Hello,
after a long time, I am back with a less pleasant topic. The order was Q4 finish and painting with clay paint.
The following issues:
1. Even without (natural) grazing light, the walls are clearly not perfectly smooth. I can basically accept that, although I would still interpret the dents as not meeting Q4 standards. In grazing light (sunlight), the walls are sometimes really bad; under artificial grazing light, almost unacceptable. I know that artificial grazing light is not really the standard for assessing the work. The photos in the darker areas are unfortunately a bit “over-contrasted” from the phone and not a bit less bad. Do you also see this as a defect? (As far as the pictures allow, I will try to take new ones)
2. Unfortunately, the painter did not inform us that a dark clay paint is not a good idea because, as with other dark paints, stains are very visible but cannot be cleaned (well). Whether dry or wet, the paint flakes off. Not abrasion-resistant; we should have realized that this is not sensible with dark color. However, a warning would have been helpful. We then spoke with the painter; he gave us silicate paint, which we applied ourselves over the clay paint. However, he did not inform us that we might need to wash the clay paint beforehand or that a primer would be necessary. Well, the silicate paint flakes off now just like the clay paint, and with wet abrasion, the white plaster underneath becomes visible again. We might also have needed to anticipate this. I suppose there is little room for remediation here?
3. The painter suggested a primer using the dark clay paint before wallpapering (one wall in a dark room). He said it would look better if a seam were to come loose at some point. I thought that was a good suggestion. After looking into the matter, it now seems to me, due to poor adhesion, that this is not a good idea. But the wallpaper is holding so far.
after a long time, I am back with a less pleasant topic. The order was Q4 finish and painting with clay paint.
The following issues:
1. Even without (natural) grazing light, the walls are clearly not perfectly smooth. I can basically accept that, although I would still interpret the dents as not meeting Q4 standards. In grazing light (sunlight), the walls are sometimes really bad; under artificial grazing light, almost unacceptable. I know that artificial grazing light is not really the standard for assessing the work. The photos in the darker areas are unfortunately a bit “over-contrasted” from the phone and not a bit less bad. Do you also see this as a defect? (As far as the pictures allow, I will try to take new ones)
2. Unfortunately, the painter did not inform us that a dark clay paint is not a good idea because, as with other dark paints, stains are very visible but cannot be cleaned (well). Whether dry or wet, the paint flakes off. Not abrasion-resistant; we should have realized that this is not sensible with dark color. However, a warning would have been helpful. We then spoke with the painter; he gave us silicate paint, which we applied ourselves over the clay paint. However, he did not inform us that we might need to wash the clay paint beforehand or that a primer would be necessary. Well, the silicate paint flakes off now just like the clay paint, and with wet abrasion, the white plaster underneath becomes visible again. We might also have needed to anticipate this. I suppose there is little room for remediation here?
3. The painter suggested a primer using the dark clay paint before wallpapering (one wall in a dark room). He said it would look better if a seam were to come loose at some point. I thought that was a good suggestion. After looking into the matter, it now seems to me, due to poor adhesion, that this is not a good idea. But the wallpaper is holding so far.
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Schorsch_baut22 Apr 2024 11:19To me, it simply looks like an unskilled or unmotivated plasterer.
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derdietmar6 May 2024 20:11Hello,
with a lot of goodwill Q3.
Best regards
with a lot of goodwill Q3.
Best regards