disappointing end to an otherwise great build. It's MGP 10 which means every length has been machine graded to it's specified engineered strength. It may not look pretty and if you where hand picking your timbers you… 1 539 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 5330 Thanks mate, is there a standard off the shelf type breathable product I can apply DIY? Thanks 2 8748 |