when to paint new house

Oysterbob

Hi All,
I am building a new house and I have all walls internally plastered with sand and cement. My question is at what point can I go in there and start the base coat paint.
It would be handy to get it done before the tiler etc moves in....
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I have a lot of paint to buy also so does anyone know where to get a good deal on bulk buy for
P.s. I do see in other threads others relating to this subject but all of them are for skim finish .....

Nono Toure

Paint as soon as the plaster is dry, and before any 2nd fixing is done.

You'll need about 8x 10litre buckets of white (based on ~2,000 sq ft). Woodies do Dulux Total Cover Matt, they're about 24euro each.

Water the paint down a bit for the 1st coat. Normally you'd prime the ceilings and walls at the same time, but if the walls are sand & cement I would advise to do all ceilings first otherwise the grit will go all over your ceilings.

Finish the ceilings (2 or 3 coats) then prime walls in white as it's cheaper to buy white paint than the colour.

Then give the walls 2 top coats of colour.
Try and do the skirting before it's fixed to the walls as it's quicker that way, then when it's fitted caulk it.

For the coloured paint, get it in Albany if you're near one. Stay away from Woodies and B&Q. Colourtrend is the best but it's dear (95quid)

TheBody

What part of the world are you in op? If you are near Mullingar, I can PM you the location of a guy that supplies cheap paint.

eoin.d

Nono tours does the heating need to be on in the house for a while before painting or does it make a difference once the plaster is dry
Thanks

Nono Toure

eoin.d wrote: »

Nono tours does the heating need to be on in the house for a while before painting or does it make a difference once the plaster is dry
Thanks

Not this time of the year no. The house will be warm enough. But in winter it's good if you can get the heating on or even a heater in a few rooms. Always keep the windows on the latch so there's some air going through.

The only problem with the heating on is the rads will be fixed to the wall then and it'll be more awkward to paint around them.

In theory, if the walls are dry (even in winter) and there's no heat on then paint away, but just let some air through the house.

eoin.d

Thanks for that