How To Paint Freshly Plastered Wall

You are probably on our website looking at wall stickers as you have recently decorated a room or are just about to re-decorate. So I thought that maybe you would like a few tips and hints from a professional so I have enlisted the help of Jen Pashby who is my local painter and decorator. If you are a regular DIYer, no doubt you'll already be familiar with these techniques, but those of you who have never picked up a paint brush this could be the information you need to start on your own project. 


Tools: Matt paint, bucket, roller, brush and dust sheets ( water if needed)


It is very important to wait until the plaster is completely dry before painting otherwise moisture will be trapped behind the paint.


There are two ways you can paint. First it is to buy a cheap emulsion paint. Cheap, because it tends to be thin, or you could thin paint down yourself with a bit of water. This will prime the wall, two coats will be needed before applying emulsion paint.

Second you can now buy trade matt paint especially for fresh plaster.