Just to vent a bit...
We have chosen a decorator who seemed to be good at being quick. He brought another four guys to sand down the plaster, mist coating the wall, doing the coving and etc.
I was really impressed in the beginning.
But in the last day of phase one, he and his guys left the water leaking out from the pipe onto the floor where we planned to tile the second day.
Empty paint buckets, used cover sheets and ladders were left all over the place, while he said they'd no retu for another week. - we have other tradesmen nearly everyday doing different things in the house. Obviously, leaving things untidy is not very considerate.
Then just now , a big bomb hit me. Partially our fault, as we didn't realise. The kitchen wall as only painted one layer of mist coat with one section in the corner was not even mist coated. We got the kitchen fitter started fitting the Kitchen units. Halfway in, I realised the wall looks rather untidy as a finish. Then looked online before realising the drywall needs to be "properly sealed" as the minimal.
Panicking right now, if the very tHin and messy layer of mist coat is sufficient to stop moisture seeping into the wall.
The fitter is going on holiday soon and has no intention to slow down the work allowing us to fix the problem properly. And we don't want to get him upset by requesting to stop the work. In the end, DH and I agreed on a compromise to ask him only leave that section of unpainted wall to get a touch of mist coat tomorrow.
I feel both furious and regretful right now. Should have gone with some other decorator who is more expensive but should have a better standard of work to offer - really didn't think painting is so details driven!