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Had a weird week...
We had a load of work done on the house years ago due to nextdoor's house burning down and almost taking ours with it, but, our insurance sorted out a load of stuff... however... years later it turns out, if you try to put fresh paint on the walls, the previous paint just bubbles up and peels off.
So... after screaming at the walls in 1 room last year, I got a pro in to finish off the rest of the house...
This week he had to strip large chunks of paint back to bare plaster, let it all dry out and then basically build it all back up again.
We now have another fresh magnolia room instead of a grubby, slightly mouldy room.
But, seeing what the poor guy has to go through (when I drop off his coffee) to get each of these rooms done, man, hats off to skilled professionals.
Oh, and one of my best engineers told me he's applied for another job... no gripes with anyone wanting to improve their career, but man, I'm in trouble if he goes as the rest can't do what he does.
I hope you went for a zero VOC anti mould paint. They're expensive as hell but worth it from what I understand.
I'm currently fighting mould in the bedroom. I have no idea where it's coming from, but I suspect it's to do with the chimney stack ventillator, and my neighbours dodgy ensuite-shower
If it's the same as us, you might have contract paint which is moisture absorbant... (I'm an expert now because a professsional told me a few things)
So, it might be just a wipe down and need "proper" paint
But, yeah, get the good stuff.
Oh, and don't bother with odourless paint, it's worse because of the chemicals added to remove the smell. So you breathe in more of it...