Painting
Office Walls Damaged by Damp, Repaired and Repainted
Around the window the paint had blistered and peeled. The walls were scraped, filled, given a base coat and painted.
Step by step
1. Where we started
Paint had peeled around and below the window, a sign of damp.
2. Up close
Where the damp had got in, the paint and the top layer of plaster had come away in large patches.
3. Scraping
Anything loose is scraped off. Paint over it and it will come away again, taking the new paint with it.
4. Filling
Dips and edges are filled so the wall is flat again.
5. Base coat
A base coat goes over the repaired areas and evens out the surface before the final paint.
6. Across the whole wall
The base coat is spread across the whole wall under the window, down to the skirting.
7. Painting
The final paint gives an even, clean surface.
8. The result
Where the blisters and peeling used to be, there is now a smooth, bright wall.
Questions this job answers
Can I just paint over a damp or mouldy wall?No. Paint hides the stain for a while, but if the damp is still there it comes back and takes the new paint with it. First find the cause, then scrape back and repair the wall.What does a ground-floor shop or office with damp walls and a worn floor need to look clean and ready for use?In ground-floor shops and offices, damp along the base of the walls is treated by scraping back loose material, repairing and repainting, while a worn floor can be washed and coated with hard-wearing floor paint.