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Painted over wet plaster.

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sararh · 23/01/2021 12:22

I recently (Thursday) got my hallway plastered. The plasterer said he'd send a painter round to finish the woodwork and paint the walls. He came this morning, and I said please just do the woodwork because the plaster wasn't dry (it's only been a day and a half and it's still changing colour, some bits are darker than others). I went into another room and when I came back he'd painted the walls. I said I thought he was going to leave the walls and he said it was fine, they were dry and he wouldn't have done it otherwise. So he just ignored me, basically.

What am I dealing with, here? My concern is that the plaster is now never going to fully dry because the paint will seal the moisture in (it's damp proof paint so not breathable). If this happens, what is the damage risk? Might there be any damage to the brickwork? Might there be a smell? What is the worst case scenario I'll have to deal with?

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Redrivershore · 23/01/2021 12:38

If you don't let the plaster dry I think what can happen is that the paint can crack and fall off a bit, I thought you were meant to put a mist coat on new plaster which is watered down emulsion. I am not an expert or know anything myself but I looked this up as we had to paint new plaster in our kitchen and had seen worrying stories of paint cracking and looking crazed, I don't remember seeming anything about smells or damp just paint not adhering properly

sararh · 23/01/2021 12:46

Thanks, will wait and see if there are any other replies but if it's just cracked paint I can deal with that.

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soundofsilence1 · 23/01/2021 12:48

I think that is right. I would let it dry and give it a light sand before repainting with a mist coat.

PigletJohn · 23/01/2021 17:41

do you know what sort of paint it was?

what colours was the plaster?

AllTheCakes · 24/01/2021 11:21

You usually need a mist coat on fresh plaster as PP said. Ridiculous he ignored you!

MsDastardley · 24/01/2021 11:34

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Murinae · 24/01/2021 14:50

You are supposed to paint new plaster with a mist coat of emulsion paint which is 70% paint and 30% water. I think the new paint can crack off otherwise and doesn’t stick to the walls and you will have to sand it all down and start again.

Loofah01 · 25/01/2021 11:58

Just wait for it to dry, which it will. Sand and paint as normal, you won’t bother with the mist coat now as in effect it has been applied. You have dealt with what is known as a bellend and irrespective of what he thought, he should have listened to you. Plaster cannot dry properly in the timeframe you mentioned at this time of year.

TangoWhiskyAlphaTango · 25/01/2021 14:45

Three years ago I bought a wreck of a house that had to be gutted and then put back together. My dc and I were living with my parents and desperate to be in the new house before Christmas. The plasterer thought I was utterly bonkers as I literally followed him around painting the walls as he finished. None of them cracked after I had painted them, all dried out normally. Not sure what a mist coat is but I didnt apply one of them either.

goingtotown · 25/01/2021 15:16

If it’s vinyl paint painted onto damp plaster it’s likely to peel off.

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