Title: Painting tips for your outside walls - Diy, Lifestyle
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Painting tips for your outside walls
New brick
Previously painted surfaces
Damp surfaces
Mould-infected surfaces
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Painting
Antonella Dési
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Content: Oil painted surfaces: Wash with a strong cleaning agent, and then rinse with clean water. Scrape off any loose or flaking paint, make good any deep cracks and holes, and fill shallow cracks with suitable exterior filler. Emulsion painted surfaces: Wash with a detergent, and then rinse with clean water – anything stronger will damage the emulsioned surface. Where water penetrates the surface, allow it to dry completely before you start painting. Again, scrape off loose flaking paint and then repair cracks. Damp surfaces
Walls that display signs of either damp or mould growth must be treated before you can paint them. Where surfaces are prone to damp, such as basement walls or garden walls, you must apply a coat of bituminous emulsion sealer and allow it to dry thoroughly. Mould-infected surfaces
Mould growths are common on exterior surfaces where moisture is present as a result of the atmosphere, structural faults or defective plumbing.