Acceptable paint finish
Discussion
ChrisNic said:
paulwirral said:
This is the truth , it should be pretty much flawless . If I was in your shoes I would (get them to) tile between the units (at their expense) to cover it up .
Although that may not be the finish the op is after, given its been painted in the first instance...
hornetrider said:
Although that may not be the finish the op is after, given its been painted in the first instance...
It's the quickest and neatest option as long as he doesn't get the original contractors back to do it .
bazjude2998 said:
Have to agree with earlier reply the fault lies with the plasterer.I suppose the painter should have brought to your attention the poor skim finish,very difficult to get a acceptable paint finish on such a bad surface.Hang onto your cash.Baz
Can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear. I wouldn't blame the painter one bit.When we had our kitchen done the builder said when checking "his lads work" he used the 1m rule.... if we could spot a blemish from a metre away from what he was looking at it wasn't good enough, seemed fair to me at the time and now the finish looks stunning, yes if I examine really closely then I can see things that aren't perfect but they're more "a brush hair out of place on some cutting in than anything major.
We've just had the Hall, Landing & Stairs painted by a "professional decorator" and he obviously wasn't working to the 1m rule.. more like 10m in the pitch black with a blinfold on rule! Eventually he got there but only so that he could get paid!
We've just had the Hall, Landing & Stairs painted by a "professional decorator" and he obviously wasn't working to the 1m rule.. more like 10m in the pitch black with a blinfold on rule! Eventually he got there but only so that he could get paid!
Marcellus said:
When we had our kitchen done the builder said when checking "his lads work" he used the 1m rule.... if we could spot a blemish from a metre away from what he was looking at it wasn't good enough
That's reasonable.As an old Site Agent told me:
Unlike car manufacturing where cars are built in spotless factories by robots, we are working in a muddy field, building homes with wood, mud and our hands we cannot work to the same tolerances.
Looks like it was done by a bloke with a brush rather than a decorator.
Mind you, it is far better than the 'decorator' who did my house several years ago, who came back on several occasions and the finish was still awful.
As the person responsible for the finish to a new build/refurb, the 'decorator' caused immense upset and frustration at the end of the project - a frozen sausage up his exhaust pipe would be the least i would do if i was to see this fraud again
Mind you, it is far better than the 'decorator' who did my house several years ago, who came back on several occasions and the finish was still awful.
As the person responsible for the finish to a new build/refurb, the 'decorator' caused immense upset and frustration at the end of the project - a frozen sausage up his exhaust pipe would be the least i would do if i was to see this fraud again
I don't think it's that easy to get a flawless plaster finish on areas where there are multiple wall sockets TBH depending on how well the boxes are fitted. The plasterers who did our house were pretty good overall, but we had similar flaws around and in-between a few sockets. I'd have expected your decorator to do what I did - which was to a mist coat first, then a quick skim with a fine filler and sand down flat to correct any flaws before the top coats. If they prefer to use a brush rather than a roller to finish these areas, then ok - but at least use a decent quality brush that won't leave brush marks. Yous looks like it was done with a toothbrush...
Stickyfinger said:
Decorator ? Nope
Skill-less DIY man ? Yes
From experience, exactly this. Theres no way thats acceptable. We had a builder "doing us a favour" and painting a room. Ive now spend the last few weeks painstakingly sanding the paint down which in some areas could be mistaken for Artex!Skill-less DIY man ? Yes
This was all on new perfect plaster which is even more annoying. You can see hes a clown as hes hasnt loosened the socket covers and used a roller.
Decorator is back tomorrow to attempt to make good.
The comment about the lighting is fair - the LED downlights would show up the slightest imperfection. However I don't expect perfection. I do however expect things that I would have done (and have done in other parts of the house) including filling/sanding imperfections around the sockets and laying off consistently.
The 1 meter rule somebody mentioned is a good one. However in this case, with the LED lights off, I'd adjust it to the 'standing at the worktop rule'
Will see how it goes.
The comment about the lighting is fair - the LED downlights would show up the slightest imperfection. However I don't expect perfection. I do however expect things that I would have done (and have done in other parts of the house) including filling/sanding imperfections around the sockets and laying off consistently.
The 1 meter rule somebody mentioned is a good one. However in this case, with the LED lights off, I'd adjust it to the 'standing at the worktop rule'
Will see how it goes.
Our decorator finished on Monday, I've spent the morning giving various bits a second coat as he'd ran out of time!
What ours has also done, which is annoying, is carry on the satinwood paint from the skirting 5-6mm up the wall, same thing with the edges of the architrave around the doors. So now in a few weeks when the paint has dried and hardened properly I've got to frog take up all the skirtings are paint emulsion back down to the correct level.
Ah well.
What ours has also done, which is annoying, is carry on the satinwood paint from the skirting 5-6mm up the wall, same thing with the edges of the architrave around the doors. So now in a few weeks when the paint has dried and hardened properly I've got to frog take up all the skirtings are paint emulsion back down to the correct level.
Ah well.
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