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lenght of time between plastering and painting

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  • 30-08-2010 7:15pm
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    BobbiB
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭


    Just wondering how long u should leave between plastering a wall and painting it. We will be plastering the outside of our house next week and we were thinking of painting the gables (its a 1 and half story house) ends while the scaffolding is still up as it will make life easier in the long round. So just wondering how long we will have to leave the scaffolding up and would it be worth it. Thanks


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    clint_eastman
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭clint_eastman


    Not much help I know, but I'd really be interested in hearing some opinions on this as well. I'm in the same position at the minute and I've had a couple of opinions from plasterers and other trades men. They pretty much have all told me that a few weeks would be enough in there opinion, maybe 4-8 weeks. I was also told that it would also be no harm to seal the plaster finish first so that no paint is absorbed into the plaster and less will be needed. I haven't spoken to any painters yet (which will obviously be the most important opinion) so I'd like to hear what you all think. It'd be very handy to paint while the scaffolding is still up.....


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    sinnerboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭sinnerboy


    Minimum 1mm per day . So 3 weeks for 20mm plaster . Spending €30 to hire a damp meter to check before decorations start is a smart move


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    tred
    Registered Users Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭tred


    sinnerboy wrote: »
    Minimum 1mm per day . So 3 weeks for 20mm plaster . Spending €30 to hire a damp meter to check before decorations start is a smart move

    Hey there sinnerboy, surely external plaster drys much faster than internal works????, so would the same apply?


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    sinnerboy
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    Depends on weather really . 1mm / day is a rule of thumb that's all .


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    JuniorB
    Registered Users Posts: 379 ✭✭JuniorB


    We had scratch coat done 3 weeks ago. Skimmed last Friday. Got some fine days this week and it's dried out well.....Will be painting over the weekend. :cool:


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    tred
    Registered Users Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭tred


    JuniorB wrote: »
    We had scratch coat done 3 weeks ago. Skimmed last Friday. Got some fine days this week and it's dried out well.....Will be painting over the weekend. :cool:

    great week this week for drying for sure. I guess it does vary. Id say the moisture metre not a bad idea.


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    YourAverageJoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭YourAverageJoe


    my external plaster looked dry but the meter dissagreed. as such have waited for an extra ftwo weeks and it made all the difference, meter now happy.


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