Browse Forums General Discussion Re: What would you expect? 39Jan 27, 2011 7:18 pm I know, Rizzo, it's very hard Our builder made a huge mistake, and I was thinking the same - if we were to leave it, then I'd have to go through this huge job myself (doors being the worst!). Lucky for us, they had no choice in the end, as we had it in our contract (without even realising) and it also happens to be their standard paint type and written in specs they gave us. They did a pretty good job of covering it up. A very light fine sand and then just paint it over. The alternative is to use Zeinsser (sp?) as the primer - it's so good that apparently you don't need sanding (or so they say). But, check your contract and specs - if they specified water based, they would have to fix it. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: What would you expect? 40Jan 27, 2011 8:30 pm Lex Is it a plain tin, non-branded, no stickers? If not, maybe you could post a pic?? All paints which you buy in the shops would state if it's water or oil based (even if it's in the fine print). So, this is inconclusive - so far. You can tell by looking at the cleanup instructions. If it says to clean up with turpentine, then it's an oil based paint. Bought in Nov 21 at the height of the market (classic). Good area, atrocious floor plan. BUT has land out to the left-hand side that we can extend out on (see second… 0 9110 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 41218 Hi It came to my attention after the handover that - The facade cladding on the face and the side are not straight. -The face tapers down by 50mm from left to right and… 0 2877 |