Note If youre new to earthbag building, please read the introductory StepbyStep Earthbag Building Instructable first. Also, my new Earthbag Building Guide. Subsidence clay shrinkage inspection of buildings assessing the severity investigations and monitoring repairs and remedial works other cracks. CPULu8AigIUAkfxlZiJDEOvYzjNpsBa8NWPi-l3lcE=' alt='Filling Cracks In Plaster Uk News' title='Filling Cracks In Plaster Uk News' />A cosmetic scientists beauty science blog where he shares his news and views on beauty products and the science behind them Menu Skip to content. Identifying Building Subsidence. The one major sign of building subsidence is the appearance of cracks in walls or floors dropping. The cracks caused by subsidence. Discuss Filling chases. Electrical Forum area at ElectrciansForums. Thread Status Not open for further replies. A how to guide on painting new plaster work on walls and ceilings. Painting, decorating and home improvement tips and tricks of the trade blog. When you have had either walls or ceilings plastered or skimmed over with plaster you need to know how to paint them correctly to get a long lasting finish. We start our rundown of basic DIY jobs with the annoying holes you never get around to sorting. My ceiling in my living room was plaster skimmed a few years ago over a heavily stippled polycell textured paint. Firstly ensure they are dry, this will depend on what plastering you have had done. One thing not to do, start painting colour samples on bare plaster, due to the brushes that come with the samples and how thick you apply the sample you will see this on your walls forever unless you rub them down, best to paint on some lining paper or plain white paper, you can then move it around the room and see the colour in different lights. There is a previous post about this Colour samples and testers. To Paint new plasterwork. Firstly get some sandpaper, not too course, as you dont want to ruin the new plaster, around 1. Then brush the area down to remove any loose dust. Next, you may well think its simply a case of deciding on a colour and painting over the new plaster STOP You should never paint new plaster with a vinyl emulsion as this will sit on top of the plaster leaving a skin or layer that could peel off. You should always paint new plaster with a New Plaster Sealer or a non vinyl emulsion. FK9Z4pOkhE/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Filling Cracks In Plaster Uk News' title='Filling Cracks In Plaster Uk News' />I use a non vinyl emulsion and is my preferred method. I use a matt emulsion, typically white to seal the plasterwork before using a vinyl emulsion colour over the top to complete the job. The New Plaster Sealer or a non vinyl emulsion will soak into the new plasterwork and the finish coats you apply will adhere to this first mist coat. You dont have to worry about covering the plaster totally, you just need to give it a mist coat as its known to seal the plaster, youre not looking for complete coverage and opacity. Best Software For Piping Engineering Company. Once you have mist coated your new plaster you can now apply your choice of finish coat and colour. Paint Calculator. You may find my paint calculator useful to help work out the quantity of paint you require to mist coat your new plaster and also for your final finish coat. One thing to note, new plaster can be absorbent so slightly more paint maybe required than normal to get a good depth of colour and a good finish.