Flaking paint - what to do?

3 years ago

Hi all,

New to this forum and looking forward to being part of it. My partner and I just bought our first flat and we're delighted but also inexperienced in the ways of decoration, so I hope you'll forgive the basic nature of this question.

We want to re-paint the walls but have found some examples of flaking paint (see pictures below) revealing layers of paint below. What would people advise we do about this (i.e before re-painting)?

Thanks in advance!

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Noir London Design
3 years ago
hey John,

One of two things could be causing this problem.

Either the wall needs damp proofing (is it a cavity wall?) or the wall was painted on too soon after plastering.

Not sure if you have looked into this yet?

Let me know if I can help in anyway.
John Owens
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks for this, will do!
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